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

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

Transmitter directions from New Milford, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 1° N, 54 mi WEPT — 1° N, 54 mi WRNN — 5° N, 38 mi WTBY — 6° N, 39 mi WZME — 58° ENE, 56 mi WEDW — 61° ENE, 50 mi WLIW — 108° ESE, 31 mi WNYZ — 163° SSE, 13 mi WNYN — 163° SSE, 13 mi WNMF — 168° SSE, 13 mi WDYJ — 168° SSE, 12 mi WNWT — 172° S, 12 mi WNYE — 172° S, 12 mi WCBS — 172° S, 13 mi WNBC — 172° S, 13 mi WABC — 172° S, 13 mi WNYW — 172° S, 13 mi WNET — 172° S, 13 mi WXTV — 172° S, 13 mi WPIX — 172° S, 13 mi WNDT — 172° S, 13 mi WPXN — 172° S, 13 mi WDVB — 172° S, 13 mi WFUT — 172° S, 13 mi WXNY — 172° S, 13 mi WDYA — 172° S, 13 mi WJLP — 179° S, 15 mi WMBQ — 179° S, 15 mi WASA — 179° S, 15 mi WKOB — 179° S, 15 mi WWOR — 179° S, 15 mi W29FF-D — 203° SSW, 62 mi WNJT — 218° SW, 57 mi WNJB — 230° SW, 33 mi WNYX — 233° SW, 15 mi WNJU — 233° SW, 15 mi WNJN — 243° WSW, 11 mi WMBC — 243° WSW, 11 mi New Milford

Point South 189° on a compass — 62 miles of range covers this whole market

26/38stations in the beam
81/119free channels
68%of what's available
The other 12 stations sit north-northwest of you (327°). 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 New Milford, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 1° N 54 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 1° N 54 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 5° N 38 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 6° N 39 mi 4
WZME Story Television 43 58° ENE 56 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 61° ENE 50 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 108° ESE 31 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 163° SSE 13 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 163° SSE 13 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 168° SSE 13 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 168° SSE 12 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 172° S 12 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 172° S 12 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 172° S 13 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 172° S 13 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 172° S 13 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 172° S 13 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 172° S 13 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 172° S 13 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 172° S 13 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 172° S 13 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 172° S 13 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 172° S 13 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 172° S 13 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 172° S 13 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 172° S 13 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 179° S 15 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 179° S 15 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 179° S 15 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 179° S 15 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 179° S 15 mi 3
W29FF-D Daystar 45 203° SSW 62 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 218° SW 57 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 230° SW 33 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 233° SW 15 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 233° SW 15 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 243° WSW 11 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 243° WSW 11 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in New Milford, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 10.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 13 miles.

For New Milford 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 New Milford are spread across 242° 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 New Milford. 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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