Antenna aiming / Walled Lake, MI
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Walled Lake, MI

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

Transmitter directions from Walled Lake, MI N E S W WADL — 90° E, 30 mi WDIV — 109° ESE, 15 mi WMYD — 115° ESE, 17 mi WHNE — 115° ESE, 17 mi WUDL — 115° ESE, 17 mi WWJ — 115° ESE, 17 mi WTVS — 115° ESE, 17 mi WUDT — 115° ESE, 17 mi WJBK — 115° ESE, 15 mi WXYZ — 116° ESE, 13 mi WKBD — 120° ESE, 10 mi WDWO — 120° ESE, 10 mi WLPC — 125° SE, 27 mi WHPS — 142° SE, 30 mi WNWO — 174° S, 61 mi WTOL — 175° S, 61 mi WTVG — 177° S, 60 mi WGTE — 178° S, 62 mi WUPW — 179° S, 62 mi WMNT — 183° S, 62 mi WDTJ — 183° S, 62 mi WLMB — 207° SSW, 62 mi WPXD — 248° WSW, 33 mi WLNS — 282° WNW, 47 mi WKAR — 283° WNW, 49 mi WSMH — 327° NNW, 56 mi WAQP — 328° NNW, 55 mi WJRT — 328° NNW, 55 mi WFFC — 339° NNW, 62 mi W35DQ-D — 341° NNW, 47 mi WBSF — 344° NNW, 66 mi WNEM — 344° NNW, 66 mi WEYI — 345° NNW, 48 mi WXON — 346° NNW, 44 mi WDCQ — 352° N, 69 mi Walled Lake

Point East-Southeast 113° on a compass — 69 miles of range covers this whole market

14/35stations in the beam
87/209free channels
42%of what's available
The other 21 stations sit west-northwest of you (282°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
6 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 Walled Lake, MI

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WADL MyNetworkTV 38 90° E 30 mi 8
WDIV NBC 4 109° ESE 15 mi 5
WMYD Independent 20 115° ESE 17 mi 4
WHNE Binge TV 3 115° ESE 17 mi 12
WUDL Defy TV 19 115° ESE 17 mi 7
WWJ CBS 62 115° ESE 17 mi 5
WTVS PBS 56 115° ESE 17 mi 5
WUDT Daystar 23 115° ESE 17 mi 1
WJBK FOX 2 115° ESE 15 mi 7
WXYZ ABC 7 116° ESE 13 mi 7
WKBD CW 50 120° ESE 10 mi 7
WDWO Defy TV 18 120° ESE 10 mi 8
WLPC Independent 28 125° SE 27 mi 5
WHPS Maria Vision 15 142° SE 30 mi 6
WNWO NBC 24 174° S 61 mi 5
WTOL CBS 11 175° S 61 mi 8
WTVG ABC 13 177° S 60 mi 7
WGTE PBS 30 178° S 62 mi 4
WUPW FOX 36 179° S 62 mi 6
WMNT MyNetworkTV 48 183° S 62 mi 8
WDTJ Daystar 68 183° S 62 mi 1
WLMB Independent 40 207° SSW 62 mi 6
WPXD Ion 31 248° WSW 33 mi 9
WLNS CBS 6 282° WNW 47 mi 1
WKAR PBS 23 283° WNW 49 mi 5
WSMH FOX 66 327° NNW 56 mi 4
WAQP TCT 49 328° NNW 55 mi 11
WJRT ABC 12 328° NNW 55 mi 7
WFFC Black Vision TV 17 339° NNW 62 mi 7
W35DQ-D MovieSphere Gold 24 341° NNW 47 mi 7
WBSF CW 46 344° NNW 66 mi 3
WNEM CBS 5 344° NNW 66 mi 6
WEYI Roar 25 345° NNW 48 mi 5
WXON Retro TV 9 346° NNW 44 mi 7
WDCQ PBS 19 352° N 69 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Walled Lake, MI?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 9.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 17 miles.

For Walled Lake we would start with a basic indoor antenna. Most of the lineup is transmitting from close by, so a flat indoor antenna in a window facing the towers should be enough.

The towers around Walled Lake are spread across 263° 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 Walled Lake. 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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