Antenna aiming / Newburgh, NY
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Newburgh, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Newburgh, NY N E S W WNYJ — 13° NNE, 13 mi WEPT — 13° NNE, 13 mi WZME — 104° ESE, 50 mi WEDW — 111° ESE, 48 mi WTBY — 121° ESE, 6 mi WRNN — 122° ESE, 6 mi WLIW — 149° SSE, 60 mi WNYZ — 174° S, 55 mi WNYN — 174° S, 55 mi WNMF — 175° S, 54 mi WDYJ — 175° S, 54 mi WNWT — 176° S, 54 mi WNYE — 176° S, 54 mi WCBS — 176° S, 55 mi WNBC — 176° S, 55 mi WABC — 176° S, 55 mi WNYW — 176° S, 55 mi WNET — 176° S, 55 mi WXTV — 176° S, 55 mi WPIX — 176° S, 55 mi WNDT — 176° S, 55 mi WPXN — 176° S, 55 mi WDVB — 176° S, 55 mi WFUT — 176° S, 55 mi WXNY — 176° S, 55 mi WDYA — 176° S, 55 mi WJLP — 178° S, 57 mi WMBQ — 178° S, 57 mi WASA — 178° S, 57 mi WKOB — 178° S, 57 mi WWOR — 178° S, 57 mi WNJN — 189° S, 47 mi WMBC — 189° S, 47 mi WNYX — 191° SSW, 52 mi WNJU — 191° SSW, 52 mi WNJB — 201° SSW, 67 mi Newburgh

Point South 171° on a compass — 67 miles of range covers this whole market

30/36stations in the beam
98/117free channels
84%of what's available
The other 6 stations sit east of you (86°). 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 Newburgh, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 13° NNE 13 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 13° NNE 13 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 104° ESE 50 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 111° ESE 48 mi 1
WTBY TBN 54 121° ESE 6 mi 4
WRNN Shop LC 48 122° ESE 6 mi 5
WLIW PBS 21 149° SSE 60 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 174° S 55 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 174° S 55 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 175° S 54 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 175° S 54 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 176° S 54 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 176° S 54 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 176° S 55 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 176° S 55 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 176° S 55 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 176° S 55 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 176° S 55 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 176° S 55 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 176° S 55 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 176° S 55 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 176° S 55 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 176° S 55 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 176° S 55 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 176° S 55 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 176° S 55 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 178° S 57 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 178° S 57 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 178° S 57 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 178° S 57 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 178° S 57 mi 3
WNJN PBS 50 189° S 47 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 189° S 47 mi 8
WNYX Infomercials 34 191° SSW 52 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 191° SSW 52 mi 2
WNJB PBS 58 201° SSW 67 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Newburgh, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 6.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 52 miles.

For Newburgh we would start with an outdoor or roof-mounted antenna. The transmitters are a long way from town. An outdoor antenna mounted as high as possible, pointed toward the towers, is what it takes to receive the full lineup reliably.

The towers around Newburgh are spread across 188° 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 Newburgh. 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 Newburgh, NY, including what each station carries.

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