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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Avenel, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Avenel, NJ N E S W WNJU — 5° N, 15 mi WNYX — 5° N, 15 mi WNJN — 11° N, 20 mi WMBC — 11° N, 20 mi WRNN — 15° NNE, 65 mi WTBY — 15° NNE, 65 mi WNWT — 51° NE, 19 mi WNYE — 51° NE, 19 mi WDYJ — 52° NE, 20 mi WFUT — 52° NE, 19 mi WXNY — 52° NE, 19 mi WDYA — 52° NE, 19 mi WCBS — 52° NE, 19 mi WNBC — 52° NE, 19 mi WABC — 52° NE, 19 mi WNYW — 52° NE, 19 mi WNET — 52° NE, 19 mi WXTV — 52° NE, 19 mi WPIX — 52° NE, 19 mi WNDT — 52° NE, 19 mi WPXN — 52° NE, 19 mi WDVB — 52° NE, 19 mi WNMF — 54° NE, 20 mi WJLP — 56° ENE, 16 mi WMBQ — 56° ENE, 16 mi WASA — 56° ENE, 16 mi WKOB — 56° ENE, 16 mi WNYZ — 56° ENE, 21 mi WNYN — 56° ENE, 20 mi WWOR — 56° ENE, 16 mi WLIW — 71° ENE, 45 mi WWSI — 184° S, 66 mi W29FF-D — 199° SSW, 35 mi WSJT — 207° SSW, 66 mi WNJS — 207° SSW, 66 mi WMCN — 207° SSW, 66 mi WPSJ — 207° SSW, 66 mi WACP — 207° SSW, 66 mi WNJT — 227° SW, 30 mi WELL — 234° SW, 63 mi WZPA — 234° SW, 63 mi WFPA — 234° SW, 63 mi WCAU — 234° SW, 63 mi WPSG — 234° SW, 63 mi WUVP — 234° SW, 63 mi WGTW — 234° SW, 63 mi WPPX — 234° SW, 63 mi WPHA — 234° SW, 63 mi WTVE — 234° SW, 63 mi WTXF — 234° SW, 63 mi WPHL — 234° SW, 63 mi WHYY — 234° SW, 63 mi WDPN — 234° SW, 63 mi KYW — 234° SW, 63 mi WPVI — 234° SW, 63 mi WPHY — 234° SW, 60 mi WNJB — 282° WNW, 13 mi Avenel

Point South-Southwest 205° on a compass — 66 miles of range covers this whole market

25/57stations in the beam
117/224free channels
52%of what's available
The other 32 stations sit northeast of you (44°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
18 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 Avenel, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNJU Telemundo 47 5° N 15 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 5° N 15 mi 3
WNJN PBS 50 11° N 20 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 11° N 20 mi 8
WRNN Shop LC 48 15° NNE 65 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 15° NNE 65 mi 4
WNWT Story Television 37 51° NE 19 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 51° NE 19 mi 3
WDYJ Diya TV 60 52° NE 20 mi 1
WFUT UniMas 68 52° NE 19 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 52° NE 19 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 52° NE 19 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 52° NE 19 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 52° NE 19 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 52° NE 19 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 52° NE 19 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 52° NE 19 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 52° NE 19 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 52° NE 19 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 52° NE 19 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 52° NE 19 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 52° NE 19 mi 2
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 54° NE 20 mi 1
WJLP MeTV 33 56° ENE 16 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 56° ENE 16 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 56° ENE 16 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 56° ENE 16 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 56° ENE 21 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 56° ENE 20 mi 1
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 56° ENE 16 mi 3
WLIW PBS 21 71° ENE 45 mi 4
WWSI Telemundo 62 184° S 66 mi 2
W29FF-D Daystar 45 199° SSW 35 mi 1
WSJT Classic Shows 15 207° SSW 66 mi 8
WNJS PBS 23 207° SSW 66 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 207° SSW 66 mi 3
WPSJ Infomercials 8 207° SSW 66 mi 7
WACP TCT 4 207° SSW 66 mi 9
WNJT PBS 52 227° SW 30 mi 1
WELL Daystar 45 234° SW 63 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 234° SW 63 mi 7
WFPA UniMas 28 234° SW 63 mi 5
WCAU NBC 10 234° SW 63 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 234° SW 63 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 234° SW 63 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 234° SW 63 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 234° SW 63 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 234° SW 63 mi 4
WTVE Shop LC 51 234° SW 63 mi 4
WTXF FOX 29 234° SW 63 mi 7
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 234° SW 63 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 234° SW 63 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 234° SW 63 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 234° SW 63 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 234° SW 63 mi 6
WPHY Infomercials 25 234° SW 60 mi 4
WNJB PBS 58 282° WNW 13 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Avenel, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 12.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 19 miles.

For Avenel we would start with a basic indoor antenna. Most of the lineup is transmitting from close by, so a flat indoor antenna in a window facing the towers should be enough.

The towers around Avenel are spread across 248° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Avenel. 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.

See every channel available in Avenel, NJ, including what each station carries.

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