Antenna aiming / Umatilla, FL
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Umatilla, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Umatilla, FL N E S W WJGV — 2° N, 42 mi WQXT — 18° NNE, 67 mi WPXB — 68° ENE, 37 mi WOTF — 99° E, 25 mi WKMG — 122° ESE, 48 mi WESH — 122° ESE, 48 mi WDSC — 122° ESE, 48 mi WEFS — 122° ESE, 48 mi WOFL — 124° ESE, 46 mi WUCF — 124° SE, 46 mi WATV — 125° SE, 47 mi WOFT — 125° SE, 47 mi WRCF — 125° SE, 47 mi WKCF — 125° SE, 47 mi WVEN — 125° SE, 47 mi WTGL — 125° SE, 47 mi WHLV — 125° SE, 47 mi WACX — 125° SE, 47 mi WFTV — 125° SE, 49 mi WRDQ — 125° SE, 49 mi WDTO — 125° SE, 48 mi WRBW — 125° SE, 48 mi WSWF — 133° SE, 41 mi WZXZ — 133° SE, 41 mi WWCI — 145° SE, 36 mi WTMO — 148° SSE, 30 mi WOPX — 149° SSE, 71 mi WFEF — 150° SSE, 32 mi WHDO — 154° SSE, 47 mi WKME — 163° SSE, 45 mi WYKE — 263° W, 49 mi WOGX — 306° NW, 45 mi WNBW — 312° NW, 68 mi WGFL — 312° NW, 68 mi WYME — 312° NW, 68 mi WCJB — 314° NW, 56 mi WUFT — 322° NW, 65 mi WRUF — 322° NW, 65 mi Umatilla

Point Southeast 125° on a compass — 71 miles of range covers this whole market

26/38stations in the beam
146/190free channels
77%of what's available
The other 12 stations sit northwest of you (324°). 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 Umatilla, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WJGV Independent 48 2° N 42 mi 4
WQXT Retro TV 22 18° NNE 67 mi 8
WPXB Daystar 50 68° ENE 37 mi 1
WOTF Independent 26 99° E 25 mi 6
WKMG CBS 6 122° ESE 48 mi 7
WESH NBC 2 122° ESE 48 mi 3
WDSC Independent 15 122° ESE 48 mi 3
WEFS Independent 68 122° ESE 48 mi 4
WOFL FOX 35 124° ESE 46 mi 4
WUCF PBS 24 124° SE 46 mi 5
WATV Fubo Sports 47 125° SE 47 mi 8
WOFT Shop HQ 8 125° SE 47 mi 12
WRCF UniMas 29 125° SE 47 mi 1
WKCF CW 18 125° SE 47 mi 6
WVEN Univision 43 125° SE 47 mi 8
WTGL Independent 45 125° SE 47 mi 1
WHLV TBN 52 125° SE 47 mi 5
WACX Independent 55 125° SE 47 mi 13
WFTV ABC 9 125° SE 49 mi 5
WRDQ Independent 27 125° SE 49 mi 5
WDTO Daystar 50 125° SE 48 mi 1
WRBW MyNetworkTV 65 125° SE 48 mi 4
WSWF Diya TV 10 133° SE 41 mi 8
WZXZ Retro TV 36 133° SE 41 mi 4
WWCI Infomercials 10 145° SE 36 mi 7
WTMO Telemundo 31 148° SSE 30 mi 4
WOPX Ion 56 149° SSE 71 mi 8
WFEF Infomercials 50 150° SSE 32 mi 7
WHDO Infomercials 38 154° SSE 47 mi 7
WKME Telemundo 31 163° SSE 45 mi 4
WYKE CTN 47 263° W 49 mi 3
WOGX FOX 51 306° NW 45 mi 5
WNBW Roar 9 312° NW 68 mi 5
WGFL CBS 28 312° NW 68 mi 3
WYME Antenna TV 45 312° NW 68 mi 1
WCJB ABC 20 314° NW 56 mi 6
WUFT PBS 5 322° NW 65 mi 3
WRUF Independent 10 322° NW 65 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Umatilla, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 24.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 46 miles.

For Umatilla 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 Umatilla are spread across 261° 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 Umatilla. 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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