Antenna aiming / Collingswood, NJ
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Collingswood, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Collingswood, NJ N E S W WNJB — 31° NNE, 57 mi WNJN — 34° NE, 80 mi WMBC — 34° NE, 80 mi WNJU — 35° NE, 75 mi WNYX — 35° NE, 75 mi WNJT — 38° NE, 32 mi W29FF-D — 67° ENE, 34 mi WWSI — 117° ESE, 42 mi WACP — 137° SE, 17 mi WNJS — 138° SE, 17 mi WMCN — 138° SE, 17 mi WSJT — 138° SE, 17 mi WPSJ — 138° SE, 17 mi WMGM — 164° SSE, 57 mi WELL — 313° NW, 13 mi KYW — 313° NW, 13 mi WPVI — 313° NW, 13 mi WTXF — 313° NW, 13 mi WDPN — 313° NW, 13 mi WPHL — 313° NW, 13 mi WHYY — 313° NW, 13 mi WZPA — 313° NW, 13 mi WTVE — 314° NW, 13 mi WFPA — 314° NW, 13 mi WCAU — 314° NW, 13 mi WPSG — 314° NW, 13 mi WUVP — 314° NW, 13 mi WGTW — 314° NW, 13 mi WPPX — 314° NW, 13 mi WPHA — 314° NW, 13 mi WPHY — 328° NNW, 13 mi WPPT — 336° NNW, 49 mi WLVT — 336° NNW, 49 mi WFMZ — 336° NNW, 49 mi WBPH — 337° NNW, 49 mi Collingswood

Point Northwest 307° on a compass — 80 miles of range covers this whole market

21/35stations in the beam
93/143free channels
65%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit east of you (89°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
13 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 Collingswood, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNJB PBS 58 31° NNE 57 mi 1
WNJN PBS 50 34° NE 80 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 34° NE 80 mi 8
WNJU Telemundo 47 35° NE 75 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 35° NE 75 mi 3
WNJT PBS 52 38° NE 32 mi 1
W29FF-D Daystar 45 67° ENE 34 mi 1
WWSI Telemundo 62 117° ESE 42 mi 2
WACP TCT 4 137° SE 17 mi 9
WNJS PBS 23 138° SE 17 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 138° SE 17 mi 3
WSJT Classic Shows 15 138° SE 17 mi 8
WPSJ Infomercials 8 138° SE 17 mi 7
WMGM True Crime Network 40 164° SSE 57 mi 3
WELL Daystar 45 313° NW 13 mi 1
KYW CBS 3 313° NW 13 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 313° NW 13 mi 6
WTXF FOX 29 313° NW 13 mi 7
WDPN MeTV 2 313° NW 13 mi 11
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 313° NW 13 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 313° NW 13 mi 3
WZPA NTD America 33 313° NW 13 mi 7
WTVE Shop LC 51 314° NW 13 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 314° NW 13 mi 5
WCAU NBC 10 314° NW 13 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 314° NW 13 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 314° NW 13 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 314° NW 13 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 314° NW 13 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 314° NW 13 mi 4
WPHY Infomercials 25 328° NNW 13 mi 4
WPPT PBS 35 336° NNW 49 mi 1
WLVT PBS 39 336° NNW 49 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 336° NNW 49 mi 3
WBPH Independent 60 337° NNW 49 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Collingswood, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 12.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 13 miles.

For Collingswood 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 Collingswood are spread across 211° 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 Collingswood. 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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