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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Massapequa, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Massapequa, NY N E S W WLIW — 1° N, 9 mi WEDW — 18° NNE, 45 mi WZME — 20° NNE, 52 mi WTXX — 21° NNE, 71 mi WTNH — 26° NNE, 59 mi WCTX — 26° NNE, 59 mi WEDY — 31° NNE, 55 mi WFTY — 58° ENE, 31 mi WLNY — 59° ENE, 33 mi WWOR — 278° W, 29 mi WJLP — 278° W, 29 mi WMBQ — 278° W, 29 mi WASA — 278° W, 29 mi WKOB — 278° W, 29 mi WFUT — 283° WNW, 28 mi WXNY — 283° WNW, 28 mi WDYA — 283° WNW, 28 mi WCBS — 283° WNW, 28 mi WNBC — 283° WNW, 28 mi WABC — 283° WNW, 28 mi WNYW — 283° WNW, 28 mi WNET — 283° WNW, 28 mi WXTV — 283° WNW, 28 mi WPIX — 283° WNW, 28 mi WNDT — 283° WNW, 28 mi WPXN — 283° WNW, 28 mi WDVB — 283° WNW, 28 mi WNYX — 284° WNW, 43 mi WNJU — 284° WNW, 43 mi WNYN — 284° WNW, 26 mi WNYZ — 284° WNW, 26 mi WNMF — 284° WNW, 28 mi WNYE — 284° WNW, 29 mi WNWT — 284° WNW, 29 mi WDYJ — 285° WNW, 28 mi WNJN — 291° WNW, 42 mi WMBC — 291° WNW, 42 mi WRNN — 336° NNW, 63 mi WTBY — 336° NNW, 63 mi Massapequa

Point Northwest 307° on a compass — 71 miles of range covers this whole market

30/39stations in the beam
102/138free channels
74%of what's available
The other 9 stations sit north-northeast of you (29°). 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 Massapequa, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WLIW PBS 21 1° N 9 mi 4
WEDW PBS 49 18° NNE 45 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 20° NNE 52 mi 5
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 21° NNE 71 mi 7
WTNH ABC 8 26° NNE 59 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 26° NNE 59 mi 2
WEDY PBS 65 31° NNE 55 mi 2
WFTY True Crime Network 67 58° ENE 31 mi 6
WLNY Independent 55 59° ENE 33 mi 6
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 278° W 29 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 278° W 29 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 278° W 29 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 278° W 29 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 278° W 29 mi 4
WFUT UniMas 68 283° WNW 28 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 283° WNW 28 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 283° WNW 28 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 283° WNW 28 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 283° WNW 28 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 283° WNW 28 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 283° WNW 28 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 283° WNW 28 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 283° WNW 28 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 283° WNW 28 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 283° WNW 28 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 283° WNW 28 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 283° WNW 28 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 284° WNW 43 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 284° WNW 43 mi 2
WNYN Independent 39 284° WNW 26 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 284° WNW 26 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 284° WNW 28 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 284° WNW 29 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 284° WNW 29 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 285° WNW 28 mi 1
WNJN PBS 50 291° WNW 42 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 291° WNW 42 mi 8
WRNN Shop LC 48 336° NNW 63 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 336° NNW 63 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Massapequa, NY?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 9.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 29 miles.

For Massapequa 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 Massapequa are spread across 141° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Massapequa. 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 Massapequa, NY, including what each station carries.

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