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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Howell, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Howell, NJ N E S W WNJN — 0° N, 49 mi WMBC — 0° N, 49 mi WWOR — 14° NNE, 40 mi WJLP — 14° NNE, 40 mi WMBQ — 14° NNE, 40 mi WASA — 14° NNE, 40 mi WKOB — 14° NNE, 40 mi WNYE — 15° NNE, 43 mi WNWT — 15° NNE, 43 mi WFUT — 15° NNE, 43 mi WXNY — 15° NNE, 43 mi WDYA — 15° NNE, 43 mi WCBS — 15° NNE, 43 mi WNBC — 15° NNE, 43 mi WABC — 15° NNE, 43 mi WNYW — 15° NNE, 43 mi WNET — 15° NNE, 43 mi WXTV — 15° NNE, 43 mi WPIX — 15° NNE, 43 mi WNDT — 15° NNE, 43 mi WPXN — 15° NNE, 43 mi WDVB — 15° NNE, 43 mi WDYJ — 16° NNE, 44 mi WNMF — 17° NNE, 43 mi WNYN — 18° NNE, 43 mi WNYZ — 18° NNE, 43 mi WLIW — 42° NE, 59 mi WWSI — 193° SSW, 37 mi WSJT — 230° SW, 45 mi WNJS — 230° SW, 45 mi WMCN — 230° SW, 45 mi WPSJ — 230° SW, 45 mi WACP — 230° SW, 44 mi W29FF-D — 258° WSW, 15 mi WPHY — 265° W, 52 mi WNJT — 290° WNW, 27 mi WNJB — 334° NNW, 36 mi WNJU — 357° N, 45 mi WNYX — 357° N, 45 mi Howell

Point North-Northeast 12° on a compass — 59 miles of range covers this whole market

29/39stations in the beam
97/134free channels
72%of what's available
The other 10 stations sit west-southwest of you (246°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
15 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 Howell, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNJN PBS 50 0° N 49 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 0° N 49 mi 8
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 14° NNE 40 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 14° NNE 40 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 14° NNE 40 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 14° NNE 40 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 14° NNE 40 mi 4
WNYE Independent 25 15° NNE 43 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 15° NNE 43 mi 1
WFUT UniMas 68 15° NNE 43 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 15° NNE 43 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 15° NNE 43 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 15° NNE 43 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 15° NNE 43 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 15° NNE 43 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 15° NNE 43 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 15° NNE 43 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 15° NNE 43 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 15° NNE 43 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 15° NNE 43 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 15° NNE 43 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 15° NNE 43 mi 2
WDYJ Diya TV 60 16° NNE 44 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 17° NNE 43 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 18° NNE 43 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 18° NNE 43 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 42° NE 59 mi 4
WWSI Telemundo 62 193° SSW 37 mi 2
WSJT Classic Shows 15 230° SW 45 mi 8
WNJS PBS 23 230° SW 45 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 230° SW 45 mi 3
WPSJ Infomercials 8 230° SW 45 mi 7
WACP TCT 4 230° SW 44 mi 9
W29FF-D Daystar 45 258° WSW 15 mi 1
WPHY Infomercials 25 265° W 52 mi 4
WNJT PBS 52 290° WNW 27 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 334° NNW 36 mi 1
WNJU Telemundo 47 357° N 45 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 357° N 45 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Howell, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 15.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 43 miles.

For Howell 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 Howell are spread across 209° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Howell. 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 Howell, NJ, including what each station carries.

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