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

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

Transmitter directions from Freehold, NJ N E S W WNJU — 3° N, 40 mi WNYX — 3° N, 40 mi WNJN — 6° N, 44 mi WMBC — 6° N, 44 mi WJLP — 23° NNE, 37 mi WMBQ — 23° NNE, 37 mi WASA — 23° NNE, 37 mi WKOB — 23° NNE, 37 mi WWOR — 23° NNE, 37 mi WNYE — 23° NNE, 40 mi WNWT — 23° NNE, 40 mi WFUT — 23° NNE, 39 mi WXNY — 23° NNE, 39 mi WDYA — 23° NNE, 39 mi WCBS — 23° NNE, 39 mi WNBC — 23° NNE, 39 mi WABC — 23° NNE, 39 mi WNYW — 23° NNE, 39 mi WNET — 23° NNE, 39 mi WXTV — 23° NNE, 39 mi WPIX — 23° NNE, 39 mi WNDT — 23° NNE, 39 mi WPXN — 23° NNE, 39 mi WDVB — 23° NNE, 39 mi WDYJ — 24° NNE, 40 mi WNMF — 24° NNE, 40 mi WNYN — 26° NNE, 40 mi WNYZ — 26° NNE, 40 mi WLIW — 48° NE, 59 mi WWSI — 185° S, 41 mi WSJT — 221° SW, 45 mi WNJS — 221° SW, 45 mi WMCN — 221° SW, 45 mi WPSJ — 221° SW, 45 mi WACP — 221° SW, 45 mi W29FF-D — 232° SW, 13 mi WELL — 256° WSW, 52 mi WZPA — 256° WSW, 52 mi WTXF — 256° WSW, 52 mi WTVE — 256° WSW, 52 mi WFPA — 256° WSW, 52 mi WCAU — 256° WSW, 52 mi WPSG — 256° WSW, 52 mi WUVP — 256° WSW, 52 mi WGTW — 256° WSW, 52 mi WPPX — 256° WSW, 52 mi WPHA — 256° WSW, 52 mi WPHL — 256° WSW, 52 mi WHYY — 256° WSW, 52 mi WDPN — 256° WSW, 52 mi KYW — 256° WSW, 52 mi WPVI — 256° WSW, 52 mi WPHY — 258° WSW, 49 mi WNJT — 281° W, 22 mi WNJB — 337° NNW, 30 mi Freehold

Point Southwest 228° on a compass — 59 miles of range covers this whole market

23/55stations in the beam
114/215free channels
53%of what's available
The other 32 stations sit north-northeast of you (19°). 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 Freehold, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNJU Telemundo 47 3° N 40 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 3° N 40 mi 3
WNJN PBS 50 6° N 44 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 6° N 44 mi 8
WJLP MeTV 33 23° NNE 37 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 23° NNE 37 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 23° NNE 37 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 23° NNE 37 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 23° NNE 37 mi 3
WNYE Independent 25 23° NNE 40 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 23° NNE 40 mi 1
WFUT UniMas 68 23° NNE 39 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 23° NNE 39 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 23° NNE 39 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 23° NNE 39 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 23° NNE 39 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 23° NNE 39 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 23° NNE 39 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 23° NNE 39 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 23° NNE 39 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 23° NNE 39 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 23° NNE 39 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 23° NNE 39 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 23° NNE 39 mi 2
WDYJ Diya TV 60 24° NNE 40 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 24° NNE 40 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 26° NNE 40 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 26° NNE 40 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 48° NE 59 mi 4
WWSI Telemundo 62 185° S 41 mi 2
WSJT Classic Shows 15 221° SW 45 mi 8
WNJS PBS 23 221° SW 45 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 221° SW 45 mi 3
WPSJ Infomercials 8 221° SW 45 mi 7
WACP TCT 4 221° SW 45 mi 9
W29FF-D Daystar 45 232° SW 13 mi 1
WELL Daystar 45 256° WSW 52 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 256° WSW 52 mi 7
WTXF FOX 29 256° WSW 52 mi 7
WTVE Shop LC 51 256° WSW 52 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 256° WSW 52 mi 5
WCAU NBC 10 256° WSW 52 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 256° WSW 52 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 256° WSW 52 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 256° WSW 52 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 256° WSW 52 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 256° WSW 52 mi 4
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 256° WSW 52 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 256° WSW 52 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 256° WSW 52 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 256° WSW 52 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 256° WSW 52 mi 6
WPHY Infomercials 25 258° WSW 49 mi 4
WNJT PBS 52 281° W 22 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 337° NNW 30 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Freehold, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 13.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 40 miles.

For Freehold 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 Freehold are spread across 223° 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 Freehold. 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 Freehold, NJ, including what each station carries.

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