Antenna aiming / Stevensville, MD
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Stevensville, MD

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

Transmitter directions from Stevensville, MD N E S W WWDD — 7° N, 40 mi WDPB — 117° ESE, 44 mi WMDE — 117° ESE, 44 mi WRDE — 129° SE, 48 mi WBOC — 129° SE, 48 mi WGDV — 133° SE, 44 mi WMDT — 133° SE, 44 mi WCPB — 134° SE, 55 mi WDWA — 259° W, 55 mi WNVC — 265° W, 48 mi WDCN — 265° W, 48 mi WRC — 270° W, 40 mi WRZB — 270° W, 40 mi WFDC — 270° W, 40 mi WZDC — 270° W, 40 mi WWTD — 270° W, 40 mi WIAV — 270° W, 40 mi WDCO — 270° W, 40 mi WDME — 270° W, 40 mi WETA — 271° W, 40 mi WJLA — 271° W, 40 mi WUSA — 271° W, 40 mi WHUT — 271° W, 40 mi WPXW — 271° W, 40 mi WTTG — 272° W, 40 mi WDCA — 272° W, 40 mi WDCW — 273° W, 37 mi WDDN — 276° W, 39 mi WMPT — 288° WNW, 16 mi WQAW — 288° WNW, 16 mi WFPT — 293° WNW, 57 mi WMPB — 326° NW, 42 mi WMAR — 328° NNW, 32 mi WBAL — 328° NNW, 32 mi WJZ — 328° NNW, 32 mi WBFF — 328° NNW, 32 mi WNUV — 328° NNW, 32 mi WUTB — 328° NNW, 32 mi WMJF — 336° NNW, 35 mi WLYH — 349° N, 68 mi Stevensville

Point West-Northwest 299° on a compass — 68 miles of range covers this whole market

27/40stations in the beam
124/169free channels
73%of what's available
The other 13 stations sit southeast of you (129°). 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 Stevensville, MD

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WWDD Daystar 49 7° N 40 mi 1
WDPB PBS 64 117° ESE 44 mi 3
WMDE Shop LC 36 117° ESE 44 mi 7
WRDE NBC 31 129° SE 48 mi 4
WBOC CBS 16 129° SE 48 mi 3
WGDV WeatherNation TV 32 133° SE 44 mi 7
WMDT ABC 47 133° SE 44 mi 4
WCPB PBS 28 134° SE 55 mi 4
WDWA Daystar 23 259° W 55 mi 2
WNVC World 41 265° W 48 mi 1
WDCN The Country Network 6 265° W 48 mi 1
WRC NBC 4 270° W 40 mi 4
WRZB HSN2 31 270° W 40 mi 4
WFDC Univision 14 270° W 40 mi 4
WZDC Telemundo 44 270° W 40 mi 2
WWTD HSN2 49 270° W 40 mi 5
WIAV Roar 58 270° W 40 mi 2
WDCO Roar 10 270° W 40 mi 1
WDME MeTV 48 270° W 40 mi 8
WETA PBS 26 271° W 40 mi 5
WJLA ABC 7 271° W 40 mi 6
WUSA CBS 9 271° W 40 mi 5
WHUT PBS 32 271° W 40 mi 2
WPXW Ion 66 271° W 40 mi 8
WTTG FOX 5 272° W 40 mi 3
WDCA MyNetworkTV 20 272° W 40 mi 4
WDCW CW 50 273° W 37 mi 3
WDDN Daystar 23 276° W 39 mi 2
WMPT PBS 22 288° WNW 16 mi 5
WQAW Jewelry TV 69 288° WNW 16 mi 12
WFPT PBS 62 293° WNW 57 mi 4
WMPB PBS 67 326° NW 42 mi 5
WMAR ABC 2 328° NNW 32 mi 9
WBAL NBC 11 328° NNW 32 mi 7
WJZ CBS 13 328° NNW 32 mi 6
WBFF FOX 45 328° NNW 32 mi 3
WNUV CW 54 328° NNW 32 mi 4
WUTB Roar 24 328° NNW 32 mi 1
WMJF MeTV Toons 39 336° NNW 35 mi 7
WLYH Independent 49 349° N 68 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Stevensville, MD?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 15.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 38 miles.

For Stevensville 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 Stevensville are spread across 234° 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 Stevensville. 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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