Antenna aiming / Haledon, NJ
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Haledon, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Haledon, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 10° N, 54 mi WEPT — 10° N, 54 mi WRNN — 18° NNE, 39 mi WTBY — 18° NNE, 39 mi WEDW — 66° ENE, 57 mi WLIW — 106° ESE, 40 mi WNYZ — 139° SE, 19 mi WNYN — 139° SE, 19 mi WDYJ — 140° SE, 18 mi WNMF — 141° SE, 18 mi WNWT — 143° SE, 17 mi WNYE — 143° SE, 17 mi WCBS — 144° SE, 18 mi WNBC — 144° SE, 18 mi WABC — 144° SE, 18 mi WNYW — 144° SE, 18 mi WNET — 144° SE, 18 mi WXTV — 144° SE, 18 mi WPIX — 144° SE, 18 mi WNDT — 144° SE, 18 mi WPXN — 144° SE, 18 mi WDVB — 144° SE, 18 mi WFUT — 144° SE, 18 mi WXNY — 144° SE, 18 mi WDYA — 144° SE, 18 mi WJLP — 152° SSE, 19 mi WMBQ — 152° SSE, 19 mi WASA — 152° SSE, 19 mi WKOB — 152° SSE, 19 mi WWOR — 152° SSE, 19 mi WNJN — 188° S, 6 mi WMBC — 188° S, 6 mi W29FF-D — 195° SSW, 61 mi WNYX — 197° SSW, 11 mi WNJU — 197° SSW, 11 mi WNJT — 210° SSW, 53 mi WNJB — 216° SW, 28 mi Haledon

Point South-Southeast 168° on a compass — 61 miles of range covers this whole market

29/37stations in the beam
94/114free channels
82%of what's available
The other 8 stations sit northeast of you (38°). 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 Haledon, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 10° N 54 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 10° N 54 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 18° NNE 39 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 18° NNE 39 mi 4
WEDW PBS 49 66° ENE 57 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 106° ESE 40 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 139° SE 19 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 139° SE 19 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 140° SE 18 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 141° SE 18 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 143° SE 17 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 143° SE 17 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 144° SE 18 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 144° SE 18 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 144° SE 18 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 144° SE 18 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 144° SE 18 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 144° SE 18 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 144° SE 18 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 144° SE 18 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 144° SE 18 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 144° SE 18 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 144° SE 18 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 144° SE 18 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 144° SE 18 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 152° SSE 19 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 152° SSE 19 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 152° SSE 19 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 152° SSE 19 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 152° SSE 19 mi 3
WNJN PBS 50 188° S 6 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 188° S 6 mi 8
W29FF-D Daystar 45 195° SSW 61 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 197° SSW 11 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 197° SSW 11 mi 2
WNJT PBS 52 210° SSW 53 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 216° SW 28 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Haledon, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 6.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 18 miles.

For Haledon 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 Haledon are spread across 206° 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 Haledon. 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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