TV Antenna Pointer & Towers

True-north aiming from the iPhone Compass, plus FCC and French ANFR broadcast towers. Figure-8 calibrate when the needle wavers.

▶ Point your TV antenna the right way. TV Antenna Pointer lists the broadcast towers around you, sorted by distance, with the channels, network and direction for each one.

▶ Spin to the signal. Pick a tower or a whole cluster and the compass arrow turns you to the exact heading, with a nudge when you are lined up. Several channels on one tower farm show as one aim point.

▶ See it on the map. Your location, the towers and the bearing lines are drawn together so you can double-check the direction even where indoor metal throws the compass off.

▶ New to cutting the cord? After you aim, the app walks you through rescanning your TV so those over-the-air channels actually show up.

▶ Works offline from a built-in tower database, so you can check reception anywhere. No account needed.

Reception estimates are based on distance, tower power and your location; real results vary with terrain, buildings, antenna type and weather. Directions are a guide — final aiming is best confirmed by your TV's signal meter.