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

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

Transmitter directions from Dover, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 28° NNE, 61 mi WEPT — 28° NNE, 61 mi WRNN — 39° NE, 49 mi WTBY — 39° NE, 50 mi WNJN — 104° ESE, 19 mi WMBC — 104° ESE, 19 mi WDYJ — 112° ESE, 32 mi WNYZ — 112° ESE, 34 mi WNYN — 112° ESE, 34 mi WNMF — 112° ESE, 33 mi WNWT — 112° ESE, 32 mi WNYE — 112° ESE, 32 mi WCBS — 113° ESE, 32 mi WNBC — 113° ESE, 32 mi WABC — 113° ESE, 32 mi WNYW — 113° ESE, 32 mi WNET — 113° ESE, 32 mi WXTV — 113° ESE, 32 mi WPIX — 113° ESE, 32 mi WNDT — 113° ESE, 32 mi WPXN — 113° ESE, 32 mi WDVB — 113° ESE, 32 mi WFUT — 113° ESE, 32 mi WXNY — 113° ESE, 32 mi WDYA — 113° ESE, 32 mi WJLP — 118° ESE, 32 mi WMBQ — 118° ESE, 32 mi WASA — 118° ESE, 32 mi WKOB — 118° ESE, 32 mi WWOR — 118° ESE, 32 mi WNJU — 120° ESE, 18 mi WNYX — 120° ESE, 18 mi WNJB — 174° S, 22 mi W29FF-D — 177° S, 57 mi WNJT — 189° S, 45 mi WPHY — 210° SSW, 68 mi WELL — 211° SSW, 72 mi WZPA — 211° SSW, 71 mi WCAU — 211° SSW, 71 mi WPSG — 211° SSW, 71 mi WUVP — 211° SSW, 71 mi WGTW — 211° SSW, 71 mi WPPX — 211° SSW, 71 mi WPHA — 211° SSW, 71 mi WFPA — 211° SSW, 71 mi WTVE — 211° SSW, 71 mi WTXF — 211° SSW, 71 mi WPHL — 211° SSW, 71 mi WHYY — 211° SSW, 71 mi WDPN — 211° SSW, 71 mi KYW — 211° SSW, 71 mi WPVI — 211° SSW, 71 mi WLVT — 242° WSW, 53 mi WFMZ — 242° WSW, 53 mi WPPT — 242° WSW, 53 mi WBPH — 242° WSW, 53 mi Dover

Point South-Southwest 212° on a compass — 72 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 (109°). 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 Dover, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 28° NNE 61 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 28° NNE 61 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 39° NE 49 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 39° NE 50 mi 4
WNJN PBS 50 104° ESE 19 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 104° ESE 19 mi 8
WDYJ Diya TV 60 112° ESE 32 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 112° ESE 34 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 112° ESE 34 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 112° ESE 33 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 112° ESE 32 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 112° ESE 32 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 113° ESE 32 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 113° ESE 32 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 113° ESE 32 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 113° ESE 32 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 113° ESE 32 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 113° ESE 32 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 113° ESE 32 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 113° ESE 32 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 113° ESE 32 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 113° ESE 32 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 113° ESE 32 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 113° ESE 32 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 113° ESE 32 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 118° ESE 32 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 118° ESE 32 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 118° ESE 32 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 118° ESE 32 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 118° ESE 32 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 120° ESE 18 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 120° ESE 18 mi 3
WNJB PBS 58 174° S 22 mi 1
W29FF-D Daystar 45 177° S 57 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 189° S 45 mi 1
WPHY Infomercials 25 210° SSW 68 mi 4
WELL Daystar 45 211° SSW 72 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 211° SSW 71 mi 7
WCAU NBC 10 211° SSW 71 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 211° SSW 71 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 211° SSW 71 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 211° SSW 71 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 211° SSW 71 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 211° SSW 71 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 211° SSW 71 mi 5
WTVE Shop LC 51 211° SSW 71 mi 4
WTXF FOX 29 211° SSW 71 mi 7
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 211° SSW 71 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 211° SSW 71 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 211° SSW 71 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 211° SSW 71 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 211° SSW 71 mi 6
WLVT PBS 39 242° WSW 53 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 242° WSW 53 mi 3
WPPT PBS 35 242° WSW 53 mi 1
WBPH Independent 60 242° WSW 53 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Dover, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 18.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 32 miles.

For Dover 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 Dover are spread across 214° 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 Dover. 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 Dover, NJ, including what each station carries.

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