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

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

Transmitter directions from Belleville, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 8° N, 64 mi WEPT — 8° N, 64 mi WRNN — 13° NNE, 49 mi WTBY — 13° NNE, 49 mi WEDW — 56° ENE, 61 mi WLIW — 90° E, 37 mi WDYJ — 104° ESE, 10 mi WNYZ — 106° ESE, 12 mi WNYN — 106° ESE, 12 mi WNMF — 106° ESE, 11 mi WNWT — 106° ESE, 10 mi WNYE — 106° ESE, 10 mi WCBS — 109° ESE, 10 mi WNBC — 109° ESE, 10 mi WABC — 109° ESE, 10 mi WNYW — 109° ESE, 10 mi WNET — 109° ESE, 10 mi WXTV — 109° ESE, 10 mi WPIX — 109° ESE, 10 mi WNDT — 109° ESE, 10 mi WPXN — 109° ESE, 10 mi WDVB — 109° ESE, 10 mi WFUT — 109° ESE, 10 mi WXNY — 109° ESE, 10 mi WDYA — 109° ESE, 10 mi WJLP — 126° SE, 10 mi WMBQ — 126° SE, 10 mi WASA — 126° SE, 10 mi WKOB — 126° SE, 10 mi WWOR — 127° SE, 10 mi W29FF-D — 200° SSW, 50 mi WNJT — 218° SW, 45 mi WNJB — 236° WSW, 22 mi WNYX — 276° W, 4 mi WNJU — 276° W, 4 mi WNJN — 337° NNW, 5 mi WMBC — 337° NNW, 5 mi Belleville

Point East 97° on a compass — 64 miles of range covers this whole market

25/37stations in the beam
83/114free channels
73%of what's available
The other 12 stations sit northwest of you (325°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
12 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 Belleville, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 8° N 64 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 8° N 64 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 13° NNE 49 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 13° NNE 49 mi 4
WEDW PBS 49 56° ENE 61 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 90° E 37 mi 4
WDYJ Diya TV 60 104° ESE 10 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 106° ESE 12 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 106° ESE 12 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 106° ESE 11 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 106° ESE 10 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 106° ESE 10 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 109° ESE 10 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 109° ESE 10 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 109° ESE 10 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 109° ESE 10 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 109° ESE 10 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 109° ESE 10 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 109° ESE 10 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 109° ESE 10 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 109° ESE 10 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 109° ESE 10 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 109° ESE 10 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 109° ESE 10 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 109° ESE 10 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 126° SE 10 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 126° SE 10 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 126° SE 10 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 126° SE 10 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 127° SE 10 mi 3
W29FF-D Daystar 45 200° SSW 50 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 218° SW 45 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 236° WSW 22 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 276° W 4 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 276° W 4 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 337° NNW 5 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 337° NNW 5 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Belleville, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 4.4 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 10 miles.

For Belleville 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 Belleville are spread across 287° 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 Belleville. 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 Belleville, NJ, including what each station carries.

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