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

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

Transmitter directions from Rosamond, CA N E S W KTBN — 161° SSE, 47 mi KCET — 161° SSE, 47 mi KLCS — 161° SSE, 47 mi KTTV — 161° SSE, 47 mi KCOP — 161° SSE, 47 mi KNBC — 162° SSE, 47 mi KOCE — 162° SSE, 47 mi KABC — 162° SSE, 47 mi KAZA — 162° SSE, 47 mi KTLA — 162° SSE, 47 mi KMEX — 162° SSE, 47 mi KFTR — 162° SSE, 47 mi KXLA — 162° SSE, 47 mi KDOC — 162° SSE, 47 mi KJLA — 162° SSE, 47 mi KSCI — 162° SSE, 48 mi KSCN — 162° SSE, 48 mi KVEA — 162° SSE, 48 mi KWHY — 162° SSE, 48 mi KRCA — 162° SSE, 48 mi KHTV — 162° SSE, 48 mi KPXN — 162° SSE, 48 mi KPOM — 162° SSE, 48 mi KSFV — 162° SSE, 48 mi KCBS — 162° SSE, 47 mi KCAL — 162° SSE, 47 mi KZNO — 162° SSE, 48 mi KHIZ — 162° SSE, 46 mi KFLA — 162° SSE, 46 mi KNLA — 162° SSE, 46 mi KILM — 162° SSE, 48 mi KIIO — 171° S, 49 mi KEDD — 188° S, 42 mi KSKJ — 192° SSW, 41 mi KXBF — 316° NW, 46 mi KCBT — 329° NNW, 46 mi KBFK — 329° NNW, 46 mi KNXT — 329° NNW, 46 mi KJOI — 329° NNW, 46 mi KABE — 329° NNW, 46 mi KTLD — 329° NNW, 46 mi KKEY — 329° NNW, 46 mi KUVI — 329° NNW, 46 mi KGET — 329° NNW, 46 mi KERO — 339° NNW, 43 mi KBTF — 339° NNW, 43 mi KBAK — 340° NNW, 43 mi KBFX — 340° NNW, 43 mi KBBV — 340° NNW, 43 mi Rosamond

Point South-Southeast 162° on a compass — 49 miles of range covers this whole market

34/49stations in the beam
168/231free channels
73%of what's available
The other 15 stations sit north-northwest of you (332°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
15 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 Rosamond, CA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KTBN TBN 40 161° SSE 47 mi 5
KCET PBS 28 161° SSE 47 mi 3
KLCS PBS 58 161° SSE 47 mi 3
KTTV FOX 11 161° SSE 47 mi 5
KCOP MyNetworkTV 13 161° SSE 47 mi 4
KNBC NBC 4 162° SSE 47 mi 5
KOCE PBS 50 162° SSE 47 mi 5
KABC ABC 7 162° SSE 47 mi 4
KAZA MeTV 54 162° SSE 47 mi 5
KTLA CW 5 162° SSE 47 mi 6
KMEX Univision 34 162° SSE 47 mi 6
KFTR UniMas 46 162° SSE 47 mi 6
KXLA Independent 44 162° SSE 47 mi 6
KDOC TCT 56 162° SSE 47 mi 12
KJLA Vision Latina 57 162° SSE 47 mi 9
KSCI Shop LC 18 162° SSE 48 mi 4
KSCN Scientology Network 22 162° SSE 48 mi 1
KVEA Telemundo 52 162° SSE 48 mi 3
KWHY Canal de la Fe 63 162° SSE 48 mi 2
KRCA Estrella TV 62 162° SSE 48 mi 3
KHTV MeTV Plus 6 162° SSE 48 mi 1
KPXN Ion 30 162° SSE 48 mi 7
KPOM Catchy Comedy 14 162° SSE 48 mi 2
KSFV MeTV Toons 27 162° SSE 48 mi 3
KCBS CBS 2 162° SSE 47 mi 5
KCAL Independent 9 162° SSE 47 mi 6
KZNO Jewelry TV 12 162° SSE 48 mi 1
KHIZ Defy TV 39 162° SSE 46 mi 7
KFLA Infomercials 8 162° SSE 46 mi 12
KNLA Daystar 20 162° SSE 46 mi 6
KILM Bounce TV 64 162° SSE 48 mi 1
KIIO US Armenia 10 171° S 49 mi 7
KEDD Jewelry TV 45 188° S 42 mi 1
KSKJ Heartland TV 45 192° SSW 41 mi 12
KXBF SonLife 14 316° NW 46 mi 7
KCBT Estrella TV 34 329° NNW 46 mi 4
KBFK Movies! 34 329° NNW 46 mi 7
KNXT MyNetworkTV 53 329° NNW 46 mi 2
KJOI Daystar 32 329° NNW 46 mi 1
KABE Univision 39 329° NNW 46 mi 1
KTLD 3ABN 8 329° NNW 46 mi 7
KKEY Telemundo 13 329° NNW 46 mi 1
KUVI Quest 45 329° NNW 46 mi 8
KGET NBC 17 329° NNW 46 mi 4
KERO ABC 23 339° NNW 43 mi 7
KBTF UniMas 31 339° NNW 43 mi 3
KBAK CBS 29 340° NNW 43 mi 4
KBFX FOX 58 340° NNW 43 mi 4
KBBV TeleXitos 19 340° NNW 43 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Rosamond, CA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 41.4 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 46 miles.

For Rosamond 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 Rosamond are spread across 178° 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 Rosamond. 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 Rosamond, CA, including what each station carries.

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