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TV Towers USA app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 880 ratings )
Travel Reference
Developer: Generally Helpful Software
1.99 USD
Current version: 1.8.6, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 20 Oct 2010
App size: 20.99 Mb

TV Towers USA is a map of digital TV broadcasting towers in the United States and its territories plus a select number of Canadian stations. The database includes over 2000 stations and over 1000 repeaters. My users include avid RVers who roam from region to region and need to locate available TV networks, and homeowners setting up a new antenna system.

Apple Watch (Series 5) users can make use of their compass with the optional in-app purchase of an embedded watch app.

There is an alternate compass tab which shows the direction of stations within a 45 mile radius—given enough screen space—just look over your phone to see which way to point your antenna.

Pinch to zoom into your locality, or hit the circular location button to concentrate on local stations. If more than 80 stations are in the area being viewed, a random assortment of 80 stations will be displayed.

There is no "phoning home" with data, personal or not. If a data connection is available, the FCC servers will be asked for contour plot data when a tower is selected. This will show up as a blue overlay showing the calculated area over which the signal will drop off by at most 35 dBu. Basically, this is the area where an antenna not too near the ground has a chance to receive the signal; your luck will vary. Once downloaded, the data is stored for the next time you select the tower.

Errors and omissions are to be expected especially for stations with low power licenses. Please e-mail the support address if you find a glaring omission or error; Ill need a call sign and a TV network.

Pros and cons of TV Towers USA app for iPhone and iPad

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I used this app to fine tune my antenna at my lake home located on a remote island near Canada. It worked great and reception is much improved. This should be utilized by anyone using an antenna for TV!
Use this with my RV, reveals the stations available in an area and call letters ( so can check listings online). And so easy to point the antenna- I suggest this app to other rv campers as a top time saver!

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This is great for pointing your OTA antenna. I love it. Every installer should have this app.
In setting up an antenna array in the attic, this app has been very useful.
Just what I was hoping for. AM and FM stations would be a really great addition.
I heard about this app on the HDTV Podcast awhile back and Im glad I picked it up. With it, I was able to tweak my indoor antenna. The result is that many local channels went for 50% signal strength to 70+%. It even helped pick up some of the more elusive towers.
As the author mentions, if youre an RVer, this is a very useful tool to have. It would be even better if I could drop a pin at an arbitrary location in addition to measuring from my current GPS position.
Im an antenna guy and I travel. This app is great for locating stations and their areas of coverage.

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