Antenna aiming / Belle Mead, NJ
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How to aim your TV antenna in Belle Mead, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Belle Mead, NJ N E S W WNJB — 34° NE, 14 mi WNJN — 40° NE, 37 mi WMBC — 40° NE, 37 mi WNJU — 41° NE, 33 mi WNYX — 41° NE, 33 mi WNWT — 59° ENE, 41 mi WNYE — 59° ENE, 41 mi WDYJ — 59° ENE, 42 mi WFUT — 59° ENE, 41 mi WXNY — 59° ENE, 41 mi WDYA — 59° ENE, 41 mi WCBS — 59° ENE, 41 mi WNBC — 59° ENE, 41 mi WABC — 59° ENE, 41 mi WNYW — 59° ENE, 41 mi WNET — 59° ENE, 41 mi WXTV — 59° ENE, 41 mi WPIX — 59° ENE, 41 mi WNDT — 59° ENE, 41 mi WPXN — 59° ENE, 41 mi WDVB — 59° ENE, 41 mi WNMF — 60° ENE, 42 mi WNYZ — 61° ENE, 43 mi WNYN — 61° ENE, 43 mi WJLP — 61° ENE, 38 mi WMBQ — 61° ENE, 38 mi WASA — 61° ENE, 38 mi WKOB — 61° ENE, 38 mi WWOR — 61° ENE, 38 mi W29FF-D — 158° SSE, 25 mi WWSI — 164° SSE, 59 mi WNJT — 187° S, 12 mi WACP — 191° S, 50 mi WSJT — 191° S, 51 mi WNJS — 191° S, 51 mi WMCN — 191° S, 51 mi WPSJ — 191° SSW, 51 mi WELL — 227° SW, 42 mi WZPA — 228° SW, 42 mi WPHY — 228° SW, 38 mi WFPA — 228° SW, 41 mi WCAU — 228° SW, 41 mi WPSG — 228° SW, 41 mi WUVP — 228° SW, 41 mi WGTW — 228° SW, 41 mi WPPX — 228° SW, 41 mi WPHA — 228° SW, 41 mi WTVE — 228° SW, 41 mi WTXF — 228° SW, 42 mi WPHL — 228° SW, 42 mi WHYY — 228° SW, 42 mi WDPN — 228° SW, 42 mi KYW — 228° SW, 42 mi WPVI — 228° SW, 42 mi WPPT — 281° WNW, 42 mi WLVT — 281° WNW, 42 mi WFMZ — 281° WNW, 42 mi WBPH — 282° WNW, 42 mi Belle Mead

Point South-Southwest 198° on a compass — 59 miles of range covers this whole market

23/58stations in the beam
114/219free channels
52%of what's available
The other 35 stations sit northeast of you (54°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
22 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 Belle Mead, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNJB PBS 58 34° NE 14 mi 1
WNJN PBS 50 40° NE 37 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 40° NE 37 mi 8
WNJU Telemundo 47 41° NE 33 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 41° NE 33 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 59° ENE 41 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 59° ENE 41 mi 3
WDYJ Diya TV 60 59° ENE 42 mi 1
WFUT UniMas 68 59° ENE 41 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 59° ENE 41 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 59° ENE 41 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 59° ENE 41 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 59° ENE 41 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 59° ENE 41 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 59° ENE 41 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 59° ENE 41 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 59° ENE 41 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 59° ENE 41 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 59° ENE 41 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 59° ENE 41 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 59° ENE 41 mi 2
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 60° ENE 42 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 61° ENE 43 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 61° ENE 43 mi 1
WJLP MeTV 33 61° ENE 38 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 61° ENE 38 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 61° ENE 38 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 61° ENE 38 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 61° ENE 38 mi 3
W29FF-D Daystar 45 158° SSE 25 mi 1
WWSI Telemundo 62 164° SSE 59 mi 2
WNJT PBS 52 187° S 12 mi 1
WACP TCT 4 191° S 50 mi 9
WSJT Classic Shows 15 191° S 51 mi 8
WNJS PBS 23 191° S 51 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 191° S 51 mi 3
WPSJ Infomercials 8 191° SSW 51 mi 7
WELL Daystar 45 227° SW 42 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 228° SW 42 mi 7
WPHY Infomercials 25 228° SW 38 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 228° SW 41 mi 5
WCAU NBC 10 228° SW 41 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 228° SW 41 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 228° SW 41 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 228° SW 41 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 228° SW 41 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 228° SW 41 mi 4
WTVE Shop LC 51 228° SW 41 mi 4
WTXF FOX 29 228° SW 42 mi 7
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 228° SW 42 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 228° SW 42 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 228° SW 42 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 228° SW 42 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 228° SW 42 mi 6
WPPT PBS 35 281° WNW 42 mi 1
WLVT PBS 39 281° WNW 42 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 281° WNW 42 mi 3
WBPH Independent 60 282° WNW 42 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Belle Mead, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 11.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 39 miles.

For Belle Mead 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 Belle Mead 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.

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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 Belle Mead. 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 Belle Mead, NJ, including what each station carries.

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