Antenna aiming / Ogden, UT
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Ogden, UT

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

Transmitter directions from Ogden, UT N E S W KCVB — 26° NNE, 21 mi KUCL — 157° SSE, 41 mi KPDR — 160° SSE, 34 mi KUTH — 172° S, 69 mi KBTU — 186° S, 43 mi KUPX — 186° S, 43 mi KTMW — 186° S, 43 mi KSVN — 186° S, 43 mi KUTV — 186° S, 43 mi KTVX — 186° S, 43 mi KSL — 186° S, 43 mi KUED — 186° S, 43 mi KSTU — 186° S, 43 mi KUEN — 186° S, 43 mi KBYU — 186° S, 43 mi KJZZ — 186° S, 43 mi KPNZ — 186° S, 43 mi KUCW — 186° S, 43 mi K18OI-D — 186° S, 41 mi KUTF — 350° N, 36 mi Ogden

Point South-Southeast 157° on a compass — 69 miles of range covers this whole market

18/20stations in the beam
108/110free channels
98%of what's available
The other 2 stations sit north of you (8°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
1 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 Ogden, UT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KCVB Independent 26 26° NNE 21 mi 1
KUCL Hope Channel 26 157° SSE 41 mi 6
KPDR Fubo Sports 19 160° SSE 34 mi 4
KUTH Univision 32 172° S 69 mi 8
KBTU Hasbro Legends 23 186° S 43 mi 7
KUPX Independent 16 186° S 43 mi 9
KTMW Telemundo 20 186° S 43 mi 5
KSVN Binge TV 25 186° S 43 mi 12
KUTV CBS 2 186° S 43 mi 4
KTVX ABC 4 186° S 43 mi 6
KSL NBC 5 186° S 43 mi 2
KUED PBS 7 186° S 43 mi 6
KSTU FOX 13 186° S 43 mi 7
KUEN PBS Kids 9 186° S 43 mi 4
KBYU BYU TV 11 186° S 43 mi 3
KJZZ Independent 14 186° S 43 mi 3
KPNZ TCT 24 186° S 43 mi 7
KUCW CW 30 186° S 43 mi 5
K18OI-D MeTV 8 186° S 41 mi 10
KUTF Daystar 12 350° N 36 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Ogden, UT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 21.4 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 43 miles.

For Ogden 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 Ogden are spread across 196° 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 Ogden. 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 Ogden, UT, including what each station carries.

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