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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Oceanside, CA

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

Transmitter directions from Oceanside, CA N E S W KVCR — 0° N, 49 mi KZSW — 1° N, 49 mi KVMD — 27° NNE, 61 mi K21DO-D — 49° NE, 65 mi KESQ — 49° NE, 65 mi KRET — 49° NE, 65 mi KDFX — 49° NE, 65 mi KCWQ — 49° NE, 65 mi KYAV — 49° NE, 65 mi KMIR — 49° NE, 65 mi KPSE — 49° NE, 65 mi KVPS — 49° NE, 65 mi KPSP — 49° NE, 65 mi KEVC — 49° NE, 65 mi KVER — 49° NE, 65 mi KZTC — 133° SE, 25 mi KSKT — 133° SE, 25 mi KPBS — 152° SSE, 43 mi KSDX — 152° SSE, 43 mi KUSI — 152° SSE, 44 mi KUAN — 152° SSE, 44 mi KNSD — 152° SSE, 44 mi KSWB — 152° SSE, 44 mi KDTF — 152° SSE, 43 mi KSDY — 152° SSE, 43 mi KGTV — 176° S, 29 mi KBNT — 176° S, 29 mi KFMB — 176° S, 29 mi KIIO — 321° NW, 82 mi KILM — 326° NW, 80 mi KZNO — 326° NNW, 80 mi KPXN — 326° NNW, 80 mi KPOM — 326° NNW, 80 mi KSFV — 326° NNW, 80 mi KSCI — 326° NNW, 80 mi KSCN — 326° NNW, 80 mi KVEA — 326° NNW, 80 mi KWHY — 326° NNW, 80 mi KRCA — 326° NNW, 80 mi KHTV — 326° NNW, 80 mi KNLA — 326° NNW, 81 mi KHIZ — 327° NNW, 81 mi KFLA — 327° NNW, 81 mi KCBS — 327° NNW, 81 mi KCAL — 327° NNW, 81 mi KDOC — 327° NNW, 81 mi KJLA — 327° NNW, 81 mi KXLA — 327° NNW, 81 mi KTLA — 327° NNW, 81 mi KMEX — 327° NNW, 81 mi KFTR — 327° NNW, 81 mi KOCE — 327° NNW, 81 mi KABC — 327° NNW, 81 mi KAZA — 327° NNW, 81 mi KNBC — 327° NNW, 81 mi KTTV — 327° NNW, 81 mi KCOP — 327° NNW, 81 mi KCET — 327° NNW, 81 mi KLCS — 327° NNW, 81 mi KTBN — 327° NNW, 81 mi KILA — 333° NNW, 42 mi Oceanside

Point North-Northwest 331° on a compass — 82 miles of range covers this whole market

35/61stations in the beam
181/317free channels
57%of what's available
The other 26 stations sit east of you (100°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
21 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 Oceanside, CA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KVCR PBS 24 0° N 49 mi 4
KZSW 3ABN 10 1° N 49 mi 11
KVMD OnTV4U 31 27° NNE 61 mi 6
K21DO-D 365BLK 21 49° NE 65 mi 8
KESQ ABC 42 49° NE 65 mi 5
KRET Binge TV 45 49° NE 65 mi 12
KDFX FOX 33 49° NE 65 mi 3
KCWQ CW 2 49° NE 65 mi 2
KYAV Independent 12 49° NE 65 mi 3
KMIR NBC 36 49° NE 65 mi 2
KPSE MyNetworkTV 50 49° NE 65 mi 4
KVPS Independent 8 49° NE 65 mi 7
KPSP CBS 38 49° NE 65 mi 3
KEVC UniMas 5 49° NE 65 mi 3
KVER Univision 41 49° NE 65 mi 6
KZTC Biz TV 7 133° SE 25 mi 4
KSKT MovieSphere Gold 43 133° SE 25 mi 12
KPBS PBS 15 152° SSE 43 mi 4
KSDX Binge TV 9 152° SSE 43 mi 12
KUSI CW 51 152° SSE 44 mi 3
KUAN Telemundo 48 152° SSE 44 mi 2
KNSD NBC 39 152° SSE 44 mi 4
KSWB FOX 69 152° SSE 44 mi 6
KDTF UniMas 36 152° SSE 43 mi 2
KSDY Nuestra Vision 50 152° SSE 43 mi 6
KGTV ABC 10 176° S 29 mi 8
KBNT Univision 17 176° S 29 mi 3
KFMB CBS 8 176° S 29 mi 6
KIIO US Armenia 10 321° NW 82 mi 6
KILM Bounce TV 64 326° NW 80 mi 1
KZNO Jewelry TV 12 326° NNW 80 mi 1
KPXN Ion 30 326° NNW 80 mi 7
KPOM Catchy Comedy 14 326° NNW 80 mi 2
KSFV MeTV Toons 27 326° NNW 80 mi 3
KSCI Shop LC 18 326° NNW 80 mi 4
KSCN Scientology Network 22 326° NNW 80 mi 1
KVEA Telemundo 52 326° NNW 80 mi 3
KWHY Canal de la Fe 63 326° NNW 80 mi 2
KRCA Estrella TV 62 326° NNW 80 mi 3
KHTV MeTV Plus 6 326° NNW 80 mi 1
KNLA Daystar 20 326° NNW 81 mi 6
KHIZ Defy TV 39 327° NNW 81 mi 7
KFLA Infomercials 8 327° NNW 81 mi 12
KCBS CBS 2 327° NNW 81 mi 5
KCAL Independent 9 327° NNW 81 mi 6
KDOC TCT 56 327° NNW 81 mi 12
KJLA Vision Latina 57 327° NNW 81 mi 9
KXLA Independent 44 327° NNW 81 mi 6
KTLA CW 5 327° NNW 81 mi 6
KMEX Univision 34 327° NNW 81 mi 6
KFTR UniMas 46 327° NNW 81 mi 6
KOCE PBS 50 327° NNW 81 mi 5
KABC ABC 7 327° NNW 81 mi 4
KAZA MeTV 54 327° NNW 81 mi 5
KNBC NBC 4 327° NNW 81 mi 5
KTTV FOX 11 327° NNW 81 mi 5
KCOP MyNetworkTV 13 327° NNW 81 mi 4
KCET PBS 28 327° NNW 81 mi 3
KLCS PBS 58 327° NNW 81 mi 3
KTBN TBN 40 327° NNW 81 mi 5
KILA Infomercials 8 333° NNW 42 mi 12

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Oceanside, CA?

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

The nearest transmitter is 24.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 44 miles.

For Oceanside 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 Oceanside are spread across 215° 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 Oceanside. 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 Oceanside, CA, including what each station carries.

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