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

How to aim your TV antenna in Lodi, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Lodi, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 4° N, 58 mi WEPT — 4° N, 58 mi WRNN — 9° N, 43 mi WTBY — 9° N, 43 mi WZME — 56° NE, 60 mi WEDW — 59° ENE, 54 mi WLIW — 100° E, 33 mi WNYZ — 141° SE, 12 mi WNYN — 141° SE, 12 mi WDYJ — 145° SE, 10 mi WNMF — 146° SE, 11 mi WNWT — 149° SSE, 10 mi WNYE — 149° SSE, 10 mi WCBS — 151° SSE, 10 mi WNBC — 151° SSE, 10 mi WABC — 151° SSE, 10 mi WNYW — 151° SSE, 10 mi WNET — 151° SSE, 10 mi WXTV — 151° SSE, 10 mi WPIX — 151° SSE, 10 mi WNDT — 151° SSE, 10 mi WPXN — 151° SSE, 10 mi WDVB — 151° SSE, 10 mi WFUT — 151° SSE, 10 mi WXNY — 151° SSE, 10 mi WDYA — 151° SSE, 10 mi WJLP — 163° SSE, 12 mi WMBQ — 163° SSE, 12 mi WASA — 163° SSE, 12 mi WKOB — 163° SSE, 12 mi WWOR — 163° SSE, 12 mi W29FF-D — 202° SSW, 57 mi WNJT — 218° SW, 52 mi WNJB — 231° SW, 28 mi WNYX — 239° WSW, 10 mi WNJU — 239° WSW, 10 mi WNJN — 261° W, 6 mi WMBC — 261° W, 6 mi Lodi

Point Southeast 133° on a compass — 60 miles of range covers this whole market

24/38stations in the beam
79/119free channels
66%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit west-northwest of you (297°). 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 Lodi, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 4° N 58 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 4° N 58 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 9° N 43 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 9° N 43 mi 4
WZME Story Television 43 56° NE 60 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 59° ENE 54 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 100° E 33 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 141° SE 12 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 141° SE 12 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 145° SE 10 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 146° SE 11 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 149° SSE 10 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 149° SSE 10 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 151° SSE 10 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 151° SSE 10 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 151° SSE 10 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 151° SSE 10 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 151° SSE 10 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 151° SSE 10 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 151° SSE 10 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 151° SSE 10 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 151° SSE 10 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 151° SSE 10 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 151° SSE 10 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 151° SSE 10 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 151° SSE 10 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 163° SSE 12 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 163° SSE 12 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 163° SSE 12 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 163° SSE 12 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 163° SSE 12 mi 3
W29FF-D Daystar 45 202° SSW 57 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 218° SW 52 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 231° SW 28 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 239° WSW 10 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 239° WSW 10 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 261° W 6 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 261° W 6 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Lodi, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 6.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 11 miles.

For Lodi 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 Lodi are spread across 257° 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 Lodi. 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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