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

How to aim your TV antenna in Nokomis, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Nokomis, FL N E S W WWSB — 7° N, 28 mi WXAX — 11° N, 49 mi WVEA — 11° N, 49 mi WEDU — 11° N, 49 mi WEDQ — 11° NNE, 49 mi WTOG — 11° NNE, 48 mi WFTS — 11° NNE, 49 mi WFLA — 11° NNE, 49 mi WTTA — 11° NNE, 49 mi W16DQ-D — 12° NNE, 47 mi WTSP — 12° NNE, 47 mi WCLF — 12° NNE, 47 mi WMOR — 12° NNE, 47 mi WFTT — 12° NNE, 47 mi WXPX — 12° NNE, 47 mi WSVT — 12° NNE, 47 mi WTVT — 13° NNE, 47 mi WBBH — 119° ESE, 46 mi WZVN — 119° ESE, 46 mi WGCU — 120° ESE, 47 mi WLZE — 121° ESE, 47 mi WINK — 121° ESE, 47 mi WFTX — 123° ESE, 45 mi WXCW — 123° ESE, 46 mi WRXY — 123° ESE, 46 mi WUVF — 142° SE, 71 mi WWDT — 142° SE, 57 mi WGPS — 142° SE, 61 mi WPDS — 337° NNW, 57 mi WARP — 346° NNW, 51 mi WSNN — 348° NNW, 13 mi WRMD — 357° N, 55 mi Nokomis

Point North 0° on a compass — 71 miles of range covers this whole market

21/32stations in the beam
99/159free channels
62%of what's available
The other 11 stations sit southeast of you (127°). 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 Nokomis, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WWSB ABC 40 7° N 28 mi 4
WXAX Defy TV 26 11° N 49 mi 6
WVEA Univision 50 11° N 49 mi 7
WEDU PBS 3 11° N 49 mi 3
WEDQ PBS 3 11° NNE 49 mi 3
WTOG Independent 44 11° NNE 48 mi 7
WFTS ABC 28 11° NNE 49 mi 7
WFLA NBC 8 11° NNE 49 mi 3
WTTA CW 38 11° NNE 49 mi 2
W16DQ-D Sports First TV 43 12° NNE 47 mi 8
WTSP CBS 10 12° NNE 47 mi 6
WCLF CTN 22 12° NNE 47 mi 5
WMOR Independent 32 12° NNE 47 mi 3
WFTT Scientology Network 62 12° NNE 47 mi 6
WXPX Independent 66 12° NNE 47 mi 8
WSVT Daystar 18 12° NNE 47 mi 1
WTVT FOX 13 13° NNE 47 mi 7
WBBH NBC 20 119° ESE 46 mi 4
WZVN ABC 26 119° ESE 46 mi 6
WGCU PBS 30 120° ESE 47 mi 6
WLZE Univision 51 121° ESE 47 mi 4
WINK CBS 11 121° ESE 47 mi 3
WFTX FOX 36 123° ESE 45 mi 8
WXCW CW 46 123° ESE 46 mi 4
WRXY CTN 49 123° ESE 46 mi 5
WUVF Univision 2 142° SE 71 mi 4
WWDT Telemundo 43 142° SE 57 mi 4
WGPS Confess 22 142° SE 61 mi 12
WPDS Independent 14 337° NNW 57 mi 4
WARP Infomercials 20 346° NNW 51 mi 1
WSNN Independent 39 348° NNW 13 mi 4
WRMD Telemundo 49 357° N 55 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Nokomis, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 13.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 48 miles.

For Nokomis 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 Nokomis are spread across 166° 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 Nokomis. 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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