Methods, systems, and devices are described for managing wireless communications. A first decoding candidate and a second decoding candidate are identified from a plurality of decoding candidates for a localized enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (EPDCCH) transmission. A first antenna port is identified from a set of antenna ports for the first decoding candidate. A second antenna port is identified from the set of antenna ports for the second decoding candidate. The second antenna port is different from the first antenna port. The localized EPDCCH is decoded based at least on the first and second decoding candidates and the identified first and second antenna ports.