Antenna aiming / Scottsville, KY
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Scottsville, KY

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

Transmitter directions from Scottsville, KY N E S W WDNZ — 0° N, 18 mi WNKY-LD — 0° N, 18 mi WNKY — 1° N, 18 mi WKZT — 16° NNE, 66 mi WBKI — 37° NE, 66 mi WLCU — 48° NE, 60 mi WPBM — 51° NE, 7 mi WCTE — 131° SE, 62 mi WJFB — 195° SSW, 44 mi WHTN — 196° SSW, 50 mi WNPX-LD — 207° SSW, 66 mi WNPT — 216° SW, 62 mi WKRN — 216° SW, 62 mi WLLC — 219° SW, 54 mi WJDE — 219° SW, 54 mi WTNX — 219° SW, 53 mi WSMV — 221° SW, 58 mi WTVF — 224° SW, 48 mi WZTV — 224° SW, 49 mi WUXP — 224° SW, 49 mi WNAB — 224° SW, 49 mi WNPX — 225° SW, 49 mi WRTN — 225° SW, 49 mi WNTU — 225° SW, 49 mi WCTZ — 225° SW, 49 mi WKUW — 225° SW, 49 mi WJNK — 225° SW, 49 mi WPGD — 225° SW, 49 mi WKUT — 232° SW, 26 mi WKGB — 311° NW, 33 mi WBKO — 325° NW, 25 mi WKYU — 325° NW, 25 mi WCZU — 343° NNW, 28 mi Scottsville

Point South-Southwest 203° on a compass — 66 miles of range covers this whole market

21/33stations in the beam
111/157free channels
71%of what's available
The other 12 stations sit north of you (7°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
4 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 Scottsville, KY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WDNZ The Country Network 11 0° N 18 mi 3
WNKY-LD Ion 35 0° N 18 mi 4
WNKY NBC 40 1° N 18 mi 3
WKZT PBS 23 16° NNE 66 mi 4
WBKI CW 58 37° NE 66 mi 6
WLCU Independent 4 48° NE 60 mi 1
WPBM Independent 31 51° NE 7 mi 1
WCTE PBS 22 131° SE 62 mi 4
WJFB MeTV 44 195° SSW 44 mi 10
WHTN CTN 39 196° SSW 50 mi 5
WNPX-LD Daystar 24 207° SSW 66 mi 1
WNPT PBS 8 216° SW 62 mi 4
WKRN ABC 2 216° SW 62 mi 5
WLLC Univision 42 219° SW 54 mi 4
WJDE KCMI 31 219° SW 54 mi 10
WTNX Telemundo 29 219° SW 53 mi 4
WSMV NBC 4 221° SW 58 mi 6
WTVF CBS 5 224° SW 48 mi 6
WZTV FOX 17 224° SW 49 mi 5
WUXP MyNetworkTV 30 224° SW 49 mi 3
WNAB Roar 58 224° SW 49 mi 3
WNPX Independent 28 225° SW 49 mi 9
WRTN Daystar 6 225° SW 49 mi 4
WNTU Daystar 26 225° SW 49 mi 1
WCTZ Buzzr 35 225° SW 49 mi 11
WKUW MovieSphere Gold 40 225° SW 49 mi 7
WJNK TBN 59 225° SW 49 mi 1
WPGD TBN 50 225° SW 49 mi 5
WKUT 365BLK 25 232° SW 26 mi 7
WKGB PBS 53 311° NW 33 mi 4
WBKO ABC 13 325° NW 25 mi 6
WKYU PBS 24 325° NW 25 mi 3
WCZU 365BLK 39 343° NNW 28 mi 7

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Scottsville, KY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 6.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 45 miles.

For Scottsville 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 Scottsville are spread across 280° 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 Scottsville. 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 Scottsville, KY, including what each station carries.

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