RCA Signal Finder

VOXX International

About this app

Digital TV signal finder for antennas

Ratings and reviews

Limited, but all right for what it is. It works once you give it location permissions. The interface looks outdated and it would be nice to have a list of stations and their compass direction versus the map and pointing your phone toward things. Overall, the FCC antenna location website is more of what I'm looking for, so I'll just use that and uninstall this app. Also, the Terk Signal Finder app is nearly identical to the RCA one, so take your pick.

This app works great for what it is, which is just a GPS based directional indicator. It uses your location (or the address you provide) and the location of the local TV station antennas in it's database to turn your phone into a digital compass. By rotating your phone, it shows you what direction to aim your antenna to (theoretically) get the strongest signal reception. It gives you a reasonable starting point. What it does NOT do is give you a true signal strength at your actual location.

I don't understand the poor reviews this app has received. The hardest part was finding the model of the RCA anntena as it was not clearly marked on the box or anntena, it was on the bag of supplies with the anntena. The app worked perfectly (if you can follow simple directions). The anntena was easy to tune right in, took less than 10 minutes from box to install, tuned and working.

What's new

SDK added Android 14.