Antenna aiming / Milford, MI
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Milford, MI

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

Transmitter directions from Milford, MI N E S W WADL — 91° E, 36 mi WDIV — 105° ESE, 21 mi WXYZ — 110° ESE, 19 mi WJBK — 110° ESE, 21 mi WMYD — 110° ESE, 23 mi WHNE — 110° ESE, 23 mi WUDL — 110° ESE, 23 mi WWJ — 110° ESE, 23 mi WTVS — 110° ESE, 23 mi WUDT — 110° ESE, 23 mi WKBD — 111° ESE, 15 mi WDWO — 111° ESE, 15 mi WLPC — 120° ESE, 32 mi WHPS — 135° SE, 35 mi WNWO — 169° S, 63 mi WTOL — 170° S, 62 mi WTVG — 171° S, 61 mi WGTE — 172° S, 63 mi WUPW — 173° S, 63 mi WMNT — 177° S, 63 mi WDTJ — 178° S, 63 mi WLMB — 201° SSW, 61 mi WPXD — 242° WSW, 28 mi WLAJ — 259° WSW, 48 mi WILX — 261° W, 51 mi WLNS — 283° WNW, 41 mi WKAR — 283° WNW, 43 mi WSMH — 332° NNW, 52 mi WAQP — 333° NNW, 51 mi WJRT — 333° NNW, 52 mi WFFC — 344° NNW, 60 mi W35DQ-D — 348° NNW, 44 mi WBSF — 349° NNW, 64 mi WNEM — 349° NNW, 64 mi WEYI — 352° N, 46 mi WXON — 354° N, 42 mi WDCQ — 357° N, 68 mi Milford

Point East-Southeast 105° on a compass — 68 miles of range covers this whole market

14/37stations in the beam
87/218free channels
40%of what's available
The other 23 stations sit west of you (281°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
7 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 Milford, MI

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WADL MyNetworkTV 38 91° E 36 mi 8
WDIV NBC 4 105° ESE 21 mi 5
WXYZ ABC 7 110° ESE 19 mi 7
WJBK FOX 2 110° ESE 21 mi 7
WMYD Independent 20 110° ESE 23 mi 4
WHNE Binge TV 3 110° ESE 23 mi 12
WUDL Defy TV 19 110° ESE 23 mi 7
WWJ CBS 62 110° ESE 23 mi 5
WTVS PBS 56 110° ESE 23 mi 5
WUDT Daystar 23 110° ESE 23 mi 1
WKBD CW 50 111° ESE 15 mi 7
WDWO Defy TV 18 111° ESE 15 mi 8
WLPC Independent 28 120° ESE 32 mi 5
WHPS Maria Vision 15 135° SE 35 mi 6
WNWO NBC 24 169° S 63 mi 5
WTOL CBS 11 170° S 62 mi 8
WTVG ABC 13 171° S 61 mi 7
WGTE PBS 30 172° S 63 mi 4
WUPW FOX 36 173° S 63 mi 6
WMNT MyNetworkTV 48 177° S 63 mi 8
WDTJ Daystar 68 178° S 63 mi 1
WLMB Independent 40 201° SSW 61 mi 6
WPXD Ion 31 242° WSW 28 mi 9
WLAJ ABC 53 259° WSW 48 mi 2
WILX NBC 10 261° W 51 mi 7
WLNS CBS 6 283° WNW 41 mi 1
WKAR PBS 23 283° WNW 43 mi 5
WSMH FOX 66 332° NNW 52 mi 4
WAQP TCT 49 333° NNW 51 mi 11
WJRT ABC 12 333° NNW 52 mi 7
WFFC Black Vision TV 17 344° NNW 60 mi 7
W35DQ-D MovieSphere Gold 24 348° NNW 44 mi 7
WBSF CW 46 349° NNW 64 mi 3
WNEM CBS 5 349° NNW 64 mi 6
WEYI Roar 25 352° N 46 mi 5
WXON Retro TV 9 354° N 42 mi 7
WDCQ PBS 19 357° N 68 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Milford, MI?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 15.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 23 miles.

For Milford we would start with an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The towers are far enough out that an amplified indoor antenna, or one mounted in the attic, will pull in far more of the lineup than a basic flat antenna.

The towers around Milford are spread across 266° 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 Milford. 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.

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