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

How to aim your TV antenna in Jericho, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Jericho, NY N E S W WTXX — 27° NNE, 64 mi WEDW — 29° NNE, 39 mi WFSB — 29° NNE, 78 mi WWAX — 29° NNE, 78 mi WUVN — 29° NNE, 78 mi WZME — 29° NNE, 45 mi WEDH — 30° NNE, 73 mi WTIC — 30° NNE, 73 mi WCCT — 30° NNE, 73 mi WHCT — 30° NNE, 73 mi WVIT — 30° NNE, 73 mi WRDM — 30° NNE, 73 mi WTNH — 35° NE, 53 mi WCTX — 35° NE, 53 mi WEDY — 41° NE, 50 mi WLNY — 77° ENE, 34 mi WFTY — 77° ENE, 32 mi WLIW — 91° E, 5 mi W29FF-D — 227° SW, 68 mi WNJB — 257° WSW, 52 mi WWOR — 258° WSW, 25 mi WJLP — 258° WSW, 25 mi WMBQ — 258° WSW, 25 mi WASA — 258° WSW, 25 mi WKOB — 258° WSW, 25 mi WNYN — 262° W, 21 mi WNYZ — 262° W, 21 mi WCBS — 263° W, 23 mi WNBC — 263° W, 23 mi WABC — 263° W, 23 mi WNYW — 263° W, 23 mi WNET — 263° W, 23 mi WXTV — 263° W, 23 mi WPIX — 263° W, 23 mi WNDT — 263° W, 23 mi WPXN — 263° W, 23 mi WDVB — 263° W, 23 mi WFUT — 263° W, 23 mi WXNY — 263° W, 23 mi WDYA — 263° W, 23 mi WNMF — 264° W, 22 mi WNYE — 264° W, 23 mi WNWT — 264° W, 23 mi WDYJ — 265° W, 23 mi WNYX — 272° W, 37 mi WNJU — 272° W, 37 mi WNJN — 279° W, 35 mi WMBC — 279° W, 35 mi WRNN — 336° NNW, 53 mi WTBY — 336° NNW, 53 mi WEPT — 340° NNW, 68 mi WNYJ — 340° NNW, 68 mi Jericho

Point West-Southwest 249° on a compass — 78 miles of range covers this whole market

30/52stations in the beam
95/187free channels
51%of what's available
The other 22 stations sit north-northeast of you (28°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
14 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 Jericho, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 27° NNE 64 mi 7
WEDW PBS 49 29° NNE 39 mi 1
WFSB CBS 3 29° NNE 78 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 29° NNE 78 mi 7
WUVN Univision 18 29° NNE 78 mi 2
WZME Story Television 43 29° NNE 45 mi 5
WEDH PBS 24 30° NNE 73 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 30° NNE 73 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 30° NNE 73 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 30° NNE 73 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 30° NNE 73 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 30° NNE 73 mi 2
WTNH ABC 8 35° NE 53 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 35° NE 53 mi 2
WEDY PBS 65 41° NE 50 mi 2
WLNY Independent 55 77° ENE 34 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 77° ENE 32 mi 6
WLIW PBS 21 91° E 5 mi 4
W29FF-D Daystar 45 227° SW 68 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 257° WSW 52 mi 1
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 258° WSW 25 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 258° WSW 25 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 258° WSW 25 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 258° WSW 25 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 258° WSW 25 mi 4
WNYN Independent 39 262° W 21 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 262° W 21 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 263° W 23 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 263° W 23 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 263° W 23 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 263° W 23 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 263° W 23 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 263° W 23 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 263° W 23 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 263° W 23 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 263° W 23 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 263° W 23 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 263° W 23 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 263° W 23 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 263° W 23 mi 5
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 264° W 22 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 264° W 23 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 264° W 23 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 265° W 23 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 272° W 37 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 272° W 37 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 279° W 35 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 279° W 35 mi 8
WRNN Shop LC 48 336° NNW 53 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 336° NNW 53 mi 4
WEPT Independent 15 340° NNW 68 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 340° NNW 68 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Jericho, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 4.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 24 miles.

For Jericho 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 Jericho are spread across 224° 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 Jericho. 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 Jericho, NY, including what each station carries.

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