Antenna aiming / Denville, NJ
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How to aim your TV antenna in Denville, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Denville, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 24° NNE, 63 mi WEPT — 24° NNE, 63 mi WRNN — 34° NE, 50 mi WTBY — 34° NE, 50 mi WNJN — 96° E, 15 mi WMBC — 96° E, 15 mi WDYJ — 108° ESE, 28 mi WNYZ — 109° ESE, 30 mi WNYN — 109° ESE, 30 mi WNMF — 109° ESE, 29 mi WNWT — 109° ESE, 28 mi WNYE — 109° ESE, 28 mi WCBS — 110° ESE, 28 mi WNBC — 110° ESE, 28 mi WABC — 110° ESE, 28 mi WNYW — 110° ESE, 28 mi WNET — 110° ESE, 28 mi WXTV — 110° ESE, 28 mi WPIX — 110° ESE, 28 mi WNDT — 110° ESE, 28 mi WPXN — 110° ESE, 28 mi WDVB — 110° ESE, 28 mi WFUT — 110° ESE, 28 mi WXNY — 110° ESE, 28 mi WDYA — 110° ESE, 28 mi WNJU — 115° ESE, 14 mi WNYX — 115° ESE, 14 mi WJLP — 116° ESE, 28 mi WMBQ — 116° ESE, 28 mi WASA — 116° ESE, 28 mi WKOB — 116° ESE, 28 mi WWOR — 116° ESE, 28 mi W29FF-D — 180° S, 54 mi WNJB — 183° S, 18 mi WNJT — 194° SSW, 43 mi WPHY — 214° SSW, 67 mi WELL — 214° SW, 71 mi WZPA — 214° SW, 71 mi WCAU — 214° SW, 70 mi WPSG — 214° SW, 70 mi WUVP — 214° SW, 70 mi WGTW — 214° SW, 70 mi WPPX — 214° SW, 70 mi WPHA — 214° SW, 70 mi WFPA — 214° SW, 70 mi WTVE — 214° SW, 70 mi WTXF — 214° SW, 71 mi WPHL — 214° SW, 71 mi WHYY — 214° SW, 71 mi WDPN — 214° SW, 71 mi KYW — 214° SW, 71 mi WPVI — 214° SW, 71 mi WLVT — 246° WSW, 55 mi WFMZ — 246° WSW, 55 mi WPPT — 246° WSW, 55 mi WBPH — 246° WSW, 54 mi Denville

Point Southwest 217° on a compass — 71 miles of range covers this whole market

22/56stations in the beam
94/202free channels
47%of what's available
The other 34 stations sit east-southeast of you (106°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
19 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 Denville, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 24° NNE 63 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 24° NNE 63 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 34° NE 50 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 34° NE 50 mi 4
WNJN PBS 50 96° E 15 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 96° E 15 mi 8
WDYJ Diya TV 60 108° ESE 28 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 109° ESE 30 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 109° ESE 30 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 109° ESE 29 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 109° ESE 28 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 109° ESE 28 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 110° ESE 28 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 110° ESE 28 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 110° ESE 28 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 110° ESE 28 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 110° ESE 28 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 110° ESE 28 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 110° ESE 28 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 110° ESE 28 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 110° ESE 28 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 110° ESE 28 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 110° ESE 28 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 110° ESE 28 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 110° ESE 28 mi 5
WNJU Telemundo 47 115° ESE 14 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 115° ESE 14 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 116° ESE 28 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 116° ESE 28 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 116° ESE 28 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 116° ESE 28 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 116° ESE 28 mi 3
W29FF-D Daystar 45 180° S 54 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 183° S 18 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 194° SSW 43 mi 1
WPHY Infomercials 25 214° SSW 67 mi 4
WELL Daystar 45 214° SW 71 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 214° SW 71 mi 7
WCAU NBC 10 214° SW 70 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 214° SW 70 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 214° SW 70 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 214° SW 70 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 214° SW 70 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 214° SW 70 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 214° SW 70 mi 5
WTVE Shop LC 51 214° SW 70 mi 4
WTXF FOX 29 214° SW 71 mi 7
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 214° SW 71 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 214° SW 71 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 214° SW 71 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 214° SW 71 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 214° SW 71 mi 6
WLVT PBS 39 246° WSW 55 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 246° WSW 55 mi 3
WPPT PBS 35 246° WSW 55 mi 1
WBPH Independent 60 246° WSW 54 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Denville, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 13.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 28 miles.

For Denville 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 Denville are spread across 222° 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 Denville. 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 Denville, NJ, including what each station carries.

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