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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in San Clemente, CA

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

Transmitter directions from San Clemente, CA N E S W KVCR — 20° NNE, 43 mi KZSW — 21° NNE, 43 mi KVMD — 42° NE, 62 mi KZTC — 128° SE, 42 mi KSKT — 128° SE, 42 mi KPBS — 143° SE, 59 mi KSDX — 143° SE, 59 mi KUSI — 143° SE, 59 mi KUAN — 143° SE, 59 mi KNSD — 143° SE, 59 mi KSWB — 143° SE, 59 mi KDTF — 143° SE, 59 mi KSDY — 143° SE, 59 mi KGTV — 156° SSE, 41 mi KBNT — 156° SSE, 41 mi KFMB — 156° SSE, 41 mi KSKJ — 320° NW, 82 mi KEDD — 321° NW, 80 mi KIIO — 325° NW, 66 mi KILM — 332° NNW, 65 mi KZNO — 333° NNW, 65 mi KPXN — 333° NNW, 65 mi KPOM — 333° NNW, 65 mi KSFV — 333° NNW, 65 mi KSCI — 333° NNW, 65 mi KSCN — 333° NNW, 65 mi KVEA — 333° NNW, 65 mi KWHY — 333° NNW, 65 mi KRCA — 333° NNW, 65 mi KHTV — 333° NNW, 65 mi KNLA — 333° NNW, 66 mi KHIZ — 333° NNW, 66 mi KFLA — 333° NNW, 66 mi KCBS — 333° NNW, 66 mi KCAL — 333° NNW, 66 mi KDOC — 333° NNW, 66 mi KJLA — 333° NNW, 66 mi KXLA — 333° NNW, 66 mi KTLA — 333° NNW, 66 mi KMEX — 333° NNW, 66 mi KFTR — 333° NNW, 66 mi KOCE — 333° NNW, 66 mi KABC — 333° NNW, 66 mi KAZA — 333° NNW, 66 mi KNBC — 333° NNW, 66 mi KTTV — 333° NNW, 65 mi KCOP — 333° NNW, 65 mi KCET — 333° NNW, 65 mi KLCS — 333° NNW, 65 mi KTBN — 333° NNW, 65 mi KILA — 351° N, 29 mi San Clemente

Point North 351° on a compass — 82 miles of range covers this whole market

35/51stations in the beam
181/272free channels
67%of what's available
The other 16 stations sit southeast of you (139°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
19 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 San Clemente, CA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KVCR PBS 24 20° NNE 43 mi 4
KZSW 3ABN 10 21° NNE 43 mi 11
KVMD OnTV4U 31 42° NE 62 mi 6
KZTC Biz TV 7 128° SE 42 mi 4
KSKT MovieSphere Gold 43 128° SE 42 mi 12
KPBS PBS 15 143° SE 59 mi 4
KSDX Binge TV 9 143° SE 59 mi 12
KUSI CW 51 143° SE 59 mi 3
KUAN Telemundo 48 143° SE 59 mi 2
KNSD NBC 39 143° SE 59 mi 4
KSWB FOX 69 143° SE 59 mi 6
KDTF UniMas 36 143° SE 59 mi 2
KSDY Nuestra Vision 50 143° SE 59 mi 6
KGTV ABC 10 156° SSE 41 mi 8
KBNT Univision 17 156° SSE 41 mi 3
KFMB CBS 8 156° SSE 41 mi 6
KSKJ Heartland TV 45 320° NW 82 mi 12
KEDD Jewelry TV 45 321° NW 80 mi 1
KIIO US Armenia 10 325° NW 66 mi 6
KILM Bounce TV 64 332° NNW 65 mi 1
KZNO Jewelry TV 12 333° NNW 65 mi 1
KPXN Ion 30 333° NNW 65 mi 7
KPOM Catchy Comedy 14 333° NNW 65 mi 2
KSFV MeTV Toons 27 333° NNW 65 mi 3
KSCI Shop LC 18 333° NNW 65 mi 4
KSCN Scientology Network 22 333° NNW 65 mi 1
KVEA Telemundo 52 333° NNW 65 mi 3
KWHY Canal de la Fe 63 333° NNW 65 mi 2
KRCA Estrella TV 62 333° NNW 65 mi 3
KHTV MeTV Plus 6 333° NNW 65 mi 1
KNLA Daystar 20 333° NNW 66 mi 6
KHIZ Defy TV 39 333° NNW 66 mi 7
KFLA Infomercials 8 333° NNW 66 mi 12
KCBS CBS 2 333° NNW 66 mi 5
KCAL Independent 9 333° NNW 66 mi 6
KDOC TCT 56 333° NNW 66 mi 12
KJLA Vision Latina 57 333° NNW 66 mi 9
KXLA Independent 44 333° NNW 66 mi 6
KTLA CW 5 333° NNW 66 mi 6
KMEX Univision 34 333° NNW 66 mi 6
KFTR UniMas 46 333° NNW 66 mi 6
KOCE PBS 50 333° NNW 66 mi 5
KABC ABC 7 333° NNW 66 mi 4
KAZA MeTV 54 333° NNW 66 mi 5
KNBC NBC 4 333° NNW 66 mi 5
KTTV FOX 11 333° NNW 65 mi 5
KCOP MyNetworkTV 13 333° NNW 65 mi 4
KCET PBS 28 333° NNW 65 mi 3
KLCS PBS 58 333° NNW 65 mi 3
KTBN TBN 40 333° NNW 65 mi 5
KILA Infomercials 8 351° N 29 mi 12

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in San Clemente, CA?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 29.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 59 miles.

For San Clemente 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 San Clemente are spread across 196° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 San Clemente. 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 San Clemente, CA, including what each station carries.

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