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

How to aim your TV antenna in Ocala, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Ocala, FL N E S W WJGV — 29° NNE, 37 mi WQXT — 34° NE, 66 mi WPXB — 85° E, 51 mi WOTF — 108° ESE, 43 mi WKMG — 121° ESE, 66 mi WESH — 121° ESE, 66 mi WDSC — 121° ESE, 66 mi WEFS — 121° ESE, 66 mi WOFL — 122° ESE, 65 mi WUCF — 123° ESE, 65 mi WATV — 123° ESE, 66 mi WOFT — 123° ESE, 66 mi WRCF — 123° ESE, 66 mi WKCF — 123° ESE, 66 mi WVEN — 123° ESE, 66 mi WTGL — 123° ESE, 66 mi WHLV — 123° ESE, 66 mi WACX — 123° ESE, 66 mi WDTO — 123° ESE, 67 mi WFTV — 123° ESE, 68 mi WRDQ — 123° ESE, 68 mi WRBW — 123° ESE, 67 mi WSWF — 129° SE, 60 mi WZXZ — 129° SE, 60 mi WWCI — 136° SE, 54 mi WTMO — 137° SE, 48 mi WFEF — 139° SE, 49 mi WHDO — 144° SE, 63 mi WKME — 150° SSE, 60 mi WZRA — 217° SW, 74 mi WYKE — 244° WSW, 35 mi WOGX — 311° NW, 26 mi WNBW — 316° NW, 50 mi WGFL — 316° NW, 50 mi WYME — 316° NW, 50 mi WCJB — 320° NW, 38 mi WUFT — 330° NNW, 48 mi WRUF — 330° NNW, 48 mi Ocala

Point East-Southeast 121° on a compass — 74 miles of range covers this whole market

26/38stations in the beam
142/183free channels
78%of what's available
The other 12 stations sit northwest of you (326°). 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 Ocala, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WJGV Independent 48 29° NNE 37 mi 4
WQXT Retro TV 22 34° NE 66 mi 8
WPXB Daystar 50 85° E 51 mi 1
WOTF Independent 26 108° ESE 43 mi 6
WKMG CBS 6 121° ESE 66 mi 7
WESH NBC 2 121° ESE 66 mi 3
WDSC Independent 15 121° ESE 66 mi 3
WEFS Independent 68 121° ESE 66 mi 4
WOFL FOX 35 122° ESE 65 mi 4
WUCF PBS 24 123° ESE 65 mi 5
WATV Fubo Sports 47 123° ESE 66 mi 8
WOFT Shop HQ 8 123° ESE 66 mi 12
WRCF UniMas 29 123° ESE 66 mi 1
WKCF CW 18 123° ESE 66 mi 6
WVEN Univision 43 123° ESE 66 mi 8
WTGL Independent 45 123° ESE 66 mi 1
WHLV TBN 52 123° ESE 66 mi 5
WACX Independent 55 123° ESE 66 mi 13
WDTO Daystar 50 123° ESE 67 mi 1
WFTV ABC 9 123° ESE 68 mi 5
WRDQ Independent 27 123° ESE 68 mi 5
WRBW MyNetworkTV 65 123° ESE 67 mi 4
WSWF Diya TV 10 129° SE 60 mi 8
WZXZ Retro TV 36 129° SE 60 mi 4
WWCI Infomercials 10 136° SE 54 mi 7
WTMO Telemundo 31 137° SE 48 mi 4
WFEF Infomercials 50 139° SE 49 mi 7
WHDO Infomercials 38 144° SE 63 mi 7
WKME Telemundo 31 150° SSE 60 mi 4
WZRA ERT World 48 217° SW 74 mi 1
WYKE CTN 47 244° WSW 35 mi 3
WOGX FOX 51 311° NW 26 mi 5
WNBW Roar 9 316° NW 50 mi 5
WGFL CBS 28 316° NW 50 mi 3
WYME Antenna TV 45 316° NW 50 mi 1
WCJB ABC 20 320° NW 38 mi 6
WUFT PBS 5 330° NNW 48 mi 3
WRUF Independent 10 330° NNW 48 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Ocala, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 26.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 50 miles.

For Ocala 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 Ocala are spread across 293° 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 Ocala. 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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