Antenna aiming / Tipp City, OH
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Tipp City, OH

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

Transmitter directions from Tipp City, OH N E S W WOHL — 2° N, 56 mi WLIO — 2° N, 56 mi WOOH — 84° E, 52 mi WCVN — 196° SSW, 65 mi WPTD — 197° SSW, 16 mi WHIO — 198° SSW, 15 mi WKRC — 198° SSW, 60 mi WDYC — 198° SSW, 60 mi WCPO — 198° SSW, 59 mi WBQC — 198° SSW, 59 mi WDTN — 198° SSW, 16 mi WLWD — 198° SSW, 16 mi WKEF — 198° SSW, 16 mi WBDT — 198° SSW, 16 mi WRGT — 198° SSW, 16 mi WRCX — 198° SSW, 16 mi WLWT — 199° SSW, 59 mi WCET — 199° SSW, 59 mi WPTO — 200° SSW, 60 mi WXIX — 200° SSW, 60 mi WSTR — 201° SSW, 54 mi WKOI — 221° SW, 39 mi WTLW — 359° N, 57 mi WLMA — 359° N, 57 mi Tipp City

Point South 191° on a compass — 65 miles of range covers this whole market

19/24stations in the beam
90/107free channels
84%of what's available
The other 5 stations sit north-northeast of you (14°). 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 Tipp City, OH

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WOHL ABC 35 2° N 56 mi 2
WLIO NBC 8 2° N 56 mi 2
WOOH Heartland TV 29 84° E 52 mi 7
WCVN PBS 54 196° SSW 65 mi 5
WPTD PBS 16 197° SSW 16 mi 6
WHIO CBS 7 198° SSW 15 mi 5
WKRC CBS 12 198° SSW 60 mi 5
WDYC Daystar 36 198° SSW 60 mi 1
WCPO ABC 9 198° SSW 59 mi 8
WBQC Telemundo 25 198° SSW 59 mi 9
WDTN NBC 2 198° SSW 16 mi 3
WLWD Daystar 20 198° SSW 16 mi 1
WKEF ABC 22 198° SSW 16 mi 5
WBDT CW 26 198° SSW 16 mi 2
WRGT Roar 45 198° SSW 16 mi 5
WRCX Independent 40 198° SSW 16 mi 6
WLWT NBC 5 199° SSW 59 mi 5
WCET PBS 48 199° SSW 59 mi 5
WPTO PBS 14 200° SSW 60 mi 6
WXIX FOX 19 200° SSW 60 mi 7
WSTR MyNetworkTV 64 201° SSW 54 mi 5
WKOI Ion 43 221° SW 39 mi 1
WTLW Independent 44 359° N 57 mi 3
WLMA Independent 44 359° N 57 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Tipp City, OH?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 14.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 52 miles.

For Tipp City 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 Tipp City are spread across 222° 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 Tipp 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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