Antenna aiming / Morgantown, KY
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Morgantown, KY

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

Transmitter directions from Morgantown, KY N E S W WBNA — 42° NE, 75 mi WKZT — 55° NE, 55 mi WCZU — 104° ESE, 20 mi WDNZ — 116° ESE, 30 mi WNKY-LD — 116° ESE, 30 mi WNKY — 116° ESE, 30 mi WPBM — 130° SE, 42 mi WBKO — 131° SE, 17 mi WKYU — 131° SE, 17 mi WKGB — 168° SSE, 10 mi WKUT — 172° S, 48 mi WTVF — 186° S, 66 mi WZTV — 186° S, 67 mi WUXP — 186° S, 67 mi WNAB — 186° S, 67 mi WNPX — 186° S, 66 mi WRTN — 186° S, 66 mi WNTU — 186° S, 66 mi WCTZ — 186° S, 66 mi WKUW — 186° S, 66 mi WJNK — 186° S, 66 mi WPGD — 186° S, 66 mi WCKV — 219° SW, 61 mi WKMA — 267° W, 46 mi WEHT — 312° NW, 66 mi WEVV — 314° NW, 66 mi WEEV — 314° NW, 66 mi WFIE — 315° NW, 65 mi WKOH — 320° NW, 56 mi WTVW — 326° NW, 67 mi WNIN — 328° NNW, 62 mi WYYW — 328° NNW, 62 mi WTSN — 328° NNW, 62 mi Morgantown

Point South-Southeast 157° on a compass — 75 miles of range covers this whole market

16/33stations in the beam
76/147free channels
52%of what's available
The other 17 stations sit north-northwest of you (340°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
5 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 Morgantown, KY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WBNA Independent 21 42° NE 75 mi 11
WKZT PBS 23 55° NE 55 mi 4
WCZU 365BLK 39 104° ESE 20 mi 7
WDNZ The Country Network 11 116° ESE 30 mi 3
WNKY-LD Ion 35 116° ESE 30 mi 4
WNKY NBC 40 116° ESE 30 mi 3
WPBM Independent 31 130° SE 42 mi 1
WBKO ABC 13 131° SE 17 mi 6
WKYU PBS 24 131° SE 17 mi 3
WKGB PBS 53 168° SSE 10 mi 4
WKUT 365BLK 25 172° S 48 mi 7
WTVF CBS 5 186° S 66 mi 6
WZTV FOX 17 186° S 67 mi 5
WUXP MyNetworkTV 30 186° S 67 mi 3
WNAB Roar 58 186° S 67 mi 3
WNPX Independent 28 186° S 66 mi 9
WRTN Daystar 6 186° S 66 mi 4
WNTU Daystar 26 186° S 66 mi 1
WCTZ Buzzr 35 186° S 66 mi 11
WKUW MovieSphere Gold 40 186° S 66 mi 7
WJNK TBN 59 186° S 66 mi 1
WPGD TBN 50 186° S 66 mi 5
WCKV The Walk TV 22 219° SW 61 mi 3
WKMA PBS 35 267° W 46 mi 4
WEHT ABC 25 312° NW 66 mi 4
WEVV CBS 44 314° NW 66 mi 5
WEEV FOX 47 314° NW 66 mi 1
WFIE NBC 14 315° NW 65 mi 7
WKOH PBS 31 320° NW 56 mi 4
WTVW CW 7 326° NW 67 mi 4
WNIN PBS 9 328° NNW 62 mi 2
WYYW Telemundo 15 328° NNW 62 mi 3
WTSN Antenna TV 20 328° NNW 62 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Morgantown, KY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 9.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 48 miles.

For Morgantown 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 Morgantown are spread across 287° 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 Morgantown. 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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