Antenna aiming / San German, PR
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in San German, PR

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

Transmitter directions from San German, PR N E S W WECN — 3° N, 60 mi WELU — 47° NE, 4 mi WIMN — 48° NE, 35 mi WORA — 48° NE, 4 mi WIPM — 52° NE, 5 mi WNJX — 52° NE, 5 mi WOLE — 52° NE, 5 mi WTPM — 54° NE, 5 mi WJWN — 54° NE, 5 mi WCCV — 65° ENE, 20 mi WSJN — 77° ENE, 59 mi WLII — 79° E, 62 mi WZNA — 79° E, 62 mi WUJA — 79° E, 62 mi WWXY — 79° E, 62 mi WDWL — 79° E, 62 mi WTIN — 82° E, 31 mi WSUR — 82° E, 31 mi WUSP — 85° E, 32 mi WKAQ — 89° E, 65 mi WAPA — 90° E, 65 mi WIPR — 90° E, 65 mi WXWZ — 90° E, 65 mi WVOZ — 96° E, 19 mi WKPV — 96° E, 19 mi WQTO — 96° E, 19 mi WQQZ — 97° E, 19 mi WSTE — 100° E, 26 mi WOST — 325° NW, 17 mi WQSJ — 325° NW, 17 mi WCLO — 327° NNW, 17 mi WVEO — 330° NNW, 17 mi WIRS — 330° NNW, 17 mi WSJP — 340° NNW, 22 mi San German

Point East-Northeast 70° on a compass — 65 miles of range covers this whole market

27/34stations in the beam
78/95free channels
82%of what's available
The other 7 stations sit north-northwest of you (334°). 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 San German, PR

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WECN Unico TV 64 3° N 60 mi 2
WELU CTN International 34 47° NE 4 mi 1
WIMN Independent 37 48° NE 35 mi 4
WORA ABC 5 48° NE 4 mi 3
WIPM Independent 3 52° NE 5 mi 3
WNJX Independent 4 52° NE 5 mi 5
WOLE Independent 12 52° NE 5 mi 2
WTPM Independent 28 54° NE 5 mi 4
WJWN America TeVe 38 54° NE 5 mi 2
WCCV Independent 54 65° ENE 20 mi 1
WSJN CTN International 20 77° ENE 59 mi 3
WLII Independent 11 79° E 62 mi 2
WZNA Independent 3 79° E 62 mi 1
WUJA Independent 58 79° E 62 mi 4
WWXY Independent 25 79° E 62 mi 3
WDWL Enlace 36 79° E 62 mi 1
WTIN Independent 4 82° E 31 mi 5
WSUR Independent 9 82° E 31 mi 2
WUSP CTN International 20 85° E 32 mi 5
WKAQ Telemundo 2 89° E 65 mi 3
WAPA Independent 4 90° E 65 mi 3
WIPR Independent 6 90° E 65 mi 3
WXWZ Independent 23 90° E 65 mi 2
WVOZ Mega TV 48 96° E 19 mi 3
WKPV America TeVe 20 96° E 19 mi 3
WQTO PBS 26 96° E 19 mi 2
WQQZ Independent 14 97° E 19 mi 6
WSTE Univision 7 100° E 26 mi 2
WOST Independent 14 325° NW 17 mi 6
WQSJ CTN International 20 325° NW 17 mi 2
WCLO Independent 25 327° NNW 17 mi 1
WVEO Daystar 18 330° NNW 17 mi 1
WIRS America TeVe 24 330° NNW 17 mi 2
WSJP Cozi TV 26 340° NNW 22 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in San German, PR?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 4.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 18 miles.

For San German 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 San German are spread across 135° 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 San German. 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 German, PR, including what each station carries.

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