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

How to aim your TV antenna in Keyport, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Keyport, NJ N E S W WNJN — 0° N, 29 mi WMBC — 0° N, 29 mi WNYE — 27° NNE, 25 mi WNWT — 27° NNE, 25 mi WJLP — 28° NNE, 21 mi WMBQ — 28° NNE, 21 mi WASA — 28° NNE, 21 mi WKOB — 28° NNE, 21 mi WWOR — 28° NNE, 21 mi WFUT — 28° NNE, 24 mi WXNY — 28° NNE, 24 mi WDYA — 28° NNE, 24 mi WCBS — 28° NNE, 24 mi WNBC — 28° NNE, 24 mi WABC — 28° NNE, 24 mi WNYW — 28° NNE, 24 mi WNET — 28° NNE, 24 mi WXTV — 28° NNE, 24 mi WPIX — 28° NNE, 24 mi WNDT — 28° NNE, 24 mi WPXN — 28° NNE, 24 mi WDVB — 28° NNE, 24 mi WDYJ — 29° NNE, 25 mi WNMF — 30° NNE, 25 mi WNYN — 33° NNE, 25 mi WNYZ — 33° NNE, 25 mi WLIW — 58° ENE, 46 mi WWSI — 188° S, 57 mi W29FF-D — 212° SSW, 27 mi WSJT — 215° SW, 60 mi WNJS — 215° SW, 60 mi WMCN — 215° SW, 60 mi WPSJ — 215° SW, 60 mi WACP — 215° SW, 59 mi WPHY — 244° WSW, 58 mi WNJT — 247° WSW, 28 mi WNJB — 308° NW, 20 mi WNJU — 355° N, 25 mi WNYX — 355° N, 25 mi Keyport

Point North 3° on a compass — 60 miles of range covers this whole market

28/39stations in the beam
93/134free channels
69%of what's available
The other 11 stations sit southwest of you (223°). 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 Keyport, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNJN PBS 50 0° N 29 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 0° N 29 mi 8
WNYE Independent 25 27° NNE 25 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 27° NNE 25 mi 1
WJLP MeTV 33 28° NNE 21 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 28° NNE 21 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 28° NNE 21 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 28° NNE 21 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 28° NNE 21 mi 3
WFUT UniMas 68 28° NNE 24 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 28° NNE 24 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 28° NNE 24 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 28° NNE 24 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 28° NNE 24 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 28° NNE 24 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 28° NNE 24 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 28° NNE 24 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 28° NNE 24 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 28° NNE 24 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 28° NNE 24 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 28° NNE 24 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 28° NNE 24 mi 2
WDYJ Diya TV 60 29° NNE 25 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 30° NNE 25 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 33° NNE 25 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 33° NNE 25 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 58° ENE 46 mi 4
WWSI Telemundo 62 188° S 57 mi 2
W29FF-D Daystar 45 212° SSW 27 mi 1
WSJT Classic Shows 15 215° SW 60 mi 8
WNJS PBS 23 215° SW 60 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 215° SW 60 mi 3
WPSJ Infomercials 8 215° SW 60 mi 7
WACP TCT 4 215° SW 59 mi 9
WPHY Infomercials 25 244° WSW 58 mi 4
WNJT PBS 52 247° WSW 28 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 308° NW 20 mi 1
WNJU Telemundo 47 355° N 25 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 355° N 25 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Keyport, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 20.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 25 miles.

For Keyport 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 Keyport are spread across 230° 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 Keyport. 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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