Antenna aiming / New Caney, TX
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in New Caney, TX

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

Transmitter directions from New Caney, TX N E S W KVVV — 165° SSE, 53 mi KEHO — 187° S, 25 mi KBMN — 187° S, 25 mi KTRK — 205° SSW, 44 mi KRIV — 205° SSW, 44 mi KUHT — 205° SSW, 44 mi KHOU — 205° SSW, 45 mi KPRC — 205° SSW, 45 mi KIAH — 205° SSW, 45 mi KXLN — 206° SSW, 46 mi KYAZ — 206° SSW, 46 mi KTBU — 206° SSW, 46 mi KZJL — 206° SSW, 46 mi KTXH — 206° SSW, 46 mi KUVM — 206° SSW, 46 mi KCVH — 206° SSW, 46 mi KUVM-LD — 206° SSW, 46 mi KHLM — 206° SSW, 46 mi KETH — 206° SSW, 45 mi KTMD — 206° SSW, 45 mi KPXB — 206° SSW, 45 mi KUBE — 206° SSW, 45 mi KFTH — 206° SSW, 45 mi KLTJ — 206° SSW, 45 mi KUGB — 206° SSW, 45 mi KVQT — 206° SSW, 45 mi KBPX — 206° SSW, 45 mi KDHU — 206° SSW, 45 mi KBTX — 299° WNW, 58 mi KNXG — 299° WNW, 58 mi New Caney

Point South 177° on a compass — 58 miles of range covers this whole market

28/30stations in the beam
168/176free channels
95%of what's available
The other 2 stations sit west-northwest of you (299°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
8 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 New Caney, TX

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KVVV Binge TV 15 165° SSE 53 mi 12
KEHO Infomercials 32 187° S 25 mi 7
KBMN Hasbro Legends 40 187° S 25 mi 7
KTRK ABC 13 205° SSW 44 mi 5
KRIV FOX 26 205° SSW 44 mi 4
KUHT PBS 8 205° SSW 44 mi 7
KHOU CBS 11 205° SSW 45 mi 7
KPRC NBC 2 205° SSW 45 mi 5
KIAH CW 39 205° SSW 45 mi 5
KXLN Univision 45 206° SSW 46 mi 6
KYAZ MeTV 51 206° SSW 46 mi 7
KTBU Quest 55 206° SSW 46 mi 5
KZJL Estrella TV 61 206° SSW 46 mi 6
KTXH MyNetworkTV 20 206° SSW 46 mi 4
KUVM LATV 34 206° SSW 46 mi 7
KCVH Independent 6 206° SSW 46 mi 1
KUVM-LD Defy TV 10 206° SSW 46 mi 4
KHLM CTN 12 206° SSW 46 mi 2
KETH TBN 14 206° SSW 45 mi 3
KTMD Telemundo 47 206° SSW 45 mi 6
KPXB Ion 49 206° SSW 45 mi 8
KUBE Shop LC 57 206° SSW 45 mi 10
KFTH UniMas 67 206° SSW 45 mi 7
KLTJ Daystar 22 206° SSW 45 mi 1
KUGB America's Voice 28 206° SSW 45 mi 7
KVQT Newsmax2 21 206° SSW 45 mi 12
KBPX VietSky 46 206° SSW 45 mi 12
KDHU Daystar 50 206° SSW 45 mi 1
KBTX CBS 3 299° WNW 58 mi 5
KNXG CBS 27 299° WNW 58 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in New Caney, TX?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 24.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 46 miles.

For New Caney 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 New Caney are spread across 134° 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 New Caney. 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 New Caney, TX, including what each station carries.

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