Antenna aiming / Asbury Park, NJ
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How to aim your TV antenna in Asbury Park, NJ

Every transmitter near Asbury Park, with the compass direction and distance from town, and the one direction that picks up the most channels.

Transmitter directions from Asbury Park, NJ N E S W WWOR — 4° N, 32 mi WJLP — 4° N, 32 mi WMBQ — 4° N, 32 mi WASA — 4° N, 32 mi WKOB — 4° N, 32 mi WNYE — 6° N, 35 mi WNWT — 6° N, 35 mi WFUT — 6° N, 35 mi WXNY — 6° N, 35 mi WDYA — 6° N, 35 mi WCBS — 6° N, 35 mi WNBC — 6° N, 35 mi WABC — 6° N, 35 mi WNYW — 6° N, 35 mi WNET — 6° N, 35 mi WXTV — 6° N, 35 mi WPIX — 6° N, 35 mi WNDT — 6° N, 35 mi WPXN — 6° N, 35 mi WDVB — 6° N, 35 mi WDYJ — 7° N, 36 mi WNMF — 8° N, 35 mi WNYN — 10° N, 35 mi WNYZ — 10° N, 35 mi WLIW — 40° NE, 49 mi WWSI — 200° SSW, 45 mi WSJT — 230° SW, 55 mi WNJS — 230° SW, 55 mi WMCN — 230° SW, 55 mi WPSJ — 230° SW, 55 mi WACP — 230° SW, 55 mi W29FF-D — 247° WSW, 24 mi WNJT — 274° W, 33 mi WNJB — 318° NW, 35 mi WNJU — 345° NNW, 40 mi WNYX — 345° NNW, 40 mi WNJN — 350° N, 43 mi WMBC — 350° N, 43 mi Asbury Park

Point North 11° on a compass — 55 miles of range covers this whole market

29/38stations in the beam
97/130free channels
75%of what's available
The other 9 stations sit west-southwest of you (241°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
15 of these stations broadcast on VHF frequencies. Many antennas sold as "HDTV" or "4K" are UHF-only and will miss them entirely, whichever way you point.

Every transmitter near Asbury Park, NJ

Sorted by compass bearing, so neighbouring rows are neighbouring towers.

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 4° N 32 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 4° N 32 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 4° N 32 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 4° N 32 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 4° N 32 mi 4
WNYE Independent 25 6° N 35 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 6° N 35 mi 1
WFUT UniMas 68 6° N 35 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 6° N 35 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 6° N 35 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 6° N 35 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 6° N 35 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 6° N 35 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 6° N 35 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 6° N 35 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 6° N 35 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 6° N 35 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 6° N 35 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 6° N 35 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 6° N 35 mi 2
WDYJ Diya TV 60 7° N 36 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 8° N 35 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 10° N 35 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 10° N 35 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 40° NE 49 mi 4
WWSI Telemundo 62 200° SSW 45 mi 2
WSJT Classic Shows 15 230° SW 55 mi 8
WNJS PBS 23 230° SW 55 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 230° SW 55 mi 3
WPSJ Infomercials 8 230° SW 55 mi 7
WACP TCT 4 230° SW 55 mi 9
W29FF-D Daystar 45 247° WSW 24 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 274° W 33 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 318° NW 35 mi 1
WNJU Telemundo 47 345° NNW 40 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 345° NNW 40 mi 3
WNJN PBS 50 350° N 43 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 350° N 43 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Asbury Park, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 24.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 35 miles.

For Asbury Park we would start with an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The towers are far enough out that an amplified indoor antenna, or one mounted in the attic, will pull in far more of the lineup than a basic flat antenna.

The towers around Asbury Park are spread across 200° of the compass, so no single directional antenna will reach all of them. An omnidirectional antenna picks up every direction at once but with less reach, and a rotator lets a directional antenna turn toward whichever station you want.

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Before you climb the ladder

The limits of these numbers, and how to work around them

These are true bearings, not magnetic. A compass app on your phone usually reads magnetic north, which differs from true north by a few degrees depending on where you are in the country. For antenna aiming that difference is small, but if you are lining up a long-range directional antenna it is worth checking your local declination.

Bearings are measured from the centre of Asbury Park. Over the distances involved, a few miles in any direction barely moves the angle, but your own address is what ultimately matters.

Hills and buildings are not in these numbers. A transmitter 20 miles away behind a ridge can be harder to receive than one 40 miles away across flat ground. Point at the recommended bearing first, then adjust a few degrees either way while watching your TV's signal meter.

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