Antenna aiming / Sorrento, FL
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Sorrento, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Sorrento, FL N E S W WPXB — 38° NE, 32 mi WOTF — 53° NE, 13 mi WKMG — 118° ESE, 29 mi WESH — 118° ESE, 29 mi WDSC — 118° ESE, 29 mi WEFS — 118° ESE, 29 mi WOFL — 120° ESE, 28 mi WUCF — 121° ESE, 28 mi WATV — 122° ESE, 29 mi WOFT — 122° ESE, 29 mi WRCF — 122° ESE, 29 mi WKCF — 122° ESE, 29 mi WVEN — 122° ESE, 29 mi WTGL — 122° ESE, 29 mi WHLV — 122° ESE, 29 mi WACX — 122° ESE, 29 mi WDTO — 122° ESE, 30 mi WRBW — 122° ESE, 30 mi WFTV — 122° ESE, 31 mi WRDQ — 122° ESE, 31 mi WSWF — 137° SE, 23 mi WZXZ — 137° SE, 23 mi WOPX — 156° SSE, 54 mi WWCI — 160° SSE, 19 mi WSPF — 169° SSE, 69 mi WHDO — 169° SSE, 31 mi WTMO — 173° S, 14 mi WFEF — 175° S, 16 mi WKME — 183° S, 31 mi WTVT — 214° SW, 82 mi WTSP — 215° SW, 83 mi WCLF — 215° SW, 83 mi WMOR — 215° SW, 83 mi WFTT — 215° SW, 83 mi WXPX — 215° SW, 83 mi WSVT — 215° SW, 83 mi W16DQ-D — 215° SW, 83 mi WTOG — 215° SW, 83 mi WFTS — 215° SW, 82 mi WFLA — 215° SW, 82 mi WTTA — 215° SW, 82 mi WEDQ — 216° SW, 82 mi WVEA — 216° SW, 82 mi WEDU — 216° SW, 82 mi WXAX — 216° SW, 82 mi WRMD — 225° SW, 84 mi WOGX — 307° NW, 63 mi WCJB — 313° NW, 74 mi WUFT — 319° NW, 83 mi WRUF — 319° NW, 83 mi WJGV — 347° NNW, 55 mi Sorrento

Point Southeast 145° on a compass — 84 miles of range covers this whole market

26/51stations in the beam
148/264free channels
56%of what's available
The other 25 stations sit southwest of you (230°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
12 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 Sorrento, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WPXB Daystar 50 38° NE 32 mi 1
WOTF Independent 26 53° NE 13 mi 6
WKMG CBS 6 118° ESE 29 mi 7
WESH NBC 2 118° ESE 29 mi 3
WDSC Independent 15 118° ESE 29 mi 3
WEFS Independent 68 118° ESE 29 mi 4
WOFL FOX 35 120° ESE 28 mi 4
WUCF PBS 24 121° ESE 28 mi 5
WATV Fubo Sports 47 122° ESE 29 mi 8
WOFT Shop HQ 8 122° ESE 29 mi 12
WRCF UniMas 29 122° ESE 29 mi 1
WKCF CW 18 122° ESE 29 mi 6
WVEN Univision 43 122° ESE 29 mi 8
WTGL Independent 45 122° ESE 29 mi 1
WHLV TBN 52 122° ESE 29 mi 5
WACX Independent 55 122° ESE 29 mi 13
WDTO Daystar 50 122° ESE 30 mi 1
WRBW MyNetworkTV 65 122° ESE 30 mi 4
WFTV ABC 9 122° ESE 31 mi 5
WRDQ Independent 27 122° ESE 31 mi 5
WSWF Diya TV 10 137° SE 23 mi 8
WZXZ Retro TV 36 137° SE 23 mi 4
WOPX Ion 56 156° SSE 54 mi 8
WWCI Infomercials 10 160° SSE 19 mi 7
WSPF TCT 35 169° SSE 69 mi 8
WHDO Infomercials 38 169° SSE 31 mi 7
WTMO Telemundo 31 173° S 14 mi 4
WFEF Infomercials 50 175° S 16 mi 7
WKME Telemundo 31 183° S 31 mi 4
WTVT FOX 13 214° SW 82 mi 7
WTSP CBS 10 215° SW 83 mi 6
WCLF CTN 22 215° SW 83 mi 5
WMOR Independent 32 215° SW 83 mi 3
WFTT Scientology Network 62 215° SW 83 mi 6
WXPX Independent 66 215° SW 83 mi 8
WSVT Daystar 18 215° SW 83 mi 1
W16DQ-D Sports First TV 43 215° SW 83 mi 8
WTOG Independent 44 215° SW 83 mi 7
WFTS ABC 28 215° SW 82 mi 7
WFLA NBC 8 215° SW 82 mi 3
WTTA CW 38 215° SW 82 mi 2
WEDQ PBS 3 216° SW 82 mi 3
WVEA Univision 50 216° SW 82 mi 7
WEDU PBS 3 216° SW 82 mi 3
WXAX Defy TV 26 216° SW 82 mi 6
WRMD Telemundo 49 225° SW 84 mi 4
WOGX FOX 51 307° NW 63 mi 5
WCJB ABC 20 313° NW 74 mi 6
WUFT PBS 5 319° NW 83 mi 3
WRUF Independent 10 319° NW 83 mi 1
WJGV Independent 48 347° NNW 55 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Sorrento, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 12.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 29 miles.

For Sorrento we would start with an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The towers are far enough out that an amplified indoor antenna, or one mounted in the attic, will pull in far more of the lineup than a basic flat antenna.

The towers around Sorrento are spread across 278° 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 Sorrento. 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.

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