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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Bloomfield, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Bloomfield, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 9° N, 64 mi WEPT — 9° N, 64 mi WRNN — 15° NNE, 48 mi WTBY — 15° NNE, 49 mi WLIW — 92° E, 38 mi WDYJ — 107° ESE, 12 mi WNYZ — 109° ESE, 13 mi WNYN — 109° ESE, 13 mi WNMF — 109° ESE, 12 mi WNWT — 109° ESE, 11 mi WNYE — 109° ESE, 11 mi WCBS — 112° ESE, 11 mi WNBC — 112° ESE, 11 mi WABC — 112° ESE, 11 mi WNYW — 112° ESE, 11 mi WNET — 112° ESE, 11 mi WXTV — 112° ESE, 11 mi WPIX — 112° ESE, 11 mi WNDT — 112° ESE, 11 mi WPXN — 112° ESE, 11 mi WDVB — 112° ESE, 11 mi WFUT — 112° ESE, 11 mi WXNY — 112° ESE, 11 mi WDYA — 112° ESE, 11 mi WJLP — 126° SE, 11 mi WMBQ — 126° SE, 11 mi WASA — 126° SE, 11 mi WKOB — 126° SE, 11 mi WWOR — 127° SE, 11 mi W29FF-D — 198° SSW, 51 mi WNJT — 216° SW, 45 mi WNJB — 232° SW, 21 mi WNYX — 260° W, 3 mi WNJU — 260° W, 3 mi WNJN — 349° N, 4 mi WMBC — 349° N, 4 mi Bloomfield

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

25/36stations in the beam
83/113free channels
73%of what's available
The other 11 stations sit northwest of you (315°). 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 Bloomfield, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 9° N 64 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 9° N 64 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 15° NNE 48 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 15° NNE 49 mi 4
WLIW PBS 21 92° E 38 mi 4
WDYJ Diya TV 60 107° ESE 12 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 109° ESE 13 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 109° ESE 13 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 109° ESE 12 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 109° ESE 11 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 109° ESE 11 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 112° ESE 11 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 112° ESE 11 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 112° ESE 11 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 112° ESE 11 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 112° ESE 11 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 112° ESE 11 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 112° ESE 11 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 112° ESE 11 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 112° ESE 11 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 112° ESE 11 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 112° ESE 11 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 112° ESE 11 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 112° ESE 11 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 126° SE 11 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 126° SE 11 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 126° SE 11 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 126° SE 11 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 127° SE 11 mi 3
W29FF-D Daystar 45 198° SSW 51 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 216° SW 45 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 232° SW 21 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 260° W 3 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 260° W 3 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 349° N 4 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 349° N 4 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Bloomfield, NJ?

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

The nearest transmitter is 3.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 12 miles.

For Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield are spread across 271° 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 Bloomfield. 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 Bloomfield, NJ, including what each station carries.

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