Antenna aiming / Baldwin, NY
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Baldwin, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Baldwin, NY N E S W WTXX — 26° NNE, 75 mi WEDW — 27° NNE, 49 mi WZME — 28° NNE, 56 mi WTNH — 32° NNE, 63 mi WCTX — 32° NNE, 63 mi WEDY — 38° NE, 59 mi WLIW — 40° NE, 13 mi WFTY — 64° ENE, 38 mi WLNY — 65° ENE, 40 mi W29FF-D — 231° SW, 59 mi WNJB — 268° W, 47 mi WWOR — 281° WNW, 22 mi WJLP — 282° WNW, 22 mi WMBQ — 282° WNW, 22 mi WASA — 282° WNW, 22 mi WKOB — 282° WNW, 22 mi WNYX — 288° WNW, 35 mi WNJU — 288° WNW, 35 mi WFUT — 289° WNW, 21 mi WXNY — 289° WNW, 21 mi WDYA — 289° WNW, 21 mi WCBS — 289° WNW, 21 mi WNBC — 289° WNW, 21 mi WABC — 289° WNW, 21 mi WNYW — 289° WNW, 21 mi WNET — 289° WNW, 21 mi WXTV — 289° WNW, 21 mi WPIX — 289° WNW, 21 mi WNDT — 289° WNW, 21 mi WPXN — 289° WNW, 21 mi WDVB — 289° WNW, 21 mi WNYE — 290° WNW, 21 mi WNWT — 290° WNW, 21 mi WNMF — 291° WNW, 20 mi WNYN — 291° WNW, 19 mi WNYZ — 291° WNW, 19 mi WDYJ — 292° WNW, 20 mi WNJN — 296° WNW, 34 mi WMBC — 296° WNW, 34 mi WRNN — 343° NNW, 61 mi WTBY — 343° NNW, 61 mi Baldwin

Point West 266° on a compass — 75 miles of range covers this whole market

29/41stations in the beam
94/140free channels
67%of what's available
The other 12 stations sit north-northeast of you (27°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
14 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 Baldwin, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 26° NNE 75 mi 7
WEDW PBS 49 27° NNE 49 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 28° NNE 56 mi 5
WTNH ABC 8 32° NNE 63 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 32° NNE 63 mi 2
WEDY PBS 65 38° NE 59 mi 2
WLIW PBS 21 40° NE 13 mi 4
WFTY True Crime Network 67 64° ENE 38 mi 6
WLNY Independent 55 65° ENE 40 mi 6
W29FF-D Daystar 45 231° SW 59 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 268° W 47 mi 1
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 281° WNW 22 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 282° WNW 22 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 282° WNW 22 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 282° WNW 22 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 282° WNW 22 mi 4
WNYX Infomercials 34 288° WNW 35 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 288° WNW 35 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 289° WNW 21 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 289° WNW 21 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 289° WNW 21 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 289° WNW 21 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 289° WNW 21 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 289° WNW 21 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 289° WNW 21 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 289° WNW 21 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 289° WNW 21 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 289° WNW 21 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 289° WNW 21 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 289° WNW 21 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 289° WNW 21 mi 2
WNYE Independent 25 290° WNW 21 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 290° WNW 21 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 291° WNW 20 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 291° WNW 19 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 291° WNW 19 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 292° WNW 20 mi 1
WNJN PBS 50 296° WNW 34 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 296° WNW 34 mi 8
WRNN Shop LC 48 343° NNW 61 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 343° NNW 61 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Baldwin, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 12.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 21 miles.

For Baldwin 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 Baldwin are spread across 194° 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 Baldwin. 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 Baldwin, NY, including what each station carries.

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