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

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

Transmitter directions from Hoboken, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 1° N, 67 mi WEPT — 1° N, 67 mi WRNN — 5° N, 52 mi WTBY — 5° N, 52 mi WZME — 48° NE, 64 mi WEDW — 50° NE, 57 mi WNWT — 71° ENE, 2 mi WNYE — 71° ENE, 2 mi WDYJ — 73° ENE, 3 mi WNMF — 81° E, 3 mi WLIW — 84° E, 30 mi WFUT — 84° E, 2 mi WXNY — 84° E, 2 mi WDYA — 84° E, 2 mi WCBS — 84° E, 2 mi WNBC — 84° E, 2 mi WABC — 84° E, 2 mi WNYW — 84° E, 2 mi WNET — 84° E, 2 mi WXTV — 84° E, 2 mi WPIX — 84° E, 2 mi WNDT — 84° E, 2 mi WPXN — 84° E, 2 mi WDVB — 84° E, 2 mi WNYZ — 88° E, 4 mi WNYN — 88° E, 4 mi WJLP — 160° SSE, 2 mi WMBQ — 160° SSE, 2 mi WASA — 160° SSE, 2 mi WKOB — 160° SSE, 2 mi WWOR — 162° SSE, 2 mi W29FF-D — 208° SSW, 50 mi WNJT — 227° SW, 47 mi WNJB — 251° WSW, 26 mi WNYX — 289° WNW, 12 mi WNJU — 289° WNW, 12 mi WNJN — 313° NW, 12 mi WMBC — 313° NW, 12 mi Hoboken

Point East-Northeast 59° on a compass — 67 miles of range covers this whole market

22/38stations in the beam
72/119free channels
61%of what's available
The other 16 stations sit west of you (261°). 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 Hoboken, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 1° N 67 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 1° N 67 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 5° N 52 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 5° N 52 mi 4
WZME Story Television 43 48° NE 64 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 50° NE 57 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 71° ENE 2 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 71° ENE 2 mi 3
WDYJ Diya TV 60 73° ENE 3 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 81° E 3 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 84° E 30 mi 4
WFUT UniMas 68 84° E 2 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 84° E 2 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 84° E 2 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 84° E 2 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 84° E 2 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 84° E 2 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 84° E 2 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 84° E 2 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 84° E 2 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 84° E 2 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 84° E 2 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 84° E 2 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 84° E 2 mi 2
WNYZ Independent 6 88° E 4 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 88° E 4 mi 1
WJLP MeTV 33 160° SSE 2 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 160° SSE 2 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 160° SSE 2 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 160° SSE 2 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 162° SSE 2 mi 3
W29FF-D Daystar 45 208° SSW 50 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 227° SW 47 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 251° WSW 26 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 289° WNW 12 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 289° WNW 12 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 313° NW 12 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 313° NW 12 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Hoboken, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 2.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 3 miles.

For Hoboken 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 Hoboken are spread across 288° 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 Hoboken. 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 Hoboken, NJ, including what each station carries.

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