Antenna aiming / Brewster, NY
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How to aim your TV antenna in Brewster, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Brewster, NY N E S W WFXQ — 40° NE, 76 mi WGGB — 40° NE, 75 mi WGBY — 40° NE, 75 mi WDMR — 44° NE, 65 mi WWLP — 44° NE, 65 mi WHTX — 44° NE, 65 mi WRNT — 57° ENE, 49 mi WFSB — 58° ENE, 48 mi WWAX — 58° ENE, 48 mi WUVN — 58° ENE, 48 mi WEDH — 63° ENE, 44 mi WTIC — 63° ENE, 44 mi WCCT — 63° ENE, 44 mi WHCT — 63° ENE, 44 mi WVIT — 63° ENE, 44 mi WRDM — 63° ENE, 44 mi WTXX — 66° ENE, 35 mi WTNH — 89° E, 33 mi WCTX — 89° E, 33 mi WZME — 98° E, 25 mi WEDY — 99° E, 36 mi WEDW — 113° ESE, 23 mi WLNY — 135° SE, 50 mi WFTY — 137° SE, 49 mi WLIW — 170° S, 44 mi WNYZ — 202° SSW, 49 mi WNYN — 202° SSW, 49 mi WNMF — 203° SSW, 50 mi WDYJ — 204° SSW, 49 mi WCBS — 204° SSW, 50 mi WNBC — 204° SSW, 50 mi WABC — 204° SSW, 50 mi WNYW — 204° SSW, 50 mi WNET — 204° SSW, 50 mi WXTV — 204° SSW, 50 mi WPIX — 204° SSW, 50 mi WNDT — 204° SSW, 50 mi WPXN — 204° SSW, 50 mi WDVB — 204° SSW, 50 mi WFUT — 204° SSW, 50 mi WXNY — 204° SSW, 50 mi WDYA — 204° SSW, 50 mi WNWT — 204° SSW, 50 mi WNYE — 204° SSW, 50 mi WWOR — 204° SSW, 53 mi WJLP — 204° SSW, 53 mi WMBQ — 204° SSW, 53 mi WASA — 204° SSW, 53 mi WKOB — 204° SSW, 53 mi WNYX — 219° SW, 54 mi WNJU — 219° SW, 54 mi WNJN — 220° SW, 49 mi WMBC — 220° SW, 49 mi WNJB — 221° SW, 72 mi WRNN — 286° WNW, 19 mi WTBY — 286° WNW, 19 mi WEPT — 316° NW, 30 mi WNYJ — 316° NW, 30 mi Brewster

Point South-Southwest 192° on a compass — 76 miles of range covers this whole market

30/58stations in the beam
98/213free channels
46%of what's available
The other 28 stations sit east-northeast of you (60°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
16 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 Brewster, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WFXQ NBC 28 40° NE 76 mi 2
WGGB ABC 40 40° NE 75 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 40° NE 75 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 44° NE 65 mi 4
WWLP NBC 22 44° NE 65 mi 4
WHTX Univision 43 44° NE 65 mi 3
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 57° ENE 49 mi 6
WFSB CBS 3 58° ENE 48 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 58° ENE 48 mi 7
WUVN Univision 18 58° ENE 48 mi 2
WEDH PBS 24 63° ENE 44 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 63° ENE 44 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 63° ENE 44 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 63° ENE 44 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 63° ENE 44 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 63° ENE 44 mi 2
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 66° ENE 35 mi 7
WTNH ABC 8 89° E 33 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 89° E 33 mi 2
WZME Story Television 43 98° E 25 mi 5
WEDY PBS 65 99° E 36 mi 2
WEDW PBS 49 113° ESE 23 mi 1
WLNY Independent 55 135° SE 50 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 137° SE 49 mi 6
WLIW PBS 21 170° S 44 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 202° SSW 49 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 202° SSW 49 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 203° SSW 50 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 204° SSW 49 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 204° SSW 50 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 204° SSW 50 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 204° SSW 50 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 204° SSW 50 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 204° SSW 50 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 204° SSW 50 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 204° SSW 50 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 204° SSW 50 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 204° SSW 50 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 204° SSW 50 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 204° SSW 50 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 204° SSW 50 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 204° SSW 50 mi 5
WNWT Story Television 37 204° SSW 50 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 204° SSW 50 mi 3
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 204° SSW 53 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 204° SSW 53 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 204° SSW 53 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 204° SSW 53 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 204° SSW 53 mi 4
WNYX Infomercials 34 219° SW 54 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 219° SW 54 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 220° SW 49 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 220° SW 49 mi 8
WNJB PBS 58 221° SW 72 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 286° WNW 19 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 286° WNW 19 mi 4
WEPT Independent 15 316° NW 30 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 316° NW 30 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Brewster, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 19.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 37 miles.

For Brewster 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 Brewster are spread across 276° 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 Brewster. 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.

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