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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Norwalk, OH

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

Transmitter directions from Norwalk, OH N E S W WQDI — 68° ENE, 50 mi WEKA — 68° ENE, 50 mi WOIO — 75° ENE, 48 mi WKYC — 76° ENE, 48 mi WVIZ — 76° ENE, 48 mi WQHS — 76° ENE, 47 mi WBNX — 76° ENE, 47 mi WCDN — 76° ENE, 47 mi WUAB — 76° ENE, 46 mi WEWS — 76° ENE, 46 mi WJW — 77° ENE, 46 mi WEAO — 100° E, 50 mi WVPX — 101° E, 53 mi WDLI — 102° ESE, 53 mi WIVX — 109° ESE, 49 mi WIVM — 109° ESE, 49 mi WGGN — 145° SE, 12 mi WMFD — 183° S, 31 mi WOCB — 202° SSW, 67 mi WXCB — 215° SW, 51 mi WQIZ — 215° SW, 51 mi WDTJ — 301° WNW, 58 mi WMNT — 302° WNW, 58 mi WUPW — 304° NW, 54 mi WGTE — 305° NW, 53 mi WTVG — 307° NW, 54 mi WTOL — 308° NW, 52 mi WNWO — 308° NW, 51 mi WHPS — 338° NNW, 74 mi Norwalk

Point East 79° on a compass — 74 miles of range covers this whole market

16/29stations in the beam
94/175free channels
54%of what's available
The other 13 stations sit west of you (274°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
9 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 Norwalk, OH

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WQDI Infomercials 20 68° ENE 50 mi 7
WEKA Infomercials 41 68° ENE 50 mi 7
WOIO CBS 19 75° ENE 48 mi 4
WKYC NBC 3 76° ENE 48 mi 8
WVIZ PBS 25 76° ENE 48 mi 7
WQHS Univision 61 76° ENE 47 mi 8
WBNX CW 55 76° ENE 47 mi 5
WCDN Daystar 53 76° ENE 47 mi 1
WUAB CW 43 76° ENE 46 mi 3
WEWS ABC 5 76° ENE 46 mi 8
WJW FOX 8 77° ENE 46 mi 5
WEAO PBS 49 100° E 50 mi 3
WVPX Ion 23 101° E 53 mi 7
WDLI Bounce TV 17 102° ESE 53 mi 1
WIVX Shop HQ 13 109° ESE 49 mi 12
WIVM Independent 39 109° ESE 49 mi 8
WGGN Independent 52 145° SE 12 mi 4
WMFD Independent 68 183° S 31 mi 2
WOCB TCT 39 202° SSW 67 mi 10
WXCB TCT 39 215° SW 51 mi 10
WQIZ TCT 33 215° SW 51 mi 10
WDTJ Daystar 68 301° WNW 58 mi 1
WMNT MyNetworkTV 48 302° WNW 58 mi 8
WUPW FOX 36 304° NW 54 mi 6
WGTE PBS 30 305° NW 53 mi 4
WTVG ABC 13 307° NW 54 mi 7
WTOL CBS 11 308° NW 52 mi 8
WNWO NBC 24 308° NW 51 mi 5
WHPS Maria Vision 15 338° NNW 74 mi 6

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Norwalk, OH?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 12.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 48 miles.

For Norwalk 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 Norwalk are spread across 270° 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 Norwalk. 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 Norwalk, OH, including what each station carries.

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