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

How to aim your TV antenna in Windermere, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Windermere, FL N E S W WOTF — 25° NNE, 34 mi WPXB — 27° NNE, 54 mi WTMO — 35° NE, 10 mi WFEF — 41° NE, 9 mi WWCI — 68° ENE, 12 mi WSWF — 73° ENE, 21 mi WZXZ — 73° ENE, 21 mi WUCF — 73° ENE, 29 mi WOFL — 73° ENE, 30 mi WKMG — 73° ENE, 31 mi WESH — 73° ENE, 31 mi WDSC — 73° ENE, 31 mi WEFS — 73° ENE, 31 mi WATV — 76° ENE, 30 mi WOFT — 76° ENE, 30 mi WRCF — 76° ENE, 30 mi WKCF — 76° ENE, 30 mi WVEN — 76° ENE, 30 mi WTGL — 76° ENE, 30 mi WHLV — 76° ENE, 30 mi WACX — 76° ENE, 30 mi WDTO — 77° ENE, 30 mi WRBW — 77° ENE, 30 mi WFTV — 79° ENE, 31 mi WRDQ — 79° ENE, 31 mi WHDO — 128° SE, 13 mi WOPX — 136° SE, 37 mi WSPF — 159° SSE, 48 mi WKME — 163° SSE, 9 mi WWSB — 218° SW, 81 mi WTVT — 223° SW, 62 mi WTSP — 223° SW, 63 mi WCLF — 223° SW, 63 mi WMOR — 223° SW, 63 mi WFTT — 223° SW, 63 mi WXPX — 223° SW, 63 mi WSVT — 223° SW, 63 mi W16DQ-D — 223° SW, 63 mi WTOG — 224° SW, 63 mi WFTS — 224° SW, 62 mi WFLA — 224° SW, 62 mi WTTA — 224° SW, 62 mi WVEA — 225° SW, 62 mi WEDU — 225° SW, 62 mi WEDQ — 225° SW, 61 mi WXAX — 225° SW, 62 mi WRMD — 236° WSW, 66 mi WYKE — 296° WNW, 65 mi WOGX — 323° NW, 77 mi Windermere

Point Northeast 49° on a compass — 81 miles of range covers this whole market

25/49stations in the beam
132/257free channels
51%of what's available
The other 24 stations sit southwest of you (219°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
11 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 Windermere, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WOTF Independent 26 25° NNE 34 mi 6
WPXB Daystar 50 27° NNE 54 mi 1
WTMO Telemundo 31 35° NE 10 mi 4
WFEF Infomercials 50 41° NE 9 mi 7
WWCI Infomercials 10 68° ENE 12 mi 7
WSWF Diya TV 10 73° ENE 21 mi 8
WZXZ Retro TV 36 73° ENE 21 mi 4
WUCF PBS 24 73° ENE 29 mi 5
WOFL FOX 35 73° ENE 30 mi 4
WKMG CBS 6 73° ENE 31 mi 7
WESH NBC 2 73° ENE 31 mi 3
WDSC Independent 15 73° ENE 31 mi 3
WEFS Independent 68 73° ENE 31 mi 4
WATV Fubo Sports 47 76° ENE 30 mi 8
WOFT Shop HQ 8 76° ENE 30 mi 12
WRCF UniMas 29 76° ENE 30 mi 1
WKCF CW 18 76° ENE 30 mi 6
WVEN Univision 43 76° ENE 30 mi 8
WTGL Independent 45 76° ENE 30 mi 1
WHLV TBN 52 76° ENE 30 mi 5
WACX Independent 55 76° ENE 30 mi 13
WDTO Daystar 50 77° ENE 30 mi 1
WRBW MyNetworkTV 65 77° ENE 30 mi 4
WFTV ABC 9 79° ENE 31 mi 5
WRDQ Independent 27 79° ENE 31 mi 5
WHDO Infomercials 38 128° SE 13 mi 7
WOPX Ion 56 136° SE 37 mi 8
WSPF TCT 35 159° SSE 48 mi 8
WKME Telemundo 31 163° SSE 9 mi 4
WWSB ABC 40 218° SW 81 mi 4
WTVT FOX 13 223° SW 62 mi 7
WTSP CBS 10 223° SW 63 mi 6
WCLF CTN 22 223° SW 63 mi 5
WMOR Independent 32 223° SW 63 mi 3
WFTT Scientology Network 62 223° SW 63 mi 6
WXPX Independent 66 223° SW 63 mi 8
WSVT Daystar 18 223° SW 63 mi 1
W16DQ-D Sports First TV 43 223° SW 63 mi 8
WTOG Independent 44 224° SW 63 mi 7
WFTS ABC 28 224° SW 62 mi 7
WFLA NBC 8 224° SW 62 mi 3
WTTA CW 38 224° SW 62 mi 2
WVEA Univision 50 225° SW 62 mi 7
WEDU PBS 3 225° SW 62 mi 3
WEDQ PBS 3 225° SW 61 mi 3
WXAX Defy TV 26 225° SW 62 mi 6
WRMD Telemundo 49 236° WSW 66 mi 4
WYKE CTN 47 296° WNW 65 mi 3
WOGX FOX 51 323° NW 77 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Windermere, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 8.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 30 miles.

For Windermere 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 Windermere are spread across 297° 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 Windermere. 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 Windermere, FL, including what each station carries.

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