Antenna aiming / Long Valley, NJ
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How to aim your TV antenna in Long Valley, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Long Valley, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 32° NNE, 76 mi WEPT — 32° NNE, 76 mi WRNN — 42° NE, 65 mi WTBY — 42° NE, 65 mi WNJN — 80° E, 31 mi WMBC — 80° E, 31 mi WNJU — 88° E, 28 mi WNYX — 88° E, 28 mi WDYJ — 92° E, 43 mi WNWT — 93° E, 42 mi WNYE — 93° E, 42 mi WNMF — 93° E, 43 mi WNYZ — 93° E, 44 mi WNYN — 93° E, 44 mi WCBS — 93° E, 42 mi WNBC — 93° E, 42 mi WABC — 93° E, 42 mi WNYW — 93° E, 42 mi WNET — 93° E, 42 mi WXTV — 93° E, 42 mi WPIX — 93° E, 42 mi WNDT — 93° E, 42 mi WPXN — 93° E, 42 mi WDVB — 93° E, 42 mi WFUT — 93° E, 42 mi WXNY — 93° E, 42 mi WDYA — 93° E, 42 mi WJLP — 97° E, 41 mi WMBQ — 97° E, 41 mi WASA — 97° E, 41 mi WKOB — 97° E, 41 mi WWOR — 97° E, 41 mi WNJB — 128° SE, 19 mi W29FF-D — 161° SSE, 50 mi WNJT — 172° S, 35 mi WPHY — 204° SSW, 54 mi WELL — 205° SSW, 57 mi WZPA — 205° SSW, 57 mi WCAU — 205° SSW, 57 mi WPSG — 205° SSW, 57 mi WUVP — 205° SSW, 57 mi WGTW — 205° SSW, 57 mi WPPX — 205° SSW, 57 mi WPHA — 205° SSW, 57 mi WFPA — 205° SSW, 57 mi WTVE — 205° SSW, 57 mi WTXF — 205° SSW, 57 mi WPHL — 205° SSW, 57 mi WHYY — 205° SSW, 57 mi WDPN — 205° SSW, 57 mi KYW — 205° SSW, 57 mi WPVI — 205° SSW, 57 mi WLVT — 246° WSW, 38 mi WFMZ — 246° WSW, 38 mi WPPT — 246° WSW, 38 mi WBPH — 246° WSW, 37 mi WSWB — 313° NW, 67 mi WQPX — 313° NW, 66 mi Long Valley

Point East-Northeast 68° on a compass — 76 miles of range covers this whole market

30/58stations in the beam
102/215free channels
47%of what's available
The other 28 stations sit south-southwest of you (211°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
19 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 Long Valley, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 32° NNE 76 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 32° NNE 76 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 42° NE 65 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 42° NE 65 mi 4
WNJN PBS 50 80° E 31 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 80° E 31 mi 8
WNJU Telemundo 47 88° E 28 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 88° E 28 mi 3
WDYJ Diya TV 60 92° E 43 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 93° E 42 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 93° E 42 mi 3
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 93° E 43 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 93° E 44 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 93° E 44 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 93° E 42 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 93° E 42 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 93° E 42 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 93° E 42 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 93° E 42 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 93° E 42 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 93° E 42 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 93° E 42 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 93° E 42 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 93° E 42 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 93° E 42 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 93° E 42 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 93° E 42 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 97° E 41 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 97° E 41 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 97° E 41 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 97° E 41 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 97° E 41 mi 3
WNJB PBS 58 128° SE 19 mi 1
W29FF-D Daystar 45 161° SSE 50 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 172° S 35 mi 1
WPHY Infomercials 25 204° SSW 54 mi 4
WELL Daystar 45 205° SSW 57 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 205° SSW 57 mi 7
WCAU NBC 10 205° SSW 57 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 205° SSW 57 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 205° SSW 57 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 205° SSW 57 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 205° SSW 57 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 205° SSW 57 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 205° SSW 57 mi 5
WTVE Shop LC 51 205° SSW 57 mi 4
WTXF FOX 29 205° SSW 57 mi 7
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 205° SSW 57 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 205° SSW 57 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 205° SSW 57 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 205° SSW 57 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 205° SSW 57 mi 6
WLVT PBS 39 246° WSW 38 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 246° WSW 38 mi 3
WPPT PBS 35 246° WSW 38 mi 1
WBPH Independent 60 246° WSW 37 mi 2
WSWB CW 38 313° NW 67 mi 4
WQPX Ion 64 313° NW 66 mi 9

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Long Valley, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 18.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 38 miles.

For Long Valley 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 Long Valley are spread across 280° 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 Long Valley. 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 Long Valley, NJ, including what each station carries.

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