Antenna aiming / Perris, CA
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How to aim your TV antenna in Perris, CA

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

Transmitter directions from Perris, CA N E S W K36JH-D — 1° N, 57 mi KVCR — 8° N, 13 mi KZSW — 10° N, 12 mi KVMD — 59° ENE, 34 mi K21DO-D — 83° E, 51 mi KMIR — 83° E, 51 mi KPSE — 83° E, 51 mi KESQ — 83° E, 51 mi KRET — 83° E, 51 mi KDFX — 83° E, 51 mi KCWQ — 83° E, 51 mi KYAV — 83° E, 51 mi KVPS — 83° E, 51 mi KPSP — 83° E, 51 mi KEVC — 83° E, 51 mi KVER — 83° E, 51 mi KZTC — 159° SSE, 57 mi KSKT — 159° SSE, 57 mi KGTV — 177° S, 65 mi KBNT — 177° S, 65 mi KFMB — 177° S, 65 mi KILA — 274° W, 18 mi KIIO — 298° WNW, 57 mi KILM — 305° NW, 52 mi KZNO — 305° NW, 52 mi KPXN — 305° NW, 52 mi KPOM — 305° NW, 52 mi KSFV — 305° NW, 52 mi KSCI — 305° NW, 52 mi KSCN — 305° NW, 52 mi KVEA — 305° NW, 52 mi KWHY — 305° NW, 52 mi KRCA — 305° NW, 52 mi KHTV — 305° NW, 52 mi KCET — 306° NW, 52 mi KLCS — 306° NW, 52 mi KDOC — 306° NW, 53 mi KJLA — 306° NW, 53 mi KTTV — 306° NW, 53 mi KCOP — 306° NW, 53 mi KXLA — 306° NW, 53 mi KTBN — 306° NW, 52 mi KCBS — 306° NW, 53 mi KCAL — 306° NW, 53 mi KTLA — 306° NW, 53 mi KMEX — 306° NW, 53 mi KFTR — 306° NW, 53 mi KNBC — 306° NW, 53 mi KOCE — 306° NW, 53 mi KABC — 306° NW, 53 mi KAZA — 306° NW, 53 mi KNLA — 306° NW, 53 mi KHIZ — 306° NW, 53 mi KFLA — 306° NW, 53 mi Perris

Point West 276° on a compass — 65 miles of range covers this whole market

33/54stations in the beam
167/281free channels
59%of what's available
The other 21 stations sit east of you (90°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
20 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 Perris, CA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
K36JH-D Classic Shows 36 1° N 57 mi 2
KVCR PBS 24 8° N 13 mi 4
KZSW 3ABN 10 10° N 12 mi 11
KVMD OnTV4U 31 59° ENE 34 mi 6
K21DO-D 365BLK 21 83° E 51 mi 8
KMIR NBC 36 83° E 51 mi 2
KPSE MyNetworkTV 50 83° E 51 mi 4
KESQ ABC 42 83° E 51 mi 5
KRET Binge TV 45 83° E 51 mi 12
KDFX FOX 33 83° E 51 mi 3
KCWQ CW 2 83° E 51 mi 2
KYAV Independent 12 83° E 51 mi 3
KVPS Independent 8 83° E 51 mi 7
KPSP CBS 38 83° E 51 mi 3
KEVC UniMas 5 83° E 51 mi 3
KVER Univision 41 83° E 51 mi 6
KZTC Biz TV 7 159° SSE 57 mi 4
KSKT MovieSphere Gold 43 159° SSE 57 mi 12
KGTV ABC 10 177° S 65 mi 8
KBNT Univision 17 177° S 65 mi 3
KFMB CBS 8 177° S 65 mi 6
KILA Infomercials 8 274° W 18 mi 12
KIIO US Armenia 10 298° WNW 57 mi 7
KILM Bounce TV 64 305° NW 52 mi 1
KZNO Jewelry TV 12 305° NW 52 mi 1
KPXN Ion 30 305° NW 52 mi 7
KPOM Catchy Comedy 14 305° NW 52 mi 2
KSFV MeTV Toons 27 305° NW 52 mi 3
KSCI Shop LC 18 305° NW 52 mi 4
KSCN Scientology Network 22 305° NW 52 mi 1
KVEA Telemundo 52 305° NW 52 mi 3
KWHY Canal de la Fe 63 305° NW 52 mi 2
KRCA Estrella TV 62 305° NW 52 mi 3
KHTV MeTV Plus 6 305° NW 52 mi 1
KCET PBS 28 306° NW 52 mi 3
KLCS PBS 58 306° NW 52 mi 3
KDOC TCT 56 306° NW 53 mi 12
KJLA Vision Latina 57 306° NW 53 mi 9
KTTV FOX 11 306° NW 53 mi 5
KCOP MyNetworkTV 13 306° NW 53 mi 4
KXLA Independent 44 306° NW 53 mi 6
KTBN TBN 40 306° NW 52 mi 5
KCBS CBS 2 306° NW 53 mi 5
KCAL Independent 9 306° NW 53 mi 6
KTLA CW 5 306° NW 53 mi 6
KMEX Univision 34 306° NW 53 mi 6
KFTR UniMas 46 306° NW 53 mi 6
KNBC NBC 4 306° NW 53 mi 5
KOCE PBS 50 306° NW 53 mi 5
KABC ABC 7 306° NW 53 mi 4
KAZA MeTV 54 306° NW 53 mi 5
KNLA Daystar 20 306° NW 53 mi 6
KHIZ Defy TV 39 306° NW 53 mi 7
KFLA Infomercials 8 306° NW 53 mi 12

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Perris, CA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 12.4 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 51 miles.

For Perris 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 Perris are spread across 263° 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 Perris. 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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