Antenna aiming / Tallassee, AL
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Tallassee, AL

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

Transmitter directions from Tallassee, AL N E S W WCIQ — 6° N, 66 mi WCAC — 56° NE, 63 mi WYBU — 95° E, 51 mi WGIQ — 153° SSE, 64 mi WBMM — 181° S, 33 mi WIYC — 182° S, 33 mi WCOV — 199° SSW, 41 mi WSFA — 199° SSW, 41 mi WDIQ — 202° SSW, 73 mi WDSF — 222° SW, 29 mi WALE — 236° SW, 25 mi WETU — 236° SW, 25 mi WFRZ — 239° WSW, 18 mi WMCF — 239° WSW, 18 mi WNCF — 240° WSW, 55 mi WAKA — 242° WSW, 56 mi WAIQ — 243° WSW, 24 mi WBIH — 270° W, 53 mi WBXM — 270° W, 53 mi WBMA — 319° NW, 83 mi W16DS-D — 322° NW, 83 mi WTTO — 322° NW, 83 mi WIAT — 322° NW, 83 mi WABM — 322° NW, 83 mi WBIQ — 322° NW, 83 mi WBUN — 322° NW, 83 mi WUOA — 322° NW, 83 mi WVUA — 322° NW, 83 mi WBRC — 323° NW, 83 mi WTBM — 323° NW, 83 mi WVTM — 323° NW, 83 mi WOTM — 325° NW, 73 mi WOIL — 345° NNW, 62 mi WAXC — 359° N, 28 mi Tallassee

Point West-Northwest 295° on a compass — 83 miles of range covers this whole market

15/34stations in the beam
67/146free channels
46%of what's available
The other 19 stations sit southwest of you (220°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
6 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 Tallassee, AL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WCIQ PBS 7 6° N 66 mi 4
WCAC Independent 33 56° NE 63 mi 1
WYBU CTN 16 95° E 51 mi 5
WGIQ PBS 43 153° SSE 64 mi 4
WBMM CW 22 181° S 33 mi 7
WIYC Cozi TV 48 182° S 33 mi 7
WCOV FOX 20 199° SSW 41 mi 5
WSFA NBC 12 199° SSW 41 mi 6
WDIQ PBS 2 202° SSW 73 mi 4
WDSF MovieSphere Gold 19 222° SW 29 mi 7
WALE Montgomery Weather Channel 17 236° SW 25 mi 5
WETU Daystar 39 236° SW 25 mi 1
WFRZ Greater Love TV 33 239° WSW 18 mi 1
WMCF TBN 45 239° WSW 18 mi 5
WNCF ABC 32 240° WSW 55 mi 2
WAKA CBS 8 242° WSW 56 mi 9
WAIQ PBS 26 243° WSW 24 mi 4
WBIH TCT 29 270° W 53 mi 6
WBXM Telemundo 5 270° W 53 mi 6
WBMA ABC 58 319° NW 83 mi 4
W16DS-D Independent 47 322° NW 83 mi 2
WTTO CW 21 322° NW 83 mi 4
WIAT CW 42 322° NW 83 mi 4
WABM MyNetworkTV 68 322° NW 83 mi 5
WBIQ PBS 10 322° NW 83 mi 4
WBUN Daystar 28 322° NW 83 mi 1
WUOA Fubo Sports 46 322° NW 83 mi 7
WVUA Cozi TV 23 322° NW 83 mi 4
WBRC FOX 6 323° NW 83 mi 7
WTBM Telemundo 24 323° NW 83 mi 6
WVTM NBC 13 323° NW 83 mi 6
WOTM Independent 19 325° NW 73 mi 1
WOIL Independent 47 345° NNW 62 mi 1
WAXC Heartland TV 31 359° N 28 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Tallassee, AL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 18.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 42 miles.

For Tallassee 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 Tallassee are spread across 303° 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 Tallassee. 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 Tallassee, AL, including what each station carries.

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