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

How to aim your TV antenna in Wildwood, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Wildwood, FL N E S W WJGV — 23° NNE, 55 mi WPXB — 67° ENE, 59 mi WOTF — 83° E, 45 mi WOFL — 106° ESE, 61 mi WUCF — 106° ESE, 61 mi WATV — 107° ESE, 62 mi WOFT — 107° ESE, 62 mi WRCF — 107° ESE, 62 mi WKCF — 107° ESE, 62 mi WVEN — 107° ESE, 62 mi WTGL — 107° ESE, 62 mi WHLV — 107° ESE, 62 mi WACX — 107° ESE, 62 mi WDTO — 107° ESE, 62 mi WRBW — 107° ESE, 62 mi WSWF — 111° ESE, 54 mi WZXZ — 111° ESE, 54 mi WTMO — 114° ESE, 40 mi WWCI — 117° ESE, 46 mi WFEF — 117° ESE, 41 mi WHDO — 129° SE, 53 mi WOPX — 132° SE, 77 mi WKME — 135° SE, 47 mi WEDQ — 190° S, 70 mi WVEA — 190° S, 70 mi WEDU — 190° S, 70 mi WXAX — 190° S, 70 mi WRMD — 201° SSW, 67 mi WARP — 207° SSW, 76 mi WPDS — 215° SW, 78 mi WZRA — 225° SW, 57 mi WYKE — 276° W, 28 mi WNBW — 330° NNW, 62 mi WYME — 330° NNW, 62 mi WGFL — 330° NNW, 62 mi WOGX — 336° NNW, 39 mi WCJB — 337° NNW, 52 mi WUFT — 341° NNW, 63 mi WRUF — 341° NNW, 63 mi Wildwood

Point East-Southeast 106° on a compass — 78 miles of range covers this whole market

21/39stations in the beam
123/184free channels
67%of what's available
The other 18 stations sit west of you (275°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
9 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 Wildwood, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WJGV Independent 48 23° NNE 55 mi 4
WPXB Daystar 50 67° ENE 59 mi 1
WOTF Independent 26 83° E 45 mi 6
WOFL FOX 35 106° ESE 61 mi 4
WUCF PBS 24 106° ESE 61 mi 5
WATV Fubo Sports 47 107° ESE 62 mi 8
WOFT Shop HQ 8 107° ESE 62 mi 12
WRCF UniMas 29 107° ESE 62 mi 1
WKCF CW 18 107° ESE 62 mi 6
WVEN Univision 43 107° ESE 62 mi 8
WTGL Independent 45 107° ESE 62 mi 1
WHLV TBN 52 107° ESE 62 mi 5
WACX Independent 55 107° ESE 62 mi 13
WDTO Daystar 50 107° ESE 62 mi 1
WRBW MyNetworkTV 65 107° ESE 62 mi 4
WSWF Diya TV 10 111° ESE 54 mi 8
WZXZ Retro TV 36 111° ESE 54 mi 4
WTMO Telemundo 31 114° ESE 40 mi 4
WWCI Infomercials 10 117° ESE 46 mi 7
WFEF Infomercials 50 117° ESE 41 mi 7
WHDO Infomercials 38 129° SE 53 mi 7
WOPX Ion 56 132° SE 77 mi 8
WKME Telemundo 31 135° SE 47 mi 4
WEDQ PBS 3 190° S 70 mi 3
WVEA Univision 50 190° S 70 mi 7
WEDU PBS 3 190° S 70 mi 3
WXAX Defy TV 26 190° S 70 mi 6
WRMD Telemundo 49 201° SSW 67 mi 4
WARP Infomercials 20 207° SSW 76 mi 1
WPDS Independent 14 215° SW 78 mi 4
WZRA ERT World 48 225° SW 57 mi 1
WYKE CTN 47 276° W 28 mi 3
WNBW Roar 9 330° NNW 62 mi 5
WYME Antenna TV 45 330° NNW 62 mi 1
WGFL CBS 28 330° NNW 62 mi 3
WOGX FOX 51 336° NNW 39 mi 5
WCJB ABC 20 337° NNW 52 mi 6
WUFT PBS 5 341° NNW 63 mi 3
WRUF Independent 10 341° NNW 63 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Wildwood, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 28.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 54 miles.

For Wildwood 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 Wildwood are spread across 305° 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 Wildwood. 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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