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

How to aim your TV antenna in Goshen, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Goshen, NY N E S W WNYJ — 38° NE, 30 mi WEPT — 38° NE, 30 mi WTBY — 70° ENE, 22 mi WRNN — 70° ENE, 22 mi WLIW — 131° SE, 62 mi WNYZ — 154° SSE, 49 mi WNYN — 154° SSE, 49 mi WDYJ — 155° SSE, 47 mi WNMF — 155° SSE, 48 mi WNWT — 156° SSE, 47 mi WNYE — 156° SSE, 47 mi WCBS — 156° SSE, 48 mi WNBC — 156° SSE, 48 mi WABC — 156° SSE, 48 mi WNYW — 156° SSE, 48 mi WNET — 156° SSE, 48 mi WXTV — 156° SSE, 48 mi WPIX — 156° SSE, 48 mi WNDT — 156° SSE, 48 mi WPXN — 156° SSE, 48 mi WDVB — 156° SSE, 48 mi WFUT — 156° SSE, 48 mi WXNY — 156° SSE, 48 mi WDYA — 156° SSE, 48 mi WJLP — 159° SSE, 49 mi WMBQ — 159° SSE, 49 mi WASA — 159° SSE, 49 mi WKOB — 159° SSE, 49 mi WWOR — 159° SSE, 49 mi WNJN — 167° SSE, 36 mi WMBC — 167° SSE, 36 mi WNYX — 172° S, 40 mi WNJU — 172° S, 40 mi WNJB — 189° S, 53 mi Goshen

Point South-Southeast 159° on a compass — 62 miles of range covers this whole market

30/34stations in the beam
98/111free channels
88%of what's available
The other 4 stations sit northeast of you (54°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
12 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 Goshen, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 38° NE 30 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 38° NE 30 mi 1
WTBY TBN 54 70° ENE 22 mi 4
WRNN Shop LC 48 70° ENE 22 mi 5
WLIW PBS 21 131° SE 62 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 154° SSE 49 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 154° SSE 49 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 155° SSE 47 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 155° SSE 48 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 156° SSE 47 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 156° SSE 47 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 156° SSE 48 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 156° SSE 48 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 156° SSE 48 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 156° SSE 48 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 156° SSE 48 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 156° SSE 48 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 156° SSE 48 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 156° SSE 48 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 156° SSE 48 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 156° SSE 48 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 156° SSE 48 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 156° SSE 48 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 156° SSE 48 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 159° SSE 49 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 159° SSE 49 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 159° SSE 49 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 159° SSE 49 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 159° SSE 49 mi 3
WNJN PBS 50 167° SSE 36 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 167° SSE 36 mi 8
WNYX Infomercials 34 172° S 40 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 172° S 40 mi 2
WNJB PBS 58 189° S 53 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Goshen, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 22.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 48 miles.

For Goshen we would start with an outdoor or roof-mounted antenna. The transmitters are a long way from town. An outdoor antenna mounted as high as possible, pointed toward the towers, is what it takes to receive the full lineup reliably.

The towers around Goshen are spread across 151° 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 Goshen. 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 Goshen, NY, including what each station carries.

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