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

How to aim your TV antenna in Plant City, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Plant City, FL N E S W WOTF — 38° NE, 79 mi WTMO — 45° NE, 58 mi WFEF — 46° NE, 56 mi WWCI — 51° NE, 58 mi WSWF — 55° NE, 66 mi WZXZ — 55° NE, 66 mi WKME — 58° ENE, 44 mi WHDO — 62° ENE, 51 mi WSPF — 104° ESE, 54 mi WSNN — 204° SSW, 51 mi WWSB — 205° SSW, 35 mi WTVT — 207° SSW, 15 mi WTSP — 211° SSW, 16 mi WCLF — 211° SSW, 16 mi WMOR — 211° SSW, 16 mi WFTT — 211° SSW, 16 mi WXPX — 211° SSW, 16 mi WSVT — 211° SSW, 16 mi W16DQ-D — 211° SSW, 16 mi WTOG — 214° SSW, 16 mi WFTS — 215° SW, 15 mi WFLA — 215° SW, 15 mi WTTA — 215° SW, 15 mi WEDQ — 216° SW, 14 mi WVEA — 216° SW, 14 mi WEDU — 216° SW, 14 mi WXAX — 216° SW, 14 mi WARP — 251° WSW, 32 mi WRMD — 257° WSW, 21 mi WPDS — 260° W, 41 mi WZRA — 295° WNW, 40 mi WYKE — 338° NNW, 65 mi Plant City

Point Southwest 231° on a compass — 79 miles of range covers this whole market

21/32stations in the beam
99/158free channels
63%of what's available
The other 11 stations sit northeast of you (44°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
6 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 Plant City, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WOTF Independent 26 38° NE 79 mi 6
WTMO Telemundo 31 45° NE 58 mi 4
WFEF Infomercials 50 46° NE 56 mi 7
WWCI Infomercials 10 51° NE 58 mi 7
WSWF Diya TV 10 55° NE 66 mi 8
WZXZ Retro TV 36 55° NE 66 mi 4
WKME Telemundo 31 58° ENE 44 mi 4
WHDO Infomercials 38 62° ENE 51 mi 7
WSPF TCT 35 104° ESE 54 mi 8
WSNN Independent 39 204° SSW 51 mi 4
WWSB ABC 40 205° SSW 35 mi 4
WTVT FOX 13 207° SSW 15 mi 7
WTSP CBS 10 211° SSW 16 mi 6
WCLF CTN 22 211° SSW 16 mi 5
WMOR Independent 32 211° SSW 16 mi 3
WFTT Scientology Network 62 211° SSW 16 mi 6
WXPX Independent 66 211° SSW 16 mi 8
WSVT Daystar 18 211° SSW 16 mi 1
W16DQ-D Sports First TV 43 211° SSW 16 mi 8
WTOG Independent 44 214° SSW 16 mi 7
WFTS ABC 28 215° SW 15 mi 7
WFLA NBC 8 215° SW 15 mi 3
WTTA CW 38 215° SW 15 mi 2
WEDQ PBS 3 216° SW 14 mi 3
WVEA Univision 50 216° SW 14 mi 7
WEDU PBS 3 216° SW 14 mi 3
WXAX Defy TV 26 216° SW 14 mi 6
WARP Infomercials 20 251° WSW 32 mi 1
WRMD Telemundo 49 257° WSW 21 mi 4
WPDS Independent 14 260° W 41 mi 4
WZRA ERT World 48 295° WNW 40 mi 1
WYKE CTN 47 338° NNW 65 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Plant City, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 14.4 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 16 miles.

For Plant City we would start with a basic indoor antenna. Most of the lineup is transmitting from close by, so a flat indoor antenna in a window facing the towers should be enough.

The towers around Plant City are spread across 260° 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 Plant City. 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 Plant City, FL, including what each station carries.

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