Antenna aiming / Haverstraw, NY
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How to aim your TV antenna in Haverstraw, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Haverstraw, NY N E S W WRNN — 3° N, 20 mi WTBY — 3° N, 20 mi WTXX — 60° ENE, 59 mi WZME — 75° ENE, 46 mi WEDW — 81° E, 41 mi WLIW — 136° SE, 39 mi WNYZ — 178° S, 31 mi WNYN — 178° S, 31 mi WNMF — 180° S, 30 mi WDYJ — 180° S, 30 mi WCBS — 182° S, 31 mi WNBC — 182° S, 31 mi WABC — 182° S, 31 mi WNYW — 182° S, 31 mi WNET — 182° S, 31 mi WXTV — 182° S, 31 mi WPIX — 182° S, 31 mi WNDT — 182° S, 31 mi WPXN — 182° S, 31 mi WDVB — 182° S, 31 mi WFUT — 182° S, 31 mi WXNY — 182° S, 31 mi WDYA — 182° S, 31 mi WNWT — 182° S, 30 mi WNYE — 182° S, 30 mi WJLP — 184° S, 33 mi WMBQ — 184° S, 33 mi WASA — 184° S, 33 mi WKOB — 184° S, 33 mi WWOR — 184° S, 33 mi WNJN — 208° SSW, 26 mi WMBC — 208° SSW, 26 mi WNYX — 208° SSW, 31 mi WNJU — 208° SSW, 31 mi WNJT — 211° SSW, 73 mi WNJB — 216° SW, 48 mi WEPT — 358° N, 36 mi WNYJ — 358° N, 36 mi Haverstraw

Point South 186° on a compass — 73 miles of range covers this whole market

30/38stations in the beam
95/125free channels
76%of what's available
The other 8 stations sit northeast of you (40°). 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 Haverstraw, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WRNN Shop LC 48 3° N 20 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 3° N 20 mi 4
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 60° ENE 59 mi 7
WZME Story Television 43 75° ENE 46 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 81° E 41 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 136° SE 39 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 178° S 31 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 178° S 31 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 180° S 30 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 180° S 30 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 182° S 31 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 182° S 31 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 182° S 31 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 182° S 31 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 182° S 31 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 182° S 31 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 182° S 31 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 182° S 31 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 182° S 31 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 182° S 31 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 182° S 31 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 182° S 31 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 182° S 31 mi 5
WNWT Story Television 37 182° S 30 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 182° S 30 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 184° S 33 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 184° S 33 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 184° S 33 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 184° S 33 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 184° S 33 mi 3
WNJN PBS 50 208° SSW 26 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 208° SSW 26 mi 8
WNYX Infomercials 34 208° SSW 31 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 208° SSW 31 mi 2
WNJT PBS 52 211° SSW 73 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 216° SW 48 mi 1
WEPT Independent 15 358° N 36 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 358° N 36 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Haverstraw, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 20.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 31 miles.

For Haverstraw 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 Haverstraw are spread across 218° 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 Haverstraw. 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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