Antenna aiming / North Miami Beach, FL
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in North Miami Beach, FL

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

Transmitter directions from North Miami Beach, FL N E S W WBWP — 4° N, 60 mi WJAN — 217° SW, 34 mi WPBT — 291° WNW, 5 mi WPXM — 291° WNW, 5 mi WFOR — 295° WNW, 6 mi WTVJ — 295° WNW, 6 mi WLTV — 295° WNW, 6 mi WSFL — 295° WNW, 6 mi WSVN — 297° WNW, 5 mi WPLG — 297° WNW, 5 mi WBFS — 298° WNW, 5 mi WEYS — 301° WNW, 5 mi WLRN — 311° NW, 5 mi WURH — 316° NW, 5 mi WSCV — 316° NW, 5 mi WBEC — 316° NW, 5 mi WAMI — 316° NW, 5 mi WSBS-CD — 316° NW, 5 mi WHFT — 330° NNW, 5 mi W16CC-D — 331° NNW, 5 mi WHDT — 352° N, 45 mi WFLX — 352° N, 45 mi WXEL — 352° N, 45 mi WPTV — 354° N, 46 mi WPXP — 354° N, 46 mi WFGC — 354° N, 46 mi WPEC — 354° N, 46 mi North Miami Beach

Point Northwest 325° on a compass — 60 miles of range covers this whole market

23/27stations in the beam
107/128free channels
84%of what's available
The other 4 stations sit west-northwest of you (291°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
6 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 North Miami Beach, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WBWP Independent 19 4° N 60 mi 7
WJAN America TeVe 41 217° SW 34 mi 2
WPBT PBS 2 291° WNW 5 mi 4
WPXM Ion 35 291° WNW 5 mi 8
WFOR CBS 4 295° WNW 6 mi 5
WTVJ NBC 6 295° WNW 6 mi 4
WLTV Univision 23 295° WNW 6 mi 5
WSFL Independent 39 295° WNW 6 mi 5
WSVN FOX 7 297° WNW 5 mi 4
WPLG Independent 10 297° WNW 5 mi 3
WBFS CW 33 298° WNW 5 mi 7
WEYS Almavision 31 301° WNW 5 mi 1
WLRN PBS 17 311° NW 5 mi 1
WURH Independent 13 316° NW 5 mi 1
WSCV Telemundo 51 316° NW 5 mi 6
WBEC Independent 63 316° NW 5 mi 2
WAMI UniMas 69 316° NW 5 mi 5
WSBS-CD Mega TV 19 316° NW 5 mi 2
WHFT TBN 45 330° NNW 5 mi 5
W16CC-D Buzzr 16 331° NNW 5 mi 9
WHDT Independent 9 352° N 45 mi 6
WFLX FOX 29 352° N 45 mi 8
WXEL PBS 42 352° N 45 mi 1
WPTV NBC 5 354° N 46 mi 9
WPXP Ion 67 354° N 46 mi 9
WFGC CTN 61 354° N 46 mi 5
WPEC CBS 12 354° N 46 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in North Miami Beach, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 4.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 6 miles.

For North Miami Beach we would start with a basic indoor antenna. Most of the lineup is transmitting from close by, so a flat indoor antenna in a window facing the towers should be enough.

The towers around North Miami Beach are spread across 146° 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 North Miami Beach. 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 North Miami Beach, FL, including what each station carries.

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