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

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

Transmitter directions from Lindenhurst, NY N E S W WEDW — 13° NNE, 42 mi WZME — 16° NNE, 48 mi WTXX — 18° NNE, 68 mi WTNH — 23° NNE, 55 mi WCTX — 23° NNE, 55 mi WEDY — 29° NNE, 50 mi WFTY — 58° ENE, 26 mi WLNY — 59° ENE, 28 mi WWOR — 273° W, 34 mi WJLP — 273° W, 34 mi WMBQ — 273° W, 34 mi WASA — 273° W, 34 mi WKOB — 273° W, 34 mi WFUT — 277° W, 32 mi WXNY — 277° W, 32 mi WDYA — 277° W, 32 mi WCBS — 277° W, 32 mi WNBC — 277° W, 32 mi WABC — 277° W, 32 mi WNYW — 277° W, 32 mi WNET — 277° W, 32 mi WXTV — 277° W, 32 mi WPIX — 277° W, 32 mi WNDT — 277° W, 32 mi WPXN — 277° W, 32 mi WDVB — 277° W, 32 mi WNYN — 278° W, 30 mi WNYZ — 278° W, 30 mi WNMF — 278° W, 31 mi WNYE — 278° W, 32 mi WNWT — 278° W, 32 mi WDYJ — 279° W, 32 mi WNYX — 280° W, 46 mi WNJU — 280° W, 46 mi WNJN — 286° WNW, 45 mi WMBC — 286° WNW, 45 mi WLIW — 329° NNW, 8 mi WRNN — 332° NNW, 63 mi WTBY — 332° NNW, 63 mi Lindenhurst

Point West-Northwest 302° on a compass — 68 miles of range covers this whole market

31/39stations in the beam
106/138free channels
77%of what's available
The other 8 stations sit north-northeast of you (30°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
13 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 Lindenhurst, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WEDW PBS 49 13° NNE 42 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 16° NNE 48 mi 5
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 18° NNE 68 mi 7
WTNH ABC 8 23° NNE 55 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 23° NNE 55 mi 2
WEDY PBS 65 29° NNE 50 mi 2
WFTY True Crime Network 67 58° ENE 26 mi 6
WLNY Independent 55 59° ENE 28 mi 6
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 273° W 34 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 273° W 34 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 273° W 34 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 273° W 34 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 273° W 34 mi 4
WFUT UniMas 68 277° W 32 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 277° W 32 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 277° W 32 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 277° W 32 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 277° W 32 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 277° W 32 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 277° W 32 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 277° W 32 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 277° W 32 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 277° W 32 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 277° W 32 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 277° W 32 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 277° W 32 mi 2
WNYN Independent 39 278° W 30 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 278° W 30 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 278° W 31 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 278° W 32 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 278° W 32 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 279° W 32 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 280° W 46 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 280° W 46 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 286° WNW 45 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 286° WNW 45 mi 8
WLIW PBS 21 329° NNW 8 mi 4
WRNN Shop LC 48 332° NNW 63 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 332° NNW 63 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Lindenhurst, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 8.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 33 miles.

For Lindenhurst 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 Lindenhurst are spread across 146° 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 Lindenhurst. 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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