Antenna aiming / Tulare, CA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Tulare, CA

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

Transmitter directions from Tulare, CA N E S W KBNK — 8° N, 39 mi KJKZ — 8° N, 39 mi KMSG — 8° N, 39 mi KVPT — 8° N, 39 mi KMPH — 39° NE, 44 mi KEDZ — 76° ENE, 31 mi KTFF — 76° ENE, 31 mi KIFR — 76° ENE, 31 mi KBAK — 138° SE, 67 mi KBFX — 138° SE, 67 mi KBBV — 138° SE, 67 mi KBTF — 139° SE, 67 mi KERO — 139° SE, 67 mi KGET — 145° SE, 63 mi KUVI — 145° SE, 62 mi KTLD — 145° SE, 63 mi KKEY — 145° SE, 63 mi KABE — 145° SE, 63 mi KNXT — 145° SE, 63 mi KJOI — 145° SE, 63 mi KCBT — 145° SE, 62 mi KBFK — 145° SE, 62 mi KXBF — 155° SSE, 63 mi KFRE — 357° N, 62 mi KFSN — 357° N, 62 mi KFTV — 357° N, 62 mi KAIL — 357° N, 62 mi KVBC — 357° N, 62 mi KBID — 357° N, 62 mi KVHF — 357° N, 62 mi KHSC — 357° N, 62 mi KGMC — 357° N, 62 mi KJEO — 357° N, 62 mi KSEE — 357° N, 62 mi KZMM — 357° N, 62 mi KNSO — 357° N, 62 mi KGPE — 358° N, 62 mi Tulare

Point North 10° on a compass — 67 miles of range covers this whole market

19/37stations in the beam
115/189free channels
61%of what's available
The other 18 stations sit southeast of you (134°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
8 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 Tulare, CA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KBNK Binge TV 14 8° N 39 mi 11
KJKZ Classic Rock Television 27 8° N 39 mi 2
KMSG LATV 39 8° N 39 mi 3
KVPT PBS 18 8° N 39 mi 4
KMPH FOX 26 39° NE 44 mi 4
KEDZ The Dove 27 76° ENE 31 mi 1
KTFF UniMas 61 76° ENE 31 mi 6
KIFR Daystar 49 76° ENE 31 mi 4
KBAK CBS 29 138° SE 67 mi 4
KBFX FOX 58 138° SE 67 mi 4
KBBV TeleXitos 19 138° SE 67 mi 3
KBTF UniMas 31 139° SE 67 mi 3
KERO ABC 23 139° SE 67 mi 7
KGET NBC 17 145° SE 63 mi 4
KUVI Quest 45 145° SE 62 mi 8
KTLD 3ABN 8 145° SE 63 mi 7
KKEY Telemundo 13 145° SE 63 mi 1
KABE Univision 39 145° SE 63 mi 1
KNXT MyNetworkTV 53 145° SE 63 mi 2
KJOI Daystar 32 145° SE 63 mi 1
KCBT Estrella TV 34 145° SE 62 mi 4
KBFK Movies! 34 145° SE 62 mi 7
KXBF SonLife 14 155° SSE 63 mi 7
KFRE CW 59 357° N 62 mi 4
KFSN ABC 30 357° N 62 mi 4
KFTV Univision 21 357° N 62 mi 6
KAIL TCT 7 357° N 62 mi 9
KVBC Ion 13 357° N 62 mi 10
KBID Al Jazeera 31 357° N 62 mi 9
KVHF VBC Guide 4 357° N 62 mi 9
KHSC KJOI Radio 16 357° N 62 mi 8
KGMC Estrella TV 43 357° N 62 mi 6
KJEO Hmong TV 33 357° N 62 mi 3
KSEE NBC 24 357° N 62 mi 5
KZMM Confess 22 357° N 62 mi 7
KNSO Telemundo 51 357° N 62 mi 6
KGPE CBS 47 358° N 62 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Tulare, CA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 31.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 62 miles.

For Tulare 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 Tulare are spread across 157° 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 Tulare. 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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