Antenna aiming / Temple City, CA
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How to aim your TV antenna in Temple City, CA

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

Transmitter directions from Temple City, CA N E S W K36JH-D — 51° NE, 56 mi KVCR — 102° ESE, 45 mi KZSW — 102° ESE, 46 mi KILA — 130° SE, 32 mi KSKJ — 298° WNW, 27 mi KIIO — 298° WNW, 9 mi KEDD — 300° WNW, 24 mi KNLA — 354° N, 9 mi KHIZ — 354° N, 9 mi KFLA — 354° N, 9 mi KILM — 355° N, 8 mi KCBS — 355° N, 9 mi KCAL — 355° N, 9 mi KDOC — 356° N, 9 mi KJLA — 356° N, 9 mi KXLA — 356° N, 9 mi KTLA — 356° N, 9 mi KMEX — 356° N, 9 mi KFTR — 356° N, 9 mi KOCE — 356° N, 9 mi KABC — 356° N, 9 mi KAZA — 356° N, 9 mi KNBC — 357° N, 9 mi KTTV — 357° N, 9 mi KCOP — 357° N, 9 mi KZNO — 357° N, 8 mi KCET — 357° N, 8 mi KLCS — 357° N, 8 mi KTBN — 357° N, 8 mi KPXN — 357° N, 8 mi KPOM — 357° N, 8 mi KSFV — 357° N, 8 mi KSCI — 357° N, 8 mi KSCN — 357° N, 8 mi KVEA — 357° N, 8 mi KWHY — 357° N, 8 mi KRCA — 357° N, 8 mi KHTV — 357° N, 8 mi Temple City

Point North-Northwest 328° on a compass — 56 miles of range covers this whole market

34/38stations in the beam
168/197free channels
85%of what's available
The other 4 stations sit east of you (97°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
15 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 Temple City, CA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
K36JH-D Classic Shows 36 51° NE 56 mi 2
KVCR PBS 24 102° ESE 45 mi 4
KZSW 3ABN 10 102° ESE 46 mi 11
KILA Infomercials 8 130° SE 32 mi 12
KSKJ Heartland TV 45 298° WNW 27 mi 12
KIIO US Armenia 10 298° WNW 9 mi 7
KEDD Jewelry TV 45 300° WNW 24 mi 1
KNLA Daystar 20 354° N 9 mi 6
KHIZ Defy TV 39 354° N 9 mi 7
KFLA Infomercials 8 354° N 9 mi 12
KILM Bounce TV 64 355° N 8 mi 1
KCBS CBS 2 355° N 9 mi 5
KCAL Independent 9 355° N 9 mi 6
KDOC TCT 56 356° N 9 mi 12
KJLA Vision Latina 57 356° N 9 mi 9
KXLA Independent 44 356° N 9 mi 6
KTLA CW 5 356° N 9 mi 6
KMEX Univision 34 356° N 9 mi 6
KFTR UniMas 46 356° N 9 mi 6
KOCE PBS 50 356° N 9 mi 5
KABC ABC 7 356° N 9 mi 4
KAZA MeTV 54 356° N 9 mi 5
KNBC NBC 4 357° N 9 mi 5
KTTV FOX 11 357° N 9 mi 5
KCOP MyNetworkTV 13 357° N 9 mi 4
KZNO Jewelry TV 12 357° N 8 mi 1
KCET PBS 28 357° N 8 mi 3
KLCS PBS 58 357° N 8 mi 3
KTBN TBN 40 357° N 8 mi 5
KPXN Ion 30 357° N 8 mi 7
KPOM Catchy Comedy 14 357° N 8 mi 2
KSFV MeTV Toons 27 357° N 8 mi 3
KSCI Shop LC 18 357° N 8 mi 4
KSCN Scientology Network 22 357° N 8 mi 1
KVEA Telemundo 52 357° N 8 mi 3
KWHY Canal de la Fe 63 357° N 8 mi 2
KRCA Estrella TV 62 357° N 8 mi 3
KHTV MeTV Plus 6 357° N 8 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Temple City, CA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 7.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 8 miles.

For Temple City we would start with a basic indoor antenna. Most of the lineup is transmitting from close by, so a flat indoor antenna in a window facing the towers should be enough.

The towers around Temple City are spread across 192° 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 Temple City. 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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