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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Youngstown, OH

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

Transmitter directions from Youngstown, OH N E S W WFMJ — 21° NNE, 4 mi WKBN — 28° NNE, 2 mi WYFX — 28° NNE, 2 mi WYTV — 33° NNE, 3 mi WIIC — 129° SE, 64 mi WBYD — 129° SE, 64 mi WPCB — 133° SE, 64 mi WPNT — 136° SE, 50 mi WPGH — 136° SE, 50 mi KDKA — 137° SE, 50 mi WPKD — 137° SE, 50 mi WPDN — 137° SE, 54 mi WBPA — 137° SE, 54 mi WOSC — 137° SE, 54 mi WPTG — 137° SE, 54 mi WQED — 137° SE, 54 mi WINP — 137° SE, 54 mi WPXI — 138° SE, 52 mi WTAE — 138° SE, 69 mi WTOV — 177° S, 47 mi WTRF — 184° S, 67 mi WOUC — 207° SSW, 72 mi WIVN — 224° SW, 63 mi WIVD — 224° SW, 63 mi WNEO — 237° WSW, 15 mi WIVM — 253° WSW, 30 mi WDLI — 273° W, 48 mi WVPX — 274° W, 48 mi WEAO — 275° W, 51 mi WRLM — 280° W, 35 mi Youngstown

Point South-Southeast 154° on a compass — 72 miles of range covers this whole market

17/30stations in the beam
112/169free channels
66%of what's available
The other 13 stations sit west of you (277°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
8 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 Youngstown, OH

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WFMJ NBC 21 21° NNE 4 mi 3
WKBN CBS 27 28° NNE 2 mi 2
WYFX FOX 62 28° NNE 2 mi 6
WYTV ABC 33 33° NNE 3 mi 2
WIIC MeTV Toons 31 129° SE 64 mi 12
WBYD Shop HQ 39 129° SE 64 mi 12
WPCB Cornerstone 40 133° SE 64 mi 8
WPNT CW 22 136° SE 50 mi 4
WPGH FOX 53 136° SE 50 mi 5
KDKA CBS 2 137° SE 50 mi 5
WPKD Independent 19 137° SE 50 mi 6
WPDN Daystar 65 137° SE 54 mi 1
WBPA PBS 13 137° SE 54 mi 5
WOSC MeTV Toons 61 137° SE 54 mi 12
WPTG MovieSphere Gold 69 137° SE 54 mi 12
WQED PBS 13 137° SE 54 mi 5
WINP Ion 16 137° SE 54 mi 8
WPXI NBC 11 138° SE 52 mi 4
WTAE ABC 4 138° SE 69 mi 6
WTOV NBC 9 177° S 47 mi 3
WTRF CBS 7 184° S 67 mi 4
WOUC PBS 44 207° SSW 72 mi 7
WIVN Independent 29 224° SW 63 mi 7
WIVD Independent 26 224° SW 63 mi 7
WNEO PBS 45 237° WSW 15 mi 3
WIVM Independent 39 253° WSW 30 mi 7
WDLI Bounce TV 17 273° W 48 mi 1
WVPX Ion 23 274° W 48 mi 8
WEAO PBS 49 275° W 51 mi 3
WRLM TCT 47 280° W 35 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Youngstown, OH?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 2.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 49 miles.

For Youngstown 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 Youngstown are spread across 259° 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 Youngstown. 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 Youngstown, OH, including what each station carries.

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