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

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

Transmitter directions from Neptune, NJ N E S W WWOR — 5° N, 35 mi WJLP — 5° N, 35 mi WMBQ — 5° N, 35 mi WASA — 5° N, 35 mi WKOB — 5° N, 35 mi WNYE — 7° N, 38 mi WNWT — 7° N, 38 mi WFUT — 7° N, 37 mi WXNY — 7° N, 37 mi WDYA — 7° N, 37 mi WCBS — 7° N, 37 mi WNBC — 7° N, 37 mi WABC — 7° N, 37 mi WNYW — 7° N, 37 mi WNET — 7° N, 37 mi WXTV — 7° N, 37 mi WPIX — 7° N, 37 mi WNDT — 7° N, 37 mi WPXN — 7° N, 37 mi WDVB — 7° N, 37 mi WDYJ — 8° N, 38 mi WNMF — 9° N, 38 mi WNYN — 10° N, 38 mi WNYZ — 10° N, 38 mi WLIW — 39° NE, 52 mi WWSI — 200° SSW, 43 mi WSJT — 231° SW, 53 mi WNJS — 231° SW, 53 mi WMCN — 231° SW, 53 mi WPSJ — 231° SW, 53 mi WACP — 231° SW, 52 mi W29FF-D — 251° WSW, 23 mi WNJT — 279° W, 33 mi WNJB — 322° NW, 36 mi WNJU — 348° NNW, 42 mi WNYX — 348° NNW, 42 mi WNJN — 352° N, 46 mi WMBC — 352° N, 46 mi Neptune

Point North 10° on a compass — 53 miles of range covers this whole market

29/38stations in the beam
97/130free channels
75%of what's available
The other 9 stations sit west-southwest of you (243°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
15 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 Neptune, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 5° N 35 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 5° N 35 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 5° N 35 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 5° N 35 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 5° N 35 mi 4
WNYE Independent 25 7° N 38 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 7° N 38 mi 1
WFUT UniMas 68 7° N 37 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 7° N 37 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 7° N 37 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 7° N 37 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 7° N 37 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 7° N 37 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 7° N 37 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 7° N 37 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 7° N 37 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 7° N 37 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 7° N 37 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 7° N 37 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 7° N 37 mi 2
WDYJ Diya TV 60 8° N 38 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 9° N 38 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 10° N 38 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 10° N 38 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 39° NE 52 mi 4
WWSI Telemundo 62 200° SSW 43 mi 2
WSJT Classic Shows 15 231° SW 53 mi 8
WNJS PBS 23 231° SW 53 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 231° SW 53 mi 3
WPSJ Infomercials 8 231° SW 53 mi 7
WACP TCT 4 231° SW 52 mi 9
W29FF-D Daystar 45 251° WSW 23 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 279° W 33 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 322° NW 36 mi 1
WNJU Telemundo 47 348° NNW 42 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 348° NNW 42 mi 3
WNJN PBS 50 352° N 46 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 352° N 46 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Neptune, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 22.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 38 miles.

For Neptune 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 Neptune are spread across 199° 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 Neptune. 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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