Antenna aiming / Vega Alta, PR
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Vega Alta, PR

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

Transmitter directions from Vega Alta, PR N E S W WRUA — 101° E, 36 mi WORO — 101° E, 36 mi WMTJ — 101° E, 36 mi WVQS — 101° E, 36 mi WIDP — 106° ESE, 33 mi WVSN — 106° ESE, 33 mi WRFB — 106° ESE, 33 mi WVDO — 106° ESE, 33 mi WTCV — 106° ESE, 33 mi WJPX — 106° ESE, 33 mi WUJA — 121° ESE, 17 mi WZNA — 121° ESE, 17 mi WLII — 121° ESE, 17 mi WDWL — 121° ESE, 18 mi WWXY — 121° ESE, 17 mi WSJN — 125° SE, 14 mi WKAQ — 137° SE, 28 mi WAPA — 138° SE, 28 mi WIPR — 138° SE, 28 mi WXWZ — 138° SE, 28 mi WUSP — 219° SW, 23 mi WSTE — 220° SW, 32 mi WSUR — 223° SW, 23 mi WTIN — 223° SW, 23 mi WQQZ — 230° SW, 35 mi WVOZ — 230° SW, 35 mi WKPV — 230° SW, 35 mi WQTO — 230° SW, 35 mi WCCV — 247° WSW, 30 mi WJWN — 247° WSW, 46 mi WTPM — 247° WSW, 46 mi WIPM — 247° WSW, 46 mi WNJX — 247° WSW, 46 mi WOLE — 247° WSW, 46 mi WORA — 247° WSW, 46 mi WELU — 248° WSW, 46 mi WQSJ — 263° W, 56 mi WOST — 263° W, 56 mi WCLO — 264° W, 56 mi WVEO — 264° W, 55 mi WIRS — 264° W, 55 mi WSJP — 270° W, 53 mi WIMN — 279° W, 20 mi WECN — 313° NW, 58 mi Vega Alta

Point West-Southwest 240° on a compass — 58 miles of range covers this whole market

22/44stations in the beam
64/120free channels
53%of what's available
The other 22 stations sit east-southeast of you (116°). 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 Vega Alta, PR

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WRUA Tiva TV 8 101° E 36 mi 2
WORO Independent 13 101° E 36 mi 3
WMTJ PBS 40 101° E 36 mi 2
WVQS CTN International 20 101° E 36 mi 5
WIDP Aliento Vision 46 106° ESE 33 mi 4
WVSN Independent 68 106° ESE 33 mi 1
WRFB ABC 5 106° ESE 33 mi 3
WVDO Independent 10 106° ESE 33 mi 2
WTCV Daystar 18 106° ESE 33 mi 1
WJPX America TeVe 24 106° ESE 33 mi 2
WUJA Independent 58 121° ESE 17 mi 4
WZNA Independent 3 121° ESE 17 mi 1
WLII Independent 11 121° ESE 17 mi 2
WDWL Enlace 36 121° ESE 18 mi 1
WWXY Independent 25 121° ESE 17 mi 3
WSJN CTN International 20 125° SE 14 mi 3
WKAQ Telemundo 2 137° SE 28 mi 3
WAPA Independent 4 138° SE 28 mi 3
WIPR Independent 6 138° SE 28 mi 3
WXWZ Independent 23 138° SE 28 mi 2
WUSP CTN International 20 219° SW 23 mi 5
WSTE Univision 7 220° SW 32 mi 2
WSUR Independent 9 223° SW 23 mi 2
WTIN Independent 4 223° SW 23 mi 5
WQQZ Independent 14 230° SW 35 mi 6
WVOZ Mega TV 48 230° SW 35 mi 3
WKPV America TeVe 20 230° SW 35 mi 3
WQTO PBS 26 230° SW 35 mi 2
WCCV Independent 54 247° WSW 30 mi 1
WJWN America TeVe 38 247° WSW 46 mi 2
WTPM Independent 28 247° WSW 46 mi 4
WIPM Independent 3 247° WSW 46 mi 3
WNJX Independent 4 247° WSW 46 mi 5
WOLE Independent 12 247° WSW 46 mi 2
WORA ABC 5 247° WSW 46 mi 3
WELU CTN International 34 248° WSW 46 mi 1
WQSJ CTN International 20 263° W 56 mi 2
WOST Independent 14 263° W 56 mi 6
WCLO Independent 25 264° W 56 mi 1
WVEO Daystar 18 264° W 55 mi 1
WIRS America TeVe 24 264° W 55 mi 2
WSJP Cozi TV 26 270° W 53 mi 3
WIMN Independent 37 279° W 20 mi 4
WECN Unico TV 64 313° NW 58 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Vega Alta, PR?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 13.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 23 miles.

For Vega Alta we would start with an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The towers are far enough out that an amplified indoor antenna, or one mounted in the attic, will pull in far more of the lineup than a basic flat antenna.

The towers around Vega Alta are spread across 212° 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 Vega Alta. 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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