Antenna aiming / Tecumseh, MI
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Tecumseh, MI

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

Transmitter directions from Tecumseh, MI N E S W WKBD — 44° NE, 45 mi WDWO — 44° NE, 45 mi WXYZ — 48° NE, 47 mi WDIV — 49° NE, 49 mi WJBK — 50° NE, 48 mi WMYD — 52° NE, 49 mi WWJ — 52° NE, 49 mi WHNE — 52° NE, 49 mi WUDL — 52° NE, 49 mi WTVS — 52° NE, 49 mi WUDT — 52° NE, 49 mi WLPC — 64° ENE, 51 mi WHPS — 72° ENE, 44 mi WNWO — 129° SE, 38 mi WTOL — 129° SE, 37 mi WTVG — 130° SE, 35 mi WGTE — 133° SE, 36 mi WUPW — 134° SE, 35 mi WMNT — 140° SE, 32 mi WDTJ — 141° SE, 32 mi WFND — 167° SSE, 64 mi WBGU — 179° S, 61 mi WLMB — 193° SSW, 19 mi WINM — 229° SW, 59 mi WSYM — 311° NW, 48 mi WILX — 312° NW, 44 mi WLAJ — 313° NW, 41 mi WKAR — 333° NNW, 53 mi WLNS — 334° NNW, 52 mi WPXD — 344° NNW, 26 mi Tecumseh

Point Northeast 43° on a compass — 64 miles of range covers this whole market

13/30stations in the beam
79/171free channels
46%of what's available
The other 17 stations sit south-southeast of you (166°). 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 Tecumseh, MI

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WKBD CW 50 44° NE 45 mi 7
WDWO Defy TV 18 44° NE 45 mi 8
WXYZ ABC 7 48° NE 47 mi 7
WDIV NBC 4 49° NE 49 mi 5
WJBK FOX 2 50° NE 48 mi 7
WMYD Independent 20 52° NE 49 mi 4
WWJ CBS 62 52° NE 49 mi 5
WHNE Binge TV 3 52° NE 49 mi 12
WUDL Defy TV 19 52° NE 49 mi 7
WTVS PBS 56 52° NE 49 mi 5
WUDT Daystar 23 52° NE 49 mi 1
WLPC Independent 28 64° ENE 51 mi 5
WHPS Maria Vision 15 72° ENE 44 mi 6
WNWO NBC 24 129° SE 38 mi 5
WTOL CBS 11 129° SE 37 mi 8
WTVG ABC 13 130° SE 35 mi 7
WGTE PBS 30 133° SE 36 mi 4
WUPW FOX 36 134° SE 35 mi 6
WMNT MyNetworkTV 48 140° SE 32 mi 8
WDTJ Daystar 68 141° SE 32 mi 1
WFND Independent 19 167° SSE 64 mi 1
WBGU PBS 27 179° S 61 mi 4
WLMB Independent 40 193° SSW 19 mi 6
WINM TCT 12 229° SW 59 mi 11
WSYM FOX 47 311° NW 48 mi 7
WILX NBC 10 312° NW 44 mi 7
WLAJ ABC 53 313° NW 41 mi 2
WKAR PBS 23 333° NNW 53 mi 5
WLNS CBS 6 334° NNW 52 mi 1
WPXD Ion 31 344° NNW 26 mi 9

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Tecumseh, MI?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 19.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 42 miles.

For Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh are spread across 279° 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 Tecumseh. 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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