Antenna aiming / Deer Park, NY
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Deer Park, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Deer Park, NY N E S W WEDW — 11° N, 36 mi WZME — 15° NNE, 43 mi WTXX — 17° NNE, 62 mi WEDH — 21° NNE, 70 mi WTIC — 21° NNE, 70 mi WCCT — 21° NNE, 70 mi WHCT — 21° NNE, 70 mi WVIT — 21° NNE, 70 mi WRDM — 21° NNE, 70 mi WTNH — 23° NNE, 50 mi WCTX — 23° NNE, 50 mi WEDY — 29° NNE, 45 mi WUTH — 34° NNE, 79 mi WFTY — 65° ENE, 21 mi WLNY — 66° ENE, 23 mi WWOR — 265° W, 36 mi WJLP — 265° W, 36 mi WMBQ — 265° W, 36 mi WASA — 265° W, 36 mi WKOB — 265° W, 36 mi WNYN — 268° W, 33 mi WNYZ — 268° W, 33 mi WCBS — 269° W, 35 mi WNBC — 269° W, 35 mi WABC — 269° W, 35 mi WNYW — 269° W, 35 mi WNET — 269° W, 35 mi WXTV — 269° W, 35 mi WPIX — 269° W, 35 mi WNDT — 269° W, 35 mi WPXN — 269° W, 35 mi WDVB — 269° W, 35 mi WFUT — 269° W, 35 mi WXNY — 269° W, 35 mi WDYA — 269° W, 35 mi WNMF — 269° W, 34 mi WNYE — 269° W, 35 mi WNWT — 270° W, 35 mi WDYJ — 270° W, 34 mi WNYX — 274° W, 48 mi WNJU — 274° W, 48 mi WNJN — 279° W, 46 mi WMBC — 279° W, 46 mi WLIW — 285° WNW, 7 mi WRNN — 327° NNW, 60 mi WTBY — 327° NNW, 60 mi WEPT — 332° NNW, 75 mi WNYJ — 332° NNW, 75 mi Deer Park

Point West-Southwest 255° on a compass — 79 miles of range covers this whole market

29/48stations in the beam
97/171free channels
57%of what's available
The other 19 stations sit north-northeast of you (16°). 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 Deer Park, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WEDW PBS 49 11° N 36 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 15° NNE 43 mi 5
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 17° NNE 62 mi 7
WEDH PBS 24 21° NNE 70 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 21° NNE 70 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 21° NNE 70 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 21° NNE 70 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 21° NNE 70 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 21° NNE 70 mi 2
WTNH ABC 8 23° NNE 50 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 23° NNE 50 mi 2
WEDY PBS 65 29° NNE 45 mi 2
WUTH UniMas 47 34° NNE 79 mi 1
WFTY True Crime Network 67 65° ENE 21 mi 6
WLNY Independent 55 66° ENE 23 mi 6
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 265° W 36 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 265° W 36 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 265° W 36 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 265° W 36 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 265° W 36 mi 4
WNYN Independent 39 268° W 33 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 268° W 33 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 269° W 35 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 269° W 35 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 269° W 35 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 269° W 35 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 269° W 35 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 269° W 35 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 269° W 35 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 269° W 35 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 269° W 35 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 269° W 35 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 269° W 35 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 269° W 35 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 269° W 35 mi 5
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 269° W 34 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 269° W 35 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 270° W 35 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 270° W 34 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 274° W 48 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 274° W 48 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 279° W 46 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 279° W 46 mi 8
WLIW PBS 21 285° WNW 7 mi 4
WRNN Shop LC 48 327° NNW 60 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 327° NNW 60 mi 4
WEPT Independent 15 332° NNW 75 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 332° NNW 75 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Deer Park, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 7.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 35 miles.

For Deer Park 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 Deer Park are spread across 162° 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 Deer Park. 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 Deer Park, NY, including what each station carries.

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