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

How to aim your TV antenna in Wauchula, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Wauchula, FL N E S W WKME — 16° NNE, 57 mi WWCI — 20° NNE, 72 mi WHDO — 23° NNE, 61 mi WOPX — 47° NE, 54 mi WSPF — 59° ENE, 36 mi WGCU — 179° S, 52 mi WLZE — 179° S, 53 mi WINK — 179° S, 53 mi WBBH — 179° S, 51 mi WZVN — 179° S, 51 mi WXCW — 181° S, 54 mi WRXY — 181° S, 54 mi WFTX — 182° S, 53 mi WSNN — 250° WSW, 45 mi WWSB — 269° W, 36 mi WARP — 292° WNW, 56 mi WTSP — 301° WNW, 34 mi WCLF — 301° WNW, 34 mi WMOR — 301° WNW, 34 mi WFTT — 301° WNW, 34 mi WXPX — 301° WNW, 34 mi WSVT — 301° WNW, 34 mi W16DQ-D — 301° WNW, 34 mi WTOG — 302° WNW, 35 mi WTVT — 302° WNW, 33 mi WRMD — 303° WNW, 49 mi WFTS — 303° WNW, 35 mi WFLA — 303° WNW, 35 mi WTTA — 303° WNW, 35 mi WVEA — 304° WNW, 36 mi WEDU — 304° WNW, 36 mi WXAX — 304° WNW, 36 mi WEDQ — 304° NW, 36 mi WZRA — 310° NW, 75 mi Wauchula

Point West 280° on a compass — 75 miles of range covers this whole market

21/34stations in the beam
96/170free channels
56%of what's available
The other 13 stations sit south-southeast of you (147°). 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 Wauchula, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WKME Telemundo 31 16° NNE 57 mi 4
WWCI Infomercials 10 20° NNE 72 mi 7
WHDO Infomercials 38 23° NNE 61 mi 7
WOPX Ion 56 47° NE 54 mi 8
WSPF TCT 35 59° ENE 36 mi 8
WGCU PBS 30 179° S 52 mi 6
WLZE Univision 51 179° S 53 mi 4
WINK CBS 11 179° S 53 mi 3
WBBH NBC 20 179° S 51 mi 4
WZVN ABC 26 179° S 51 mi 6
WXCW CW 46 181° S 54 mi 4
WRXY CTN 49 181° S 54 mi 5
WFTX FOX 36 182° S 53 mi 8
WSNN Independent 39 250° WSW 45 mi 4
WWSB ABC 40 269° W 36 mi 4
WARP Infomercials 20 292° WNW 56 mi 1
WTSP CBS 10 301° WNW 34 mi 6
WCLF CTN 22 301° WNW 34 mi 5
WMOR Independent 32 301° WNW 34 mi 3
WFTT Scientology Network 62 301° WNW 34 mi 6
WXPX Independent 66 301° WNW 34 mi 8
WSVT Daystar 18 301° WNW 34 mi 1
W16DQ-D Sports First TV 43 301° WNW 34 mi 8
WTOG Independent 44 302° WNW 35 mi 7
WTVT FOX 13 302° WNW 33 mi 7
WRMD Telemundo 49 303° WNW 49 mi 4
WFTS ABC 28 303° WNW 35 mi 7
WFLA NBC 8 303° WNW 35 mi 3
WTTA CW 38 303° WNW 35 mi 2
WVEA Univision 50 304° WNW 36 mi 7
WEDU PBS 3 304° WNW 36 mi 3
WXAX Defy TV 26 304° WNW 36 mi 6
WEDQ PBS 3 304° NW 36 mi 3
WZRA ERT World 48 310° NW 75 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Wauchula, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 33.4 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 36 miles.

For Wauchula 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 Wauchula are spread across 240° 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 Wauchula. 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.

See every channel available in Wauchula, FL, including what each station carries.

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