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

How to aim your TV antenna in Wildomar, CA

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

Transmitter directions from Wildomar, CA N E S W KVMD — 41° NE, 39 mi K21DO-D — 70° ENE, 50 mi KMIR — 70° ENE, 51 mi KESQ — 70° ENE, 50 mi KRET — 70° ENE, 50 mi KPSE — 70° ENE, 51 mi KDFX — 70° ENE, 50 mi KCWQ — 70° ENE, 50 mi KYAV — 70° ENE, 50 mi KVPS — 70° ENE, 51 mi KPSP — 70° ENE, 51 mi KEVC — 70° ENE, 50 mi KVER — 70° ENE, 50 mi KZTC — 158° SSE, 45 mi KSKT — 158° SSE, 45 mi KPBS — 163° SSE, 66 mi KSDX — 163° SSE, 66 mi KUSI — 163° SSE, 66 mi KUAN — 163° SSE, 66 mi KNSD — 163° SSE, 66 mi KSWB — 163° SSE, 66 mi KDTF — 164° SSE, 66 mi KSDY — 164° SSE, 66 mi KGTV — 179° S, 54 mi KBNT — 179° S, 54 mi KFMB — 179° S, 54 mi KILA — 301° WNW, 24 mi KIIO — 305° NW, 66 mi KILM — 312° NW, 62 mi KZNO — 312° NW, 62 mi KPXN — 312° NW, 62 mi KPOM — 312° NW, 62 mi KSFV — 312° NW, 62 mi KSCI — 312° NW, 62 mi KSCN — 312° NW, 62 mi KVEA — 312° NW, 62 mi KWHY — 312° NW, 62 mi KRCA — 312° NW, 62 mi KHTV — 312° NW, 62 mi KDOC — 313° NW, 63 mi KJLA — 313° NW, 63 mi KCBS — 313° NW, 63 mi KCAL — 313° NW, 63 mi KXLA — 313° NW, 63 mi KTLA — 313° NW, 63 mi KMEX — 313° NW, 63 mi KFTR — 313° NW, 63 mi KCET — 313° NW, 62 mi KLCS — 313° NW, 62 mi KOCE — 313° NW, 63 mi KABC — 313° NW, 63 mi KAZA — 313° NW, 63 mi KTTV — 313° NW, 62 mi KCOP — 313° NW, 62 mi KNBC — 313° NW, 62 mi KTBN — 313° NW, 62 mi KNLA — 313° NW, 63 mi KHIZ — 313° NW, 63 mi KFLA — 313° NW, 63 mi KVCR — 357° N, 24 mi KZSW — 357° N, 24 mi K36JH-D — 358° N, 69 mi Wildomar

Point North-Northwest 329° on a compass — 69 miles of range covers this whole market

36/62stations in the beam
184/320free channels
58%of what's available
The other 26 stations sit east-southeast of you (117°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
21 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 Wildomar, CA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KVMD OnTV4U 31 41° NE 39 mi 6
K21DO-D 365BLK 21 70° ENE 50 mi 8
KMIR NBC 36 70° ENE 51 mi 2
KESQ ABC 42 70° ENE 50 mi 5
KRET Binge TV 45 70° ENE 50 mi 12
KPSE MyNetworkTV 50 70° ENE 51 mi 4
KDFX FOX 33 70° ENE 50 mi 3
KCWQ CW 2 70° ENE 50 mi 2
KYAV Independent 12 70° ENE 50 mi 3
KVPS Independent 8 70° ENE 51 mi 7
KPSP CBS 38 70° ENE 51 mi 3
KEVC UniMas 5 70° ENE 50 mi 3
KVER Univision 41 70° ENE 50 mi 6
KZTC Biz TV 7 158° SSE 45 mi 4
KSKT MovieSphere Gold 43 158° SSE 45 mi 12
KPBS PBS 15 163° SSE 66 mi 4
KSDX Binge TV 9 163° SSE 66 mi 12
KUSI CW 51 163° SSE 66 mi 3
KUAN Telemundo 48 163° SSE 66 mi 2
KNSD NBC 39 163° SSE 66 mi 4
KSWB FOX 69 163° SSE 66 mi 6
KDTF UniMas 36 164° SSE 66 mi 2
KSDY Nuestra Vision 50 164° SSE 66 mi 6
KGTV ABC 10 179° S 54 mi 8
KBNT Univision 17 179° S 54 mi 3
KFMB CBS 8 179° S 54 mi 6
KILA Infomercials 8 301° WNW 24 mi 12
KIIO US Armenia 10 305° NW 66 mi 7
KILM Bounce TV 64 312° NW 62 mi 1
KZNO Jewelry TV 12 312° NW 62 mi 1
KPXN Ion 30 312° NW 62 mi 7
KPOM Catchy Comedy 14 312° NW 62 mi 2
KSFV MeTV Toons 27 312° NW 62 mi 3
KSCI Shop LC 18 312° NW 62 mi 4
KSCN Scientology Network 22 312° NW 62 mi 1
KVEA Telemundo 52 312° NW 62 mi 3
KWHY Canal de la Fe 63 312° NW 62 mi 2
KRCA Estrella TV 62 312° NW 62 mi 3
KHTV MeTV Plus 6 312° NW 62 mi 1
KDOC TCT 56 313° NW 63 mi 12
KJLA Vision Latina 57 313° NW 63 mi 9
KCBS CBS 2 313° NW 63 mi 5
KCAL Independent 9 313° NW 63 mi 6
KXLA Independent 44 313° NW 63 mi 6
KTLA CW 5 313° NW 63 mi 6
KMEX Univision 34 313° NW 63 mi 6
KFTR UniMas 46 313° NW 63 mi 6
KCET PBS 28 313° NW 62 mi 3
KLCS PBS 58 313° NW 62 mi 3
KOCE PBS 50 313° NW 63 mi 5
KABC ABC 7 313° NW 63 mi 4
KAZA MeTV 54 313° NW 63 mi 5
KTTV FOX 11 313° NW 62 mi 5
KCOP MyNetworkTV 13 313° NW 62 mi 4
KNBC NBC 4 313° NW 62 mi 5
KTBN TBN 40 313° NW 62 mi 5
KNLA Daystar 20 313° NW 63 mi 6
KHIZ Defy TV 39 313° NW 63 mi 7
KFLA Infomercials 8 313° NW 63 mi 12
KVCR PBS 24 357° N 24 mi 4
KZSW 3ABN 10 357° N 24 mi 11
K36JH-D Classic Shows 36 358° N 69 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Wildomar, CA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 23.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 51 miles.

For Wildomar 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 Wildomar are spread across 238° 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 Wildomar. 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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