Antenna aiming / Prairieville, LA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Prairieville, LA

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

Transmitter directions from Prairieville, LA N E S W WLAE — 111° ESE, 63 mi KGLA — 111° ESE, 64 mi WVUE — 112° ESE, 64 mi WYES — 112° ESE, 64 mi WDSU — 113° ESE, 64 mi WGNO — 113° ESE, 64 mi WNOL — 113° ESE, 64 mi KNOV — 115° ESE, 57 mi WTNO — 116° ESE, 53 mi KNLD — 116° ESE, 61 mi K20MM-D — 116° ESE, 61 mi WPXL — 116° ESE, 61 mi WUPL — 116° ESE, 61 mi WHNO — 116° ESE, 61 mi WWL — 117° ESE, 61 mi WQDT — 122° ESE, 52 mi KFOL — 163° SSE, 51 mi KJUN — 200° SSW, 41 mi KWBJ — 201° SSW, 44 mi WBRZ — 267° W, 15 mi WVLA — 274° W, 20 mi KZUP — 274° W, 20 mi WBRL — 274° W, 20 mi W31EL-D — 274° W, 20 mi WGMB — 274° W, 20 mi WAFB — 284° WNW, 17 mi WLPB — 286° WNW, 16 mi KBTR — 301° WNW, 17 mi WBXH — 303° WNW, 17 mi WLFT — 306° NW, 8 mi KPBN — 310° NW, 15 mi Prairieville

Point Southeast 134° on a compass — 64 miles of range covers this whole market

17/31stations in the beam
91/131free channels
69%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit west of you (276°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
4 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 Prairieville, LA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WLAE Independent 32 111° ESE 63 mi 3
KGLA Telemundo 42 111° ESE 64 mi 4
WVUE FOX 8 112° ESE 64 mi 7
WYES PBS 12 112° ESE 64 mi 7
WDSU NBC 6 113° ESE 64 mi 5
WGNO ABC 26 113° ESE 64 mi 6
WNOL CW 38 113° ESE 64 mi 5
KNOV Independent 41 115° ESE 57 mi 7
WTNO Fubo Sports 22 116° ESE 53 mi 7
KNLD Daystar 28 116° ESE 61 mi 1
K20MM-D HSN 47 116° ESE 61 mi 5
WPXL Ion 49 116° ESE 61 mi 8
WUPL MyNetworkTV 54 116° ESE 61 mi 5
WHNO CTN 20 116° ESE 61 mi 5
WWL CBS 4 117° ESE 61 mi 8
WQDT Defy TV 33 122° ESE 52 mi 7
KFOL Independent 30 163° SSE 51 mi 1
KJUN Independent 30 200° SSW 41 mi 1
KWBJ YTA TV 22 201° SSW 44 mi 1
WBRZ ABC 2 267° W 15 mi 2
WVLA NBC 33 274° W 20 mi 4
KZUP Independent 20 274° W 20 mi 1
WBRL CW 21 274° W 20 mi 2
W31EL-D Daystar 48 274° W 20 mi 1
WGMB FOX 44 274° W 20 mi 4
WAFB CBS 9 284° WNW 17 mi 7
WLPB PBS 27 286° WNW 16 mi 3
KBTR Independent 36 301° WNW 17 mi 3
WBXH Independent 39 303° WNW 17 mi 5
WLFT SonLife 30 306° NW 8 mi 2
KPBN SonLife 14 310° NW 15 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Prairieville, LA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 8.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 21 miles.

For Prairieville we would start with an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The towers are far enough out that an amplified indoor antenna, or one mounted in the attic, will pull in far more of the lineup than a basic flat antenna.

The towers around Prairieville are spread across 200° 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 Prairieville. 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 Prairieville, LA, including what each station carries.

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