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

How to aim your TV antenna in Winter Haven, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Winter Haven, FL N E S W WOTF — 23° NNE, 70 mi WTMO — 24° NNE, 47 mi WFEF — 25° NNE, 45 mi WWCI — 32° NNE, 45 mi WKME — 32° NNE, 30 mi WSWF — 39° NE, 52 mi WZXZ — 40° NE, 52 mi WHDO — 42° NE, 35 mi WUCF — 44° NE, 59 mi WOFL — 45° NE, 60 mi WKMG — 45° NE, 61 mi WESH — 45° NE, 61 mi WDSC — 45° NE, 61 mi WEFS — 45° NE, 61 mi WATV — 45° NE, 59 mi WOFT — 45° NE, 59 mi WRCF — 45° NE, 59 mi WKCF — 45° NE, 59 mi WVEN — 45° NE, 59 mi WTGL — 45° NE, 59 mi WHLV — 45° NE, 59 mi WACX — 46° NE, 59 mi WDTO — 46° NE, 59 mi WRBW — 46° NE, 59 mi WFTV — 48° NE, 59 mi WRDQ — 48° NE, 59 mi WOPX — 80° E, 40 mi WSPF — 110° ESE, 33 mi WSNN — 223° SW, 62 mi WWSB — 230° SW, 47 mi WTVT — 247° WSW, 31 mi WTSP — 248° WSW, 32 mi WCLF — 248° WSW, 32 mi WMOR — 248° WSW, 32 mi WFTT — 248° WSW, 32 mi WXPX — 248° WSW, 32 mi WSVT — 248° WSW, 32 mi W16DQ-D — 248° WSW, 32 mi WTOG — 250° WSW, 32 mi WFTS — 251° WSW, 32 mi WFLA — 251° WSW, 32 mi WTTA — 251° WSW, 32 mi WVEA — 252° WSW, 31 mi WEDU — 252° WSW, 31 mi WXAX — 252° WSW, 31 mi WEDQ — 252° WSW, 31 mi WARP — 261° W, 53 mi WRMD — 266° W, 42 mi WZRA — 288° WNW, 61 mi WYKE — 324° NW, 77 mi Winter Haven

Point Northeast 50° on a compass — 77 miles of range covers this whole market

27/50stations in the beam
150/257free channels
58%of what's available
The other 23 stations sit west-southwest of you (251°). 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 Winter Haven, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WOTF Independent 26 23° NNE 70 mi 6
WTMO Telemundo 31 24° NNE 47 mi 4
WFEF Infomercials 50 25° NNE 45 mi 7
WWCI Infomercials 10 32° NNE 45 mi 7
WKME Telemundo 31 32° NNE 30 mi 4
WSWF Diya TV 10 39° NE 52 mi 8
WZXZ Retro TV 36 40° NE 52 mi 4
WHDO Infomercials 38 42° NE 35 mi 7
WUCF PBS 24 44° NE 59 mi 5
WOFL FOX 35 45° NE 60 mi 4
WKMG CBS 6 45° NE 61 mi 7
WESH NBC 2 45° NE 61 mi 3
WDSC Independent 15 45° NE 61 mi 3
WEFS Independent 68 45° NE 61 mi 4
WATV Fubo Sports 47 45° NE 59 mi 8
WOFT Shop HQ 8 45° NE 59 mi 12
WRCF UniMas 29 45° NE 59 mi 1
WKCF CW 18 45° NE 59 mi 6
WVEN Univision 43 45° NE 59 mi 8
WTGL Independent 45 45° NE 59 mi 1
WHLV TBN 52 45° NE 59 mi 5
WACX Independent 55 46° NE 59 mi 13
WDTO Daystar 50 46° NE 59 mi 1
WRBW MyNetworkTV 65 46° NE 59 mi 4
WFTV ABC 9 48° NE 59 mi 5
WRDQ Independent 27 48° NE 59 mi 5
WOPX Ion 56 80° E 40 mi 8
WSPF TCT 35 110° ESE 33 mi 8
WSNN Independent 39 223° SW 62 mi 4
WWSB ABC 40 230° SW 47 mi 4
WTVT FOX 13 247° WSW 31 mi 7
WTSP CBS 10 248° WSW 32 mi 6
WCLF CTN 22 248° WSW 32 mi 5
WMOR Independent 32 248° WSW 32 mi 3
WFTT Scientology Network 62 248° WSW 32 mi 6
WXPX Independent 66 248° WSW 32 mi 8
WSVT Daystar 18 248° WSW 32 mi 1
W16DQ-D Sports First TV 43 248° WSW 32 mi 8
WTOG Independent 44 250° WSW 32 mi 7
WFTS ABC 28 251° WSW 32 mi 7
WFLA NBC 8 251° WSW 32 mi 3
WTTA CW 38 251° WSW 32 mi 2
WVEA Univision 50 252° WSW 31 mi 7
WEDU PBS 3 252° WSW 31 mi 3
WXAX Defy TV 26 252° WSW 31 mi 6
WEDQ PBS 3 252° WSW 31 mi 3
WARP Infomercials 20 261° W 53 mi 1
WRMD Telemundo 49 266° W 42 mi 4
WZRA ERT World 48 288° WNW 61 mi 1
WYKE CTN 47 324° NW 77 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Winter Haven, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 30.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 32 miles.

For Winter Haven 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 Winter Haven are spread across 246° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Winter Haven. 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 Winter Haven, FL, including what each station carries.

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