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

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

Transmitter directions from Gloucester City, NJ N E S W WNJB — 32° NNE, 60 mi WNJN — 35° NE, 83 mi WMBC — 35° NE, 83 mi WNJU — 36° NE, 78 mi WNYX — 36° NE, 78 mi WNJT — 40° NE, 35 mi W29FF-D — 66° ENE, 37 mi WWSI — 114° ESE, 44 mi WACP — 126° SE, 18 mi WNJS — 128° SE, 18 mi WMCN — 128° SE, 18 mi WSJT — 128° SE, 18 mi WPSJ — 128° SE, 18 mi WMGM — 160° SSE, 56 mi KYW — 328° NNW, 12 mi WPVI — 328° NNW, 12 mi WELL — 328° NNW, 12 mi WDPN — 328° NNW, 12 mi WPHL — 328° NNW, 12 mi WHYY — 328° NNW, 12 mi WTXF — 329° NNW, 12 mi WZPA — 329° NNW, 12 mi WTVE — 329° NNW, 12 mi WFPA — 329° NNW, 12 mi WCAU — 329° NNW, 12 mi WPSG — 329° NNW, 12 mi WUVP — 329° NNW, 12 mi WGTW — 329° NNW, 12 mi WPPX — 329° NNW, 12 mi WPHA — 329° NNW, 12 mi WPPT — 340° NNW, 50 mi WLVT — 340° NNW, 50 mi WFMZ — 340° NNW, 50 mi WBPH — 340° NNW, 50 mi WPHY — 343° NNW, 13 mi Gloucester City

Point Northwest 314° on a compass — 83 miles of range covers this whole market

21/35stations in the beam
93/143free channels
65%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit east of you (85°). 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 Gloucester City, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNJB PBS 58 32° NNE 60 mi 1
WNJN PBS 50 35° NE 83 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 35° NE 83 mi 8
WNJU Telemundo 47 36° NE 78 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 36° NE 78 mi 3
WNJT PBS 52 40° NE 35 mi 1
W29FF-D Daystar 45 66° ENE 37 mi 1
WWSI Telemundo 62 114° ESE 44 mi 2
WACP TCT 4 126° SE 18 mi 9
WNJS PBS 23 128° SE 18 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 128° SE 18 mi 3
WSJT Classic Shows 15 128° SE 18 mi 8
WPSJ Infomercials 8 128° SE 18 mi 7
WMGM True Crime Network 40 160° SSE 56 mi 3
KYW CBS 3 328° NNW 12 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 328° NNW 12 mi 6
WELL Daystar 45 328° NNW 12 mi 1
WDPN MeTV 2 328° NNW 12 mi 11
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 328° NNW 12 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 328° NNW 12 mi 3
WTXF FOX 29 329° NNW 12 mi 7
WZPA NTD America 33 329° NNW 12 mi 7
WTVE Shop LC 51 329° NNW 12 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 329° NNW 12 mi 5
WCAU NBC 10 329° NNW 12 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 329° NNW 12 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 329° NNW 12 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 329° NNW 12 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 329° NNW 12 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 329° NNW 12 mi 4
WPPT PBS 35 340° NNW 50 mi 1
WLVT PBS 39 340° NNW 50 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 340° NNW 50 mi 3
WBPH Independent 60 340° NNW 50 mi 2
WPHY Infomercials 25 343° NNW 13 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Gloucester City, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 12.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 13 miles.

For Gloucester City 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 Gloucester City are spread across 192° 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 Gloucester City. 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.

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