Antenna aiming / Murrieta, CA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Murrieta, CA

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

Transmitter directions from Murrieta, CA N E S W KVMD — 31° NNE, 37 mi K21DO-D — 64° ENE, 45 mi KESQ — 64° ENE, 45 mi KRET — 64° ENE, 45 mi KMIR — 64° ENE, 45 mi KPSE — 64° ENE, 45 mi KDFX — 64° ENE, 45 mi KCWQ — 64° ENE, 45 mi KYAV — 64° ENE, 45 mi KVPS — 64° ENE, 45 mi KPSP — 64° ENE, 45 mi KEVC — 64° ENE, 45 mi KVER — 64° ENE, 45 mi KUNA — 74° ENE, 55 mi KZTC — 166° SSE, 41 mi KSKT — 166° SSE, 41 mi KPBS — 169° SSE, 62 mi KSDX — 169° SSE, 62 mi KUSI — 169° S, 62 mi KUAN — 169° S, 63 mi KNSD — 169° S, 63 mi KSWB — 169° S, 63 mi KDTF — 169° S, 63 mi KSDY — 169° S, 63 mi KFMB — 187° S, 52 mi KBNT — 187° S, 52 mi KGTV — 187° S, 52 mi KILA — 298° WNW, 31 mi KILM — 310° NW, 68 mi KZNO — 310° NW, 68 mi KPXN — 310° NW, 68 mi KPOM — 310° NW, 68 mi KSFV — 310° NW, 68 mi KSCI — 310° NW, 68 mi KSCN — 310° NW, 68 mi KVEA — 310° NW, 68 mi KWHY — 310° NW, 68 mi KRCA — 310° NW, 68 mi KHTV — 310° NW, 68 mi KDOC — 310° NW, 69 mi KJLA — 310° NW, 69 mi KXLA — 310° NW, 69 mi KCBS — 310° NW, 69 mi KCAL — 310° NW, 69 mi KCET — 310° NW, 69 mi KLCS — 310° NW, 69 mi KTLA — 310° NW, 69 mi KMEX — 310° NW, 69 mi KFTR — 310° NW, 69 mi KTTV — 310° NW, 69 mi KCOP — 310° NW, 69 mi KOCE — 310° NW, 69 mi KABC — 310° NW, 69 mi KAZA — 310° NW, 69 mi KTBN — 310° NW, 69 mi KNBC — 310° NW, 69 mi KNLA — 310° NW, 70 mi KHIZ — 310° NW, 69 mi KFLA — 310° NW, 69 mi KVCR — 343° NNW, 28 mi KZSW — 343° NNW, 27 mi Murrieta

Point Northwest 314° on a compass — 70 miles of range covers this whole market

34/61stations in the beam
175/312free channels
56%of what's available
The other 27 stations sit east-southeast of you (115°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
20 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 Murrieta, CA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KVMD OnTV4U 31 31° NNE 37 mi 6
K21DO-D 365BLK 21 64° ENE 45 mi 8
KESQ ABC 42 64° ENE 45 mi 5
KRET Binge TV 45 64° ENE 45 mi 12
KMIR NBC 36 64° ENE 45 mi 2
KPSE MyNetworkTV 50 64° ENE 45 mi 4
KDFX FOX 33 64° ENE 45 mi 3
KCWQ CW 2 64° ENE 45 mi 2
KYAV Independent 12 64° ENE 45 mi 3
KVPS Independent 8 64° ENE 45 mi 7
KPSP CBS 38 64° ENE 45 mi 3
KEVC UniMas 5 64° ENE 45 mi 3
KVER Univision 41 64° ENE 45 mi 6
KUNA Telemundo 15 74° ENE 55 mi 1
KZTC Biz TV 7 166° SSE 41 mi 4
KSKT MovieSphere Gold 43 166° SSE 41 mi 12
KPBS PBS 15 169° SSE 62 mi 4
KSDX Binge TV 9 169° SSE 62 mi 12
KUSI CW 51 169° S 62 mi 3
KUAN Telemundo 48 169° S 63 mi 2
KNSD NBC 39 169° S 63 mi 4
KSWB FOX 69 169° S 63 mi 6
KDTF UniMas 36 169° S 63 mi 2
KSDY Nuestra Vision 50 169° S 63 mi 6
KFMB CBS 8 187° S 52 mi 6
KBNT Univision 17 187° S 52 mi 3
KGTV ABC 10 187° S 52 mi 8
KILA Infomercials 8 298° WNW 31 mi 12
KILM Bounce TV 64 310° NW 68 mi 1
KZNO Jewelry TV 12 310° NW 68 mi 1
KPXN Ion 30 310° NW 68 mi 7
KPOM Catchy Comedy 14 310° NW 68 mi 2
KSFV MeTV Toons 27 310° NW 68 mi 3
KSCI Shop LC 18 310° NW 68 mi 4
KSCN Scientology Network 22 310° NW 68 mi 1
KVEA Telemundo 52 310° NW 68 mi 3
KWHY Canal de la Fe 63 310° NW 68 mi 2
KRCA Estrella TV 62 310° NW 68 mi 3
KHTV MeTV Plus 6 310° NW 68 mi 1
KDOC TCT 56 310° NW 69 mi 12
KJLA Vision Latina 57 310° NW 69 mi 9
KXLA Independent 44 310° NW 69 mi 6
KCBS CBS 2 310° NW 69 mi 5
KCAL Independent 9 310° NW 69 mi 6
KCET PBS 28 310° NW 69 mi 3
KLCS PBS 58 310° NW 69 mi 3
KTLA CW 5 310° NW 69 mi 6
KMEX Univision 34 310° NW 69 mi 6
KFTR UniMas 46 310° NW 69 mi 6
KTTV FOX 11 310° NW 69 mi 5
KCOP MyNetworkTV 13 310° NW 69 mi 4
KOCE PBS 50 310° NW 69 mi 5
KABC ABC 7 310° NW 69 mi 4
KAZA MeTV 54 310° NW 69 mi 5
KTBN TBN 40 310° NW 69 mi 5
KNBC NBC 4 310° NW 69 mi 5
KNLA Daystar 20 310° NW 70 mi 6
KHIZ Defy TV 39 310° NW 69 mi 7
KFLA Infomercials 8 310° NW 69 mi 12
KVCR PBS 24 343° NNW 28 mi 4
KZSW 3ABN 10 343° NNW 27 mi 11

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Murrieta, CA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 27.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 46 miles.

For Murrieta 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 Murrieta are spread across 248° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Murrieta. 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 Murrieta, CA, including what each station carries.

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