Antenna aiming / Thibodaux, LA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Thibodaux, LA

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

Transmitter directions from Thibodaux, LA N E S W WTNO — 73° ENE, 37 mi WLAE — 76° ENE, 49 mi KGLA — 77° ENE, 49 mi KNOV — 77° ENE, 41 mi WVUE — 78° ENE, 48 mi WYES — 78° ENE, 48 mi WQDT — 78° ENE, 33 mi WDSU — 79° ENE, 48 mi WGNO — 79° ENE, 48 mi WNOL — 79° ENE, 48 mi KNLD — 80° E, 44 mi K20MM-D — 80° E, 44 mi WPXL — 80° E, 44 mi WUPL — 80° E, 44 mi WHNO — 80° E, 44 mi WWL — 81° E, 43 mi KFOL — 169° S, 15 mi KWBJ — 257° WSW, 29 mi KJUN — 261° W, 26 mi WVLA — 318° NW, 48 mi KZUP — 318° NW, 48 mi WBRL — 318° NW, 48 mi W31EL-D — 318° NW, 48 mi WGMB — 318° NW, 48 mi WBRZ — 321° NW, 43 mi WAFB — 324° NW, 47 mi WLPB — 324° NW, 48 mi KBTR — 328° NNW, 50 mi WBXH — 329° NNW, 51 mi KPBN — 332° NNW, 50 mi WLFT — 334° NNW, 43 mi Thibodaux

Point Northeast 52° on a compass — 51 miles of range covers this whole market

16/31stations in the beam
90/131free channels
69%of what's available
The other 15 stations sit northwest of you (313°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
4 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 Thibodaux, LA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WTNO Fubo Sports 22 73° ENE 37 mi 7
WLAE Independent 32 76° ENE 49 mi 3
KGLA Telemundo 42 77° ENE 49 mi 4
KNOV Independent 41 77° ENE 41 mi 7
WVUE FOX 8 78° ENE 48 mi 7
WYES PBS 12 78° ENE 48 mi 7
WQDT Defy TV 33 78° ENE 33 mi 7
WDSU NBC 6 79° ENE 48 mi 5
WGNO ABC 26 79° ENE 48 mi 6
WNOL CW 38 79° ENE 48 mi 5
KNLD Daystar 28 80° E 44 mi 1
K20MM-D HSN 47 80° E 44 mi 5
WPXL Ion 49 80° E 44 mi 8
WUPL MyNetworkTV 54 80° E 44 mi 5
WHNO CTN 20 80° E 44 mi 5
WWL CBS 4 81° E 43 mi 8
KFOL Independent 30 169° S 15 mi 1
KWBJ YTA TV 22 257° WSW 29 mi 1
KJUN Independent 30 261° W 26 mi 1
WVLA NBC 33 318° NW 48 mi 4
KZUP Independent 20 318° NW 48 mi 1
WBRL CW 21 318° NW 48 mi 2
W31EL-D Daystar 48 318° NW 48 mi 1
WGMB FOX 44 318° NW 48 mi 4
WBRZ ABC 2 321° NW 43 mi 2
WAFB CBS 9 324° NW 47 mi 7
WLPB PBS 27 324° NW 48 mi 3
KBTR Independent 36 328° NNW 50 mi 3
WBXH Independent 39 329° NNW 51 mi 5
KPBN SonLife 14 332° NNW 50 mi 4
WLFT SonLife 30 334° NNW 43 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Thibodaux, LA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 14.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 44 miles.

For Thibodaux 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 Thibodaux are spread across 262° 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 Thibodaux. 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 Thibodaux, LA, including what each station carries.

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