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

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

Transmitter directions from Oak Ridge, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 30° NNE, 55 mi WEPT — 30° NNE, 55 mi WRNN — 43° NE, 43 mi WTBY — 43° NE, 44 mi WNYZ — 123° ESE, 36 mi WNYN — 123° ESE, 36 mi WDYJ — 123° ESE, 34 mi WNMF — 123° ESE, 35 mi WNWT — 124° SE, 34 mi WNYE — 124° SE, 34 mi WNJN — 124° SE, 20 mi WMBC — 124° SE, 20 mi WCBS — 125° SE, 34 mi WNBC — 125° SE, 34 mi WABC — 125° SE, 34 mi WNYW — 125° SE, 34 mi WNET — 125° SE, 34 mi WXTV — 125° SE, 34 mi WPIX — 125° SE, 34 mi WNDT — 125° SE, 34 mi WPXN — 125° SE, 34 mi WDVB — 125° SE, 34 mi WFUT — 125° SE, 34 mi WXNY — 125° SE, 34 mi WDYA — 125° SE, 34 mi WJLP — 129° SE, 34 mi WMBQ — 129° SE, 34 mi WASA — 129° SE, 34 mi WKOB — 129° SE, 34 mi WWOR — 129° SE, 34 mi WNYX — 137° SE, 21 mi WNJU — 137° SE, 21 mi W29FF-D — 178° S, 64 mi WNJB — 178° S, 28 mi WNJT — 190° S, 52 mi WPHY — 208° SSW, 75 mi WELL — 209° SSW, 78 mi WZPA — 209° SSW, 78 mi WCAU — 209° SSW, 78 mi WPSG — 209° SSW, 78 mi WUVP — 209° SSW, 78 mi WGTW — 209° SSW, 78 mi WPPX — 209° SSW, 78 mi WPHA — 209° SSW, 78 mi WFPA — 209° SSW, 78 mi WTVE — 209° SSW, 78 mi WTXF — 209° SSW, 78 mi WPHL — 209° SSW, 78 mi WHYY — 209° SSW, 78 mi WDPN — 209° SSW, 78 mi KYW — 209° SSW, 78 mi WPVI — 209° SSW, 78 mi WBPH — 237° WSW, 57 mi WLVT — 237° WSW, 58 mi WFMZ — 237° WSW, 58 mi WPPT — 237° WSW, 58 mi Oak Ridge

Point South-Southwest 207° on a compass — 78 miles of range covers this whole market

24/56stations in the beam
96/202free channels
48%of what's available
The other 32 stations sit east-southeast of you (118°). 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 Oak Ridge, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 30° NNE 55 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 30° NNE 55 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 43° NE 43 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 43° NE 44 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 123° ESE 36 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 123° ESE 36 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 123° ESE 34 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 123° ESE 35 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 124° SE 34 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 124° SE 34 mi 3
WNJN PBS 50 124° SE 20 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 124° SE 20 mi 8
WCBS CBS 2 125° SE 34 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 125° SE 34 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 125° SE 34 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 125° SE 34 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 125° SE 34 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 125° SE 34 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 125° SE 34 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 125° SE 34 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 125° SE 34 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 125° SE 34 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 125° SE 34 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 125° SE 34 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 125° SE 34 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 129° SE 34 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 129° SE 34 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 129° SE 34 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 129° SE 34 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 129° SE 34 mi 3
WNYX Infomercials 34 137° SE 21 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 137° SE 21 mi 2
W29FF-D Daystar 45 178° S 64 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 178° S 28 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 190° S 52 mi 1
WPHY Infomercials 25 208° SSW 75 mi 4
WELL Daystar 45 209° SSW 78 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 209° SSW 78 mi 7
WCAU NBC 10 209° SSW 78 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 209° SSW 78 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 209° SSW 78 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 209° SSW 78 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 209° SSW 78 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 209° SSW 78 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 209° SSW 78 mi 5
WTVE Shop LC 51 209° SSW 78 mi 4
WTXF FOX 29 209° SSW 78 mi 7
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 209° SSW 78 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 209° SSW 78 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 209° SSW 78 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 209° SSW 78 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 209° SSW 78 mi 6
WBPH Independent 60 237° WSW 57 mi 2
WLVT PBS 39 237° WSW 58 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 237° WSW 58 mi 3
WPPT PBS 35 237° WSW 58 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Oak Ridge, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 20.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 34 miles.

For Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge are spread across 207° 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 Oak Ridge. 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 Oak Ridge, NJ, including what each station carries.

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