Antenna aiming / Roseville, MI
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Roseville, MI

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

Transmitter directions from Roseville, MI N E S W WADL — 38° NE, 4 mi WNWO — 200° SSW, 62 mi WTOL — 202° SSW, 62 mi WHPS — 203° SSW, 23 mi WTVG — 203° SSW, 62 mi WGTE — 204° SSW, 64 mi WUPW — 204° SSW, 64 mi WLPC — 204° SSW, 13 mi WMNT — 207° SSW, 66 mi WDTJ — 208° SSW, 67 mi WTVS — 251° WSW, 13 mi WUDT — 251° WSW, 13 mi WHNE — 251° WSW, 13 mi WUDL — 251° WSW, 13 mi WWJ — 251° WSW, 13 mi WMYD — 251° WSW, 13 mi WJBK — 257° WSW, 14 mi WXYZ — 261° W, 16 mi WDIV — 263° W, 14 mi WKBD — 265° W, 19 mi WDWO — 265° W, 19 mi W35DQ-D — 318° NW, 63 mi WXON — 321° NW, 59 mi WFFC — 321° NW, 79 mi WEYI — 321° NW, 63 mi WNEM — 326° NW, 81 mi WBSF — 326° NW, 81 mi Roseville

Point Southwest 228° on a compass — 81 miles of range covers this whole market

16/27stations in the beam
91/161free channels
57%of what's available
The other 11 stations sit northwest of you (306°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
5 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 Roseville, MI

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WADL MyNetworkTV 38 38° NE 4 mi 8
WNWO NBC 24 200° SSW 62 mi 5
WTOL CBS 11 202° SSW 62 mi 8
WHPS Maria Vision 15 203° SSW 23 mi 6
WTVG ABC 13 203° SSW 62 mi 7
WGTE PBS 30 204° SSW 64 mi 4
WUPW FOX 36 204° SSW 64 mi 6
WLPC Independent 28 204° SSW 13 mi 5
WMNT MyNetworkTV 48 207° SSW 66 mi 8
WDTJ Daystar 68 208° SSW 67 mi 1
WTVS PBS 56 251° WSW 13 mi 5
WUDT Daystar 23 251° WSW 13 mi 1
WHNE Binge TV 3 251° WSW 13 mi 12
WUDL Defy TV 19 251° WSW 13 mi 7
WWJ CBS 62 251° WSW 13 mi 5
WMYD Independent 20 251° WSW 13 mi 4
WJBK FOX 2 257° WSW 14 mi 7
WXYZ ABC 7 261° W 16 mi 7
WDIV NBC 4 263° W 14 mi 5
WKBD CW 50 265° W 19 mi 7
WDWO Defy TV 18 265° W 19 mi 8
W35DQ-D MovieSphere Gold 24 318° NW 63 mi 7
WXON Retro TV 9 321° NW 59 mi 7
WFFC Black Vision TV 17 321° NW 79 mi 7
WEYI Roar 25 321° NW 63 mi 5
WNEM CBS 5 326° NW 81 mi 6
WBSF CW 46 326° NW 81 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Roseville, MI?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 4.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 15 miles.

For Roseville 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 Roseville are spread across 197° 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 Roseville. 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 Roseville, MI, including what each station carries.

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