Antenna aiming / Spring Branch, TX
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Spring Branch, TX

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

Transmitter directions from Spring Branch, TX N E S W KAKW — 23° NNE, 63 mi KXAN — 50° NE, 47 mi KNVA — 50° NE, 47 mi KBVO-CD — 50° NE, 47 mi KTFO — 50° NE, 47 mi KLRU — 50° NE, 47 mi KVUE — 50° NE, 47 mi KEYE — 50° NE, 47 mi KADF — 51° NE, 47 mi KADT — 51° NE, 47 mi KVAT — 51° NE, 47 mi KGBS — 51° NE, 47 mi KTBC — 52° NE, 47 mi K32OJ-D — 56° NE, 48 mi KOBS — 131° SE, 13 mi KHCE — 168° SSE, 43 mi KVDA — 168° SSE, 42 mi KGMM — 168° SSE, 42 mi KWEX — 168° SSE, 42 mi KSAT — 168° SSE, 44 mi K25OB-D — 169° SSE, 44 mi KABB — 169° S, 42 mi WOAI — 169° S, 44 mi KENS — 169° S, 44 mi KQVE — 175° S, 39 mi KLRN — 175° S, 39 mi KISA — 191° S, 32 mi K17MJ-D — 191° S, 32 mi KVDF — 191° S, 32 mi KNIC — 205° SSW, 15 mi KMYS — 236° WSW, 35 mi KPXL — 244° WSW, 43 mi KVHC — 290° WNW, 43 mi KCWX — 324° NW, 21 mi KBVO — 350° N, 55 mi Spring Branch

Point North-Northeast 26° on a compass — 63 miles of range covers this whole market

14/35stations in the beam
90/215free channels
42%of what's available
The other 21 stations sit south of you (187°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
7 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 Spring Branch, TX

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KAKW Univision 62 23° NNE 63 mi 8
KXAN NBC 36 50° NE 47 mi 5
KNVA CW 54 50° NE 47 mi 5
KBVO-CD MyNetworkTV 14 50° NE 47 mi 4
KTFO UniMas 31 50° NE 47 mi 8
KLRU PBS 18 50° NE 47 mi 4
KVUE ABC 24 50° NE 47 mi 8
KEYE CBS 42 50° NE 47 mi 6
KADF Shop HQ 20 51° NE 47 mi 12
KADT Daystar 16 51° NE 47 mi 1
KVAT Fubo Sports 17 51° NE 47 mi 12
KGBS Infomercials 19 51° NE 47 mi 7
KTBC FOX 7 52° NE 47 mi 7
K32OJ-D Independent 32 56° NE 48 mi 3
KOBS Infomercials 19 131° SE 13 mi 7
KHCE TBN 23 168° SSE 43 mi 2
KVDA Telemundo 60 168° SSE 42 mi 7
KGMM Estrella TV 10 168° SSE 42 mi 8
KWEX Univision 41 168° SSE 42 mi 6
KSAT ABC 12 168° SSE 44 mi 5
K25OB-D NTD America 27 169° SSE 44 mi 7
KABB FOX 29 169° S 42 mi 4
WOAI NBC 4 169° S 44 mi 4
KENS CBS 5 169° S 44 mi 8
KQVE Daystar 46 175° S 39 mi 1
KLRN PBS 9 175° S 39 mi 6
KISA Infomercials 40 191° S 32 mi 7
K17MJ-D Sports First TV 51 191° S 32 mi 7
KVDF Fubo Sports 31 191° S 32 mi 7
KNIC UniMas 17 205° SSW 15 mi 6
KMYS Roar 35 236° WSW 35 mi 2
KPXL Ion 26 244° WSW 43 mi 9
KVHC Shop HQ 11 290° WNW 43 mi 12
KCWX MyNetworkTV 2 324° NW 21 mi 6
KBVO MyNetworkTV 14 350° N 55 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Spring Branch, TX?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 13.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 43 miles.

For Spring Branch 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 Spring Branch are spread across 284° 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 Spring Branch. 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 Spring Branch, TX, including what each station carries.

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