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

How to aim your TV antenna in Starke, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Starke, FL N E S W WPXC — 20° NNE, 66 mi WUJX — 53° NE, 40 mi WFOX — 53° NE, 40 mi WJAX — 53° NE, 40 mi WJCT — 53° NE, 40 mi WJKF — 54° NE, 40 mi WJXE — 54° NE, 41 mi WKBJ — 54° NE, 41 mi WRCZ — 54° NE, 41 mi WUJF — 54° NE, 41 mi WBXJ — 54° NE, 41 mi WJEB — 54° NE, 41 mi WCWJ — 54° NE, 41 mi WJXT — 55° NE, 41 mi WTLV — 55° NE, 41 mi WJXX — 55° NE, 41 mi WQXT — 92° E, 44 mi WPXB — 132° SE, 78 mi WJGV — 134° SE, 35 mi WOGX — 198° SSW, 42 mi WCJB — 212° SSW, 32 mi WUFT — 228° SW, 23 mi WRUF — 228° SW, 23 mi WGFL — 233° SW, 35 mi WNBW — 233° SW, 35 mi WYME — 233° SW, 35 mi WFXU — 309° NW, 69 mi Starke

Point North-Northeast 25° on a compass — 78 miles of range covers this whole market

16/27stations in the beam
87/130free channels
67%of what's available
The other 11 stations sit south-southwest of you (208°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
5 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 Starke, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WPXC Ion 21 20° NNE 66 mi 9
WUJX Quiero TV 18 53° NE 40 mi 3
WFOX FOX 30 53° NE 40 mi 4
WJAX CBS 47 53° NE 40 mi 4
WJCT PBS 7 53° NE 40 mi 6
WJKF WEST 9 54° NE 40 mi 6
WJXE NTD America 10 54° NE 41 mi 7
WKBJ Buzzr 20 54° NE 41 mi 7
WRCZ MovieSphere Gold 35 54° NE 41 mi 7
WUJF Daystar 33 54° NE 41 mi 1
WBXJ Maria Vision 43 54° NE 41 mi 5
WJEB TBN 59 54° NE 41 mi 3
WCWJ CW 17 54° NE 41 mi 6
WJXT Independent 4 55° NE 41 mi 3
WTLV NBC 12 55° NE 41 mi 8
WJXX ABC 25 55° NE 41 mi 8
WQXT Retro TV 22 92° E 44 mi 8
WPXB Daystar 50 132° SE 78 mi 1
WJGV Independent 48 134° SE 35 mi 4
WOGX FOX 51 198° SSW 42 mi 5
WCJB ABC 20 212° SSW 32 mi 6
WUFT PBS 5 228° SW 23 mi 3
WRUF Independent 10 228° SW 23 mi 1
WGFL CBS 28 233° SW 35 mi 3
WNBW Roar 9 233° SW 35 mi 5
WYME Antenna TV 45 233° SW 35 mi 1
WFXU Independent 57 309° NW 69 mi 6

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Starke, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 22.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 41 miles.

For Starke 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 Starke 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 Starke. 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 Starke, FL, including what each station carries.

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