Antenna aiming / Cape May Court House, NJ
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How to aim your TV antenna in Cape May Court House, NJ

Every transmitter near Cape May Court House, with the compass direction and distance from town, and the one direction that picks up the most channels.

Transmitter directions from Cape May Court House, NJ N E S W W29FF-D — 15° NNE, 71 mi WWSI — 35° NE, 43 mi WMGM — 84° E, 3 mi WCPB — 220° SW, 66 mi WBOC — 226° SW, 61 mi WRDE — 226° SW, 61 mi WGDV — 229° SW, 65 mi WMDT — 229° SW, 65 mi WDPB — 233° SW, 53 mi WMDE — 233° SW, 53 mi KYW — 341° NNW, 68 mi WPVI — 341° NNW, 68 mi WDPN — 341° NNW, 67 mi WPHL — 341° NNW, 67 mi WHYY — 341° NNW, 67 mi WTXF — 341° NNW, 67 mi WELL — 341° NNW, 67 mi WZPA — 341° NNW, 67 mi WTVE — 341° NNW, 67 mi WFPA — 341° NNW, 67 mi WCAU — 341° NNW, 67 mi WPSG — 341° NNW, 67 mi WUVP — 341° NNW, 67 mi WGTW — 341° NNW, 67 mi WPPX — 341° NNW, 67 mi WPHA — 341° NNW, 67 mi WPHY — 344° NNW, 69 mi WPSJ — 358° N, 42 mi WSJT — 358° N, 42 mi WNJS — 358° N, 42 mi WMCN — 358° N, 42 mi WACP — 359° N, 42 mi Cape May Court House

Point North 6° on a compass — 71 miles of range covers this whole market

24/32stations in the beam
116/151free channels
77%of what's available
The other 8 stations sit southwest of you (223°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
7 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 Cape May Court House, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
W29FF-D Daystar 45 15° NNE 71 mi 1
WWSI Telemundo 62 35° NE 43 mi 2
WMGM True Crime Network 40 84° E 3 mi 3
WCPB PBS 28 220° SW 66 mi 4
WBOC CBS 16 226° SW 61 mi 3
WRDE NBC 31 226° SW 61 mi 4
WGDV WeatherNation TV 32 229° SW 65 mi 7
WMDT ABC 47 229° SW 65 mi 4
WDPB PBS 64 233° SW 53 mi 3
WMDE Shop LC 36 233° SW 53 mi 7
KYW CBS 3 341° NNW 68 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 341° NNW 68 mi 6
WDPN MeTV 2 341° NNW 67 mi 11
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 341° NNW 67 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 341° NNW 67 mi 3
WTXF FOX 29 341° NNW 67 mi 7
WELL Daystar 45 341° NNW 67 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 341° NNW 67 mi 7
WTVE Shop LC 51 341° NNW 67 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 341° NNW 67 mi 5
WCAU NBC 10 341° NNW 67 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 341° NNW 67 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 341° NNW 67 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 341° NNW 67 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 341° NNW 67 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 341° NNW 67 mi 4
WPHY Infomercials 25 344° NNW 69 mi 4
WPSJ Infomercials 8 358° N 42 mi 7
WSJT Classic Shows 15 358° N 42 mi 8
WNJS PBS 23 358° N 42 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 358° N 42 mi 3
WACP TCT 4 359° N 42 mi 9

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Cape May Court House, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 3.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 62 miles.

For Cape May Court House we would start with an outdoor or roof-mounted antenna. The transmitters are a long way from town. An outdoor antenna mounted as high as possible, pointed toward the towers, is what it takes to receive the full lineup reliably.

The towers around Cape May Court House are spread across 224° 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 Cape May Court House. 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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