Antenna aiming / Youngsville, LA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Youngsville, LA

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

Transmitter directions from Youngsville, LA N E S W KXKW — 9° N, 18 mi KLWB — 9° N, 18 mi WBXH — 63° ENE, 56 mi KBTR — 64° ENE, 55 mi KPBN — 64° ENE, 58 mi WLPB — 67° ENE, 52 mi WAFB — 67° ENE, 52 mi WGMB — 69° ENE, 47 mi WVLA — 69° ENE, 47 mi KZUP — 69° ENE, 47 mi WBRL — 69° ENE, 47 mi W31EL-D — 69° ENE, 47 mi WLFT — 70° ENE, 61 mi WBRZ — 73° ENE, 51 mi KJUN — 114° ESE, 55 mi KWBJ — 117° ESE, 54 mi KAJN — 156° SSE, 2 mi KPLC — 291° WNW, 63 mi KLTL — 291° WNW, 63 mi KAGN — 308° NW, 27 mi KATC — 316° NW, 24 mi KLFY — 316° NW, 23 mi KLPB — 316° NW, 23 mi KBCA — 328° NNW, 68 mi KADN — 328° NNW, 23 mi KLAF — 336° NNW, 9 mi KALB — 337° NNW, 72 mi KDCG — 351° N, 29 mi Youngsville

Point North-Northwest 340° on a compass — 72 miles of range covers this whole market

10/28stations in the beam
46/98free channels
47%of what's available
The other 18 stations sit east-northeast of you (69°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
5 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 Youngsville, LA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KXKW The Action Channel 32 9° N 18 mi 5
KLWB MeTV 50 9° N 18 mi 6
WBXH Independent 39 63° ENE 56 mi 5
KBTR Independent 36 64° ENE 55 mi 3
KPBN SonLife 14 64° ENE 58 mi 4
WLPB PBS 27 67° ENE 52 mi 3
WAFB CBS 9 67° ENE 52 mi 7
WGMB FOX 44 69° ENE 47 mi 4
WVLA NBC 33 69° ENE 47 mi 4
KZUP Independent 20 69° ENE 47 mi 1
WBRL CW 21 69° ENE 47 mi 2
W31EL-D Daystar 48 69° ENE 47 mi 1
WLFT SonLife 30 70° ENE 61 mi 2
WBRZ ABC 2 73° ENE 51 mi 2
KJUN Independent 30 114° ESE 55 mi 1
KWBJ YTA TV 22 117° ESE 54 mi 1
KAJN The Walk TV 19 156° SSE 2 mi 1
KPLC NBC 7 291° WNW 63 mi 7
KLTL PBS 18 291° WNW 63 mi 3
KAGN The Walk TV 31 308° NW 27 mi 1
KATC ABC 3 316° NW 24 mi 6
KLFY CBS 10 316° NW 23 mi 4
KLPB PBS 24 316° NW 23 mi 3
KBCA Heroes & Icons 41 328° NNW 68 mi 5
KADN FOX 15 328° NNW 23 mi 5
KLAF NBC 14 336° NNW 9 mi 1
KALB NBC 5 337° NNW 72 mi 7
KDCG Heroes & Icons 22 351° N 29 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Youngsville, LA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 2.4 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 30 miles.

For Youngsville 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 Youngsville are spread across 226° 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 Youngsville. 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 Youngsville, LA, including what each station carries.

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