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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Cranford, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Cranford, NJ N E S W WNJU — 17° NNE, 10 mi WNYX — 17° NNE, 10 mi WRNN — 18° NNE, 60 mi WTBY — 18° NNE, 60 mi WNJN — 21° NNE, 15 mi WMBC — 21° NNE, 15 mi WNWT — 67° ENE, 18 mi WNYE — 67° ENE, 18 mi WDYJ — 68° ENE, 19 mi WFUT — 69° ENE, 18 mi WXNY — 69° ENE, 18 mi WDYA — 69° ENE, 18 mi WCBS — 69° ENE, 18 mi WNBC — 69° ENE, 18 mi WABC — 69° ENE, 18 mi WNYW — 69° ENE, 18 mi WNET — 69° ENE, 18 mi WXTV — 69° ENE, 18 mi WPIX — 69° ENE, 18 mi WNDT — 69° ENE, 18 mi WPXN — 69° ENE, 18 mi WDVB — 69° ENE, 18 mi WNMF — 69° ENE, 19 mi WNYZ — 72° ENE, 20 mi WNYN — 72° ENE, 20 mi WJLP — 76° ENE, 16 mi WMBQ — 76° ENE, 16 mi WASA — 76° ENE, 16 mi WKOB — 76° ENE, 16 mi WWOR — 76° ENE, 16 mi WLIW — 78° ENE, 46 mi W29FF-D — 194° SSW, 39 mi WSJT — 204° SSW, 70 mi WNJS — 204° SSW, 70 mi WMCN — 204° SSW, 70 mi WPSJ — 204° SSW, 70 mi WACP — 204° SSW, 70 mi WNJT — 218° SW, 33 mi WELL — 229° SW, 65 mi WZPA — 229° SW, 65 mi WFPA — 229° SW, 65 mi WCAU — 229° SW, 65 mi WPSG — 229° SW, 65 mi WUVP — 229° SW, 65 mi WGTW — 229° SW, 65 mi WPPX — 229° SW, 65 mi WPHA — 229° SW, 65 mi WTVE — 229° SW, 65 mi WTXF — 229° SW, 65 mi WPHY — 229° SW, 62 mi WPHL — 230° SW, 65 mi WHYY — 230° SW, 65 mi WDPN — 230° SW, 65 mi KYW — 230° SW, 65 mi WPVI — 230° SW, 65 mi WNJB — 257° WSW, 11 mi Cranford

Point South-Southwest 200° on a compass — 70 miles of range covers this whole market

24/56stations in the beam
115/222free channels
52%of what's available
The other 32 stations sit east-northeast of you (61°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
18 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 Cranford, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNJU Telemundo 47 17° NNE 10 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 17° NNE 10 mi 3
WRNN Shop LC 48 18° NNE 60 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 18° NNE 60 mi 4
WNJN PBS 50 21° NNE 15 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 21° NNE 15 mi 8
WNWT Story Television 37 67° ENE 18 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 67° ENE 18 mi 3
WDYJ Diya TV 60 68° ENE 19 mi 1
WFUT UniMas 68 69° ENE 18 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 69° ENE 18 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 69° ENE 18 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 69° ENE 18 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 69° ENE 18 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 69° ENE 18 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 69° ENE 18 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 69° ENE 18 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 69° ENE 18 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 69° ENE 18 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 69° ENE 18 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 69° ENE 18 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 69° ENE 18 mi 2
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 69° ENE 19 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 72° ENE 20 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 72° ENE 20 mi 1
WJLP MeTV 33 76° ENE 16 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 76° ENE 16 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 76° ENE 16 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 76° ENE 16 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 76° ENE 16 mi 3
WLIW PBS 21 78° ENE 46 mi 4
W29FF-D Daystar 45 194° SSW 39 mi 1
WSJT Classic Shows 15 204° SSW 70 mi 8
WNJS PBS 23 204° SSW 70 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 204° SSW 70 mi 3
WPSJ Infomercials 8 204° SSW 70 mi 7
WACP TCT 4 204° SSW 70 mi 9
WNJT PBS 52 218° SW 33 mi 1
WELL Daystar 45 229° SW 65 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 229° SW 65 mi 7
WFPA UniMas 28 229° SW 65 mi 5
WCAU NBC 10 229° SW 65 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 229° SW 65 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 229° SW 65 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 229° SW 65 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 229° SW 65 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 229° SW 65 mi 4
WTVE Shop LC 51 229° SW 65 mi 4
WTXF FOX 29 229° SW 65 mi 7
WPHY Infomercials 25 229° SW 62 mi 4
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 230° SW 65 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 230° SW 65 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 230° SW 65 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 230° SW 65 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 230° SW 65 mi 6
WNJB PBS 58 257° WSW 11 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Cranford, NJ?

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

The nearest transmitter is 10.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 16 miles.

For Cranford 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 Cranford are spread across 240° 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 Cranford. 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 Cranford, NJ, including what each station carries.

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