Antenna aiming / Ozark, AL
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Ozark, AL

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

Transmitter directions from Ozark, AL N E S W WYBU — 25° NNE, 76 mi WGIQ — 32° NNE, 20 mi WLTZ — 32° NNE, 81 mi WXTX — 32° NNE, 81 mi WHOT — 39° NE, 76 mi WRBL — 39° NE, 76 mi WTVM — 39° NE, 77 mi WDHN — 131° SE, 24 mi WJJN — 138° SE, 20 mi WBIF — 173° S, 66 mi WDFX — 179° S, 18 mi WTVY — 191° S, 38 mi WRGX — 191° S, 38 mi WAAO — 260° W, 51 mi WDIQ — 278° W, 46 mi WCOV — 318° NW, 48 mi WSFA — 318° NW, 48 mi WDSF — 324° NW, 65 mi WALE — 327° NNW, 72 mi WETU — 327° NNW, 72 mi WAIQ — 328° NNW, 75 mi WMCF — 332° NNW, 73 mi WFRZ — 332° NNW, 73 mi WIYC — 335° NNW, 45 mi WBMM — 335° NNW, 46 mi Ozark

Point Northwest 306° on a compass — 81 miles of range covers this whole market

11/25stations in the beam
52/117free channels
44%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit east of you (86°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
3 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 Ozark, AL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WYBU CTN 16 25° NNE 76 mi 5
WGIQ PBS 43 32° NNE 20 mi 4
WLTZ NBC 38 32° NNE 81 mi 4
WXTX FOX 54 32° NNE 81 mi 7
WHOT Independent 66 39° NE 76 mi 9
WRBL CBS 3 39° NE 76 mi 4
WTVM ABC 9 39° NE 77 mi 7
WDHN ABC 18 131° SE 24 mi 4
WJJN Retro TV 20 138° SE 20 mi 5
WBIF Daystar 51 173° S 66 mi 1
WDFX FOX 34 179° S 18 mi 4
WTVY CBS 4 191° S 38 mi 7
WRGX NBC 23 191° S 38 mi 3
WAAO Retro TV 40 260° W 51 mi 1
WDIQ PBS 2 278° W 46 mi 4
WCOV FOX 20 318° NW 48 mi 5
WSFA NBC 12 318° NW 48 mi 6
WDSF MovieSphere Gold 19 324° NW 65 mi 7
WALE Montgomery Weather Channel 17 327° NNW 72 mi 5
WETU Daystar 39 327° NNW 72 mi 1
WAIQ PBS 26 328° NNW 75 mi 4
WMCF TBN 45 332° NNW 73 mi 5
WFRZ Greater Love TV 33 332° NNW 73 mi 1
WIYC Cozi TV 48 335° NNW 45 mi 7
WBMM CW 22 335° NNW 46 mi 7

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Ozark, AL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 17.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 48 miles.

For Ozark 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 Ozark are spread across 269° 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 Ozark. 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 Ozark, AL, including what each station carries.

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