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

How to aim your TV antenna in Nutley, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Nutley, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 8° N, 63 mi WEPT — 8° N, 63 mi WRNN — 13° NNE, 47 mi WTBY — 13° NNE, 48 mi WEDW — 58° ENE, 60 mi WLIW — 93° E, 37 mi WDYJ — 113° ESE, 11 mi WNYZ — 114° ESE, 12 mi WNYN — 114° ESE, 12 mi WNMF — 115° ESE, 11 mi WNWT — 116° ESE, 10 mi WNYE — 116° ESE, 10 mi WCBS — 119° ESE, 10 mi WNBC — 119° ESE, 10 mi WABC — 119° ESE, 10 mi WNYW — 119° ESE, 10 mi WNET — 119° ESE, 10 mi WXTV — 119° ESE, 10 mi WPIX — 119° ESE, 10 mi WNDT — 119° ESE, 10 mi WPXN — 119° ESE, 10 mi WDVB — 119° ESE, 10 mi WFUT — 119° ESE, 10 mi WXNY — 119° ESE, 10 mi WDYA — 119° ESE, 10 mi WJLP — 134° SE, 11 mi WMBQ — 134° SE, 11 mi WASA — 134° SE, 11 mi WKOB — 134° SE, 11 mi WWOR — 135° SE, 11 mi W29FF-D — 199° SSW, 52 mi WNJT — 217° SW, 46 mi WNJB — 233° SW, 23 mi WNYX — 256° WSW, 5 mi WNJU — 256° WSW, 5 mi WNJN — 324° NW, 4 mi WMBC — 324° NW, 4 mi Nutley

Point East-Southeast 105° on a compass — 63 miles of range covers this whole market

25/37stations in the beam
83/114free channels
73%of what's available
The other 12 stations sit northwest of you (315°). 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 Nutley, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 8° N 63 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 8° N 63 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 13° NNE 47 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 13° NNE 48 mi 4
WEDW PBS 49 58° ENE 60 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 93° E 37 mi 4
WDYJ Diya TV 60 113° ESE 11 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 114° ESE 12 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 114° ESE 12 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 115° ESE 11 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 116° ESE 10 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 116° ESE 10 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 119° ESE 10 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 119° ESE 10 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 119° ESE 10 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 119° ESE 10 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 119° ESE 10 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 119° ESE 10 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 119° ESE 10 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 119° ESE 10 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 119° ESE 10 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 119° ESE 10 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 119° ESE 10 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 119° ESE 10 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 119° ESE 10 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 134° SE 11 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 134° SE 11 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 134° SE 11 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 134° SE 11 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 135° SE 11 mi 3
W29FF-D Daystar 45 199° SSW 52 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 217° SW 46 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 233° SW 23 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 256° WSW 5 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 256° WSW 5 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 324° NW 4 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 324° NW 4 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Nutley, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 3.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 11 miles.

For Nutley 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 Nutley are spread across 292° 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 Nutley. 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 Nutley, NJ, including what each station carries.

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