Antenna aiming / Melbourne Beach, FL
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Melbourne Beach, FL

Every transmitter near Melbourne Beach, with the compass direction and distance from town, and the one direction that picks up the most channels.

Transmitter directions from Melbourne Beach, FL N E S W WTCN — 162° SSE, 68 mi WWHB — 162° SSE, 68 mi WTCE — 162° SSE, 68 mi WTVX — 172° S, 58 mi WPBF — 173° S, 58 mi WSLF — 173° S, 58 mi WSPF — 259° W, 47 mi WOPX — 284° WNW, 38 mi WKME — 295° WNW, 67 mi WHDO — 298° WNW, 60 mi WFEF — 307° NW, 72 mi WWCI — 308° NW, 66 mi WTMO — 308° NW, 73 mi WZXZ — 314° NW, 61 mi WSWF — 314° NW, 61 mi WACX — 322° NW, 55 mi WKCF — 322° NW, 55 mi WVEN — 322° NW, 55 mi WTGL — 322° NW, 55 mi WHLV — 322° NW, 55 mi WATV — 322° NW, 55 mi WOFT — 322° NW, 55 mi WRCF — 322° NW, 55 mi WRBW — 322° NW, 55 mi WDTO — 322° NW, 55 mi WUCF — 322° NW, 57 mi WOFL — 322° NW, 56 mi WFTV — 322° NW, 53 mi WRDQ — 322° NW, 53 mi WKMG — 324° NW, 56 mi WESH — 324° NW, 56 mi WDSC — 324° NW, 56 mi WEFS — 324° NW, 56 mi WOTF — 324° NW, 82 mi Melbourne Beach

Point West-Northwest 294° on a compass — 82 miles of range covers this whole market

27/34stations in the beam
150/181free channels
83%of what's available
The other 7 stations sit south of you (177°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
6 of these stations broadcast on VHF frequencies. Many antennas sold as "HDTV" or "4K" are UHF-only and will miss them entirely, whichever way you point.

Every transmitter near Melbourne Beach, FL

Sorted by compass bearing, so neighbouring rows are neighbouring towers.

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WTCN MyNetworkTV 43 162° SSE 68 mi 4
WWHB Roar 48 162° SSE 68 mi 4
WTCE TBN 21 162° SSE 68 mi 3
WTVX CW 34 172° S 58 mi 5
WPBF ABC 25 173° S 58 mi 6
WSLF Daystar 35 173° S 58 mi 1
WSPF TCT 35 259° W 47 mi 8
WOPX Ion 56 284° WNW 38 mi 8
WKME Telemundo 31 295° WNW 67 mi 4
WHDO Infomercials 38 298° WNW 60 mi 7
WFEF Infomercials 50 307° NW 72 mi 7
WWCI Infomercials 10 308° NW 66 mi 7
WTMO Telemundo 31 308° NW 73 mi 4
WZXZ Retro TV 36 314° NW 61 mi 4
WSWF Diya TV 10 314° NW 61 mi 8
WACX Independent 55 322° NW 55 mi 13
WKCF CW 18 322° NW 55 mi 6
WVEN Univision 43 322° NW 55 mi 8
WTGL Independent 45 322° NW 55 mi 1
WHLV TBN 52 322° NW 55 mi 5
WATV Fubo Sports 47 322° NW 55 mi 8
WOFT Shop HQ 8 322° NW 55 mi 12
WRCF UniMas 29 322° NW 55 mi 1
WRBW MyNetworkTV 65 322° NW 55 mi 4
WDTO Daystar 50 322° NW 55 mi 1
WUCF PBS 24 322° NW 57 mi 5
WOFL FOX 35 322° NW 56 mi 4
WFTV ABC 9 322° NW 53 mi 5
WRDQ Independent 27 322° NW 53 mi 5
WKMG CBS 6 324° NW 56 mi 7
WESH NBC 2 324° NW 56 mi 3
WDSC Independent 15 324° NW 56 mi 3
WEFS Independent 68 324° NW 56 mi 4
WOTF Independent 26 324° NW 82 mi 6

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Melbourne Beach, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 38.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 56 miles.

For Melbourne Beach we would start with an outdoor or roof-mounted antenna. The transmitters are a long way from town. An outdoor antenna mounted as high as possible, pointed toward the towers, is what it takes to receive the full lineup reliably.

The towers around Melbourne Beach are spread across 162° of the compass, so no single directional antenna will reach all of them. An omnidirectional antenna picks up every direction at once but with less reach, and a rotator lets a directional antenna turn toward whichever station you want.

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Before you climb the ladder

The limits of these numbers, and how to work around them

These are true bearings, not magnetic. A compass app on your phone usually reads magnetic north, which differs from true north by a few degrees depending on where you are in the country. For antenna aiming that difference is small, but if you are lining up a long-range directional antenna it is worth checking your local declination.

Bearings are measured from the centre of Melbourne Beach. Over the distances involved, a few miles in any direction barely moves the angle, but your own address is what ultimately matters.

Hills and buildings are not in these numbers. A transmitter 20 miles away behind a ridge can be harder to receive than one 40 miles away across flat ground. Point at the recommended bearing first, then adjust a few degrees either way while watching your TV's signal meter.

See every channel available in Melbourne Beach, FL, including what each station carries.

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