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

How to aim your TV antenna in Morristown, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Morristown, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 22° NNE, 70 mi WEPT — 22° NNE, 70 mi WRNN — 30° NNE, 56 mi WTBY — 30° NNE, 56 mi WNJN — 70° ENE, 17 mi WMBC — 70° ENE, 17 mi WNJU — 85° E, 13 mi WNYX — 85° E, 13 mi WDYJ — 94° E, 28 mi WNWT — 94° E, 27 mi WNYE — 94° E, 27 mi WNMF — 94° E, 28 mi WNYZ — 95° E, 29 mi WNYN — 95° E, 29 mi WCBS — 95° E, 27 mi WNBC — 95° E, 27 mi WABC — 95° E, 27 mi WNYW — 95° E, 27 mi WNET — 95° E, 27 mi WXTV — 95° E, 27 mi WPIX — 95° E, 27 mi WNDT — 95° E, 27 mi WPXN — 95° E, 27 mi WDVB — 95° E, 27 mi WFUT — 95° E, 27 mi WXNY — 95° E, 27 mi WDYA — 95° E, 27 mi WJLP — 101° E, 26 mi WMBQ — 101° E, 26 mi WASA — 101° E, 26 mi WKOB — 101° E, 26 mi WWOR — 101° E, 26 mi W29FF-D — 179° S, 47 mi WNJB — 182° S, 11 mi WNJT — 196° SSW, 36 mi WPHY — 217° SW, 61 mi WELL — 217° SW, 65 mi WZPA — 217° SW, 64 mi WCAU — 217° SW, 64 mi WPSG — 217° SW, 64 mi WUVP — 217° SW, 64 mi WGTW — 217° SW, 64 mi WPPX — 217° SW, 64 mi WPHA — 217° SW, 64 mi WFPA — 217° SW, 64 mi WTVE — 217° SW, 64 mi WTXF — 217° SW, 64 mi WPHL — 217° SW, 64 mi WHYY — 217° SW, 64 mi WDPN — 217° SW, 64 mi KYW — 218° SW, 65 mi WPVI — 218° SW, 65 mi WLVT — 253° WSW, 52 mi WFMZ — 253° WSW, 52 mi WPPT — 253° WSW, 52 mi WBPH — 253° WSW, 51 mi Morristown

Point Southwest 224° on a compass — 70 miles of range covers this whole market

22/56stations in the beam
94/202free channels
47%of what's available
The other 34 stations sit east of you (90°). 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 Morristown, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 22° NNE 70 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 22° NNE 70 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 30° NNE 56 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 30° NNE 56 mi 4
WNJN PBS 50 70° ENE 17 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 70° ENE 17 mi 8
WNJU Telemundo 47 85° E 13 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 85° E 13 mi 3
WDYJ Diya TV 60 94° E 28 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 94° E 27 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 94° E 27 mi 3
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 94° E 28 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 95° E 29 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 95° E 29 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 95° E 27 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 95° E 27 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 95° E 27 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 95° E 27 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 95° E 27 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 95° E 27 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 95° E 27 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 95° E 27 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 95° E 27 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 95° E 27 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 95° E 27 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 95° E 27 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 95° E 27 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 101° E 26 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 101° E 26 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 101° E 26 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 101° E 26 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 101° E 26 mi 3
W29FF-D Daystar 45 179° S 47 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 182° S 11 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 196° SSW 36 mi 1
WPHY Infomercials 25 217° SW 61 mi 4
WELL Daystar 45 217° SW 65 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 217° SW 64 mi 7
WCAU NBC 10 217° SW 64 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 217° SW 64 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 217° SW 64 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 217° SW 64 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 217° SW 64 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 217° SW 64 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 217° SW 64 mi 5
WTVE Shop LC 51 217° SW 64 mi 4
WTXF FOX 29 217° SW 64 mi 7
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 217° SW 64 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 217° SW 64 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 217° SW 64 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 218° SW 65 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 218° SW 65 mi 6
WLVT PBS 39 253° WSW 52 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 253° WSW 52 mi 3
WPPT PBS 35 253° WSW 52 mi 1
WBPH Independent 60 253° WSW 51 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Morristown, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 11.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 26 miles.

For Morristown 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 Morristown are spread across 231° 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 Morristown. 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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