TV Antenna Pointer & Towers

Name: TV Antenna Pointer & Towers
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Author: heekyung moon

OTA Channel & Tower Finder

Only for iPhone

Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

2 Ratings
Age Rating

18+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

heekyung moon
Language

EN
English
Size

55.1
MB

iPhone

Shows when your area has no mapped TV towers, instead of a fake Los Angeles target. ▶ 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.

Ratings & Reviews

3.0

out of 5

2 Ratings

How can they screw up a Compass?
Aug 17
TJONES770
So I’m trying to use this and there’s just absolutely no way you can line up a TV antenna with this app it’s 49° off of what a real Compass says so basically it’s pointing in a whole different direction and I’m just really thankful I don’t have to use this stupid app to find my way home.

Developer Response
Sorry about that. A ~49° error means the compass is reading the phone's raw magnetometer without a good calibration, which nearby metal, cases, or tilting the phone can throw off badly. Two quick things help right now: hold the phone flat and wave it in a figure-8 to recalibrate, and step away from metal/electronics. We're also reworking it to use the phone's built-in calibrated true-north heading so it lines up with a real compass. Thanks for flagging it.
How can they screw up a Compass?
Aug 17
TJONES770

So I’m trying to use this and there’s just absolutely no way you can line up a TV antenna with this app it’s 49° off of what a real Compass says so basically it’s pointing in a whole different direction and I’m just really thankful I don’t have to use this stupid app to find my way home.
Developer Response Aug 21
Sorry about that. A ~49° error means the compass is reading the phone's raw magnetometer without a good calibration, which nearby metal, cases, or tilting the phone can throw off badly. Two quick things help right now: hold the phone flat and wave it in a figure-8 to recalibrate, and step away from metal/electronics. We're also reworking it to use the phone's built-in calibrated true-north heading so it lines up with a real compass. Thanks for flagging it.

Outside the US, France, or Portugal transmitter maps, the pointer now says coverage is unavailable instead of aiming at a Los Angeles demo. The compass still works anywhere. Thanks for the reviews and feedback!

Version 1.3.2 Sep 10

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Seller: heekyung moon
Size: 55.1 MB
Category: Utilities
Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.4 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 18+

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