Antenna aiming / Racine, WI
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Racine, WI

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

Transmitter directions from Racine, WI N E S W WRME — 171° S, 63 mi WESV — 171° S, 63 mi WGBO — 171° S, 63 mi WOCK — 171° S, 63 mi W31EZ-D — 171° S, 64 mi WDCI — 171° S, 64 mi WRJK — 171° S, 64 mi WLS — 171° S, 64 mi WTTW — 171° S, 64 mi WXFT — 171° S, 64 mi WBBM — 171° S, 64 mi WCPX — 171° S, 64 mi WPWR — 171° S, 64 mi WJYS — 171° S, 64 mi WWME — 171° S, 64 mi WEDE — 171° S, 64 mi WFLD — 171° S, 64 mi WMAQ — 171° S, 64 mi WGN — 171° S, 64 mi WCIU — 171° S, 64 mi WSNS — 171° S, 64 mi WMEU — 171° S, 64 mi WLPD — 191° S, 68 mi WPVN — 192° SSW, 53 mi WDMW — 302° WNW, 22 mi WWRS — 321° NW, 57 mi WDJT — 346° NNW, 22 mi WMLW — 346° NNW, 22 mi WBME — 346° NNW, 22 mi WYTU — 346° NNW, 22 mi WISN — 346° NNW, 22 mi WVTV — 349° NNW, 21 mi WPXE — 349° NNW, 21 mi WMVS — 349° N, 21 mi WVCY — 349° N, 21 mi WMVT — 349° N, 21 mi WIWN — 349° N, 21 mi WMKE — 349° N, 21 mi WTSJ — 349° N, 21 mi WTMJ — 349° N, 21 mi WITI — 350° N, 20 mi Racine

Point South-Southeast 163° on a compass — 68 miles of range covers this whole market

24/41stations in the beam
122/206free channels
59%of what's available
The other 17 stations sit north-northwest of you (344°). 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 Racine, WI

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WRME Jewelry TV 6 171° S 63 mi 1
WESV Almavision 40 171° S 63 mi 7
WGBO Univision 66 171° S 63 mi 7
WOCK Shop LC 13 171° S 63 mi 6
W31EZ-D Almavision 25 171° S 64 mi 7
WDCI Daystar 57 171° S 64 mi 1
WRJK Diya TV 22 171° S 64 mi 10
WLS ABC 7 171° S 64 mi 3
WTTW PBS 11 171° S 64 mi 4
WXFT UniMas 60 171° S 64 mi 3
WBBM CBS 2 171° S 64 mi 5
WCPX Ion 38 171° S 64 mi 8
WPWR MyNetworkTV 50 171° S 64 mi 1
WJYS Independent 62 171° S 64 mi 11
WWME MeTV 23 171° S 64 mi 3
WEDE Independent 34 171° S 64 mi 2
WFLD FOX 32 171° S 64 mi 6
WMAQ NBC 5 171° S 64 mi 5
WGN CW 9 171° S 64 mi 6
WCIU The U 26 171° S 64 mi 8
WSNS Telemundo 44 171° S 64 mi 2
WMEU U Too 48 171° S 64 mi 4
WLPD TBN Inspire 30 191° S 68 mi 2
WPVN MBC 24 192° SSW 53 mi 10
WDMW Daystar 65 302° WNW 22 mi 1
WWRS TBN 52 321° NW 57 mi 5
WDJT CBS 58 346° NNW 22 mi 5
WMLW Independent 49 346° NNW 22 mi 5
WBME MeTV 41 346° NNW 22 mi 1
WYTU Telemundo 63 346° NNW 22 mi 5
WISN ABC 12 346° NNW 22 mi 4
WVTV CW 18 349° NNW 21 mi 4
WPXE Ion 55 349° NNW 21 mi 8
WMVS PBS 10 349° N 21 mi 3
WVCY Independent 30 349° N 21 mi 1
WMVT PBS 36 349° N 21 mi 3
WIWN Cozi TV 68 349° N 21 mi 8
WMKE Jewelry TV 21 349° N 21 mi 8
WTSJ Fubo Sports 38 349° N 21 mi 12
WTMJ NBC 4 349° N 21 mi 7
WITI FOX 6 350° N 20 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Racine, WI?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 20.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 21 miles.

For Racine 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 Racine are spread across 179° 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 Racine. 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 Racine, WI, including what each station carries.

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