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

How to aim your TV antenna in Ossining, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Ossining, NY N E S W WEDH — 55° NE, 63 mi WTIC — 55° NE, 63 mi WCCT — 55° NE, 63 mi WHCT — 55° NE, 63 mi WVIT — 56° NE, 62 mi WRDM — 56° NE, 62 mi WTXX — 56° ENE, 53 mi WTNH — 71° ENE, 48 mi WCTX — 71° ENE, 48 mi WZME — 72° ENE, 39 mi WEDY — 79° ENE, 49 mi WEDW — 80° E, 34 mi WLNY — 113° ESE, 52 mi WFTY — 114° ESE, 50 mi WLIW — 145° SE, 34 mi WNYZ — 191° S, 31 mi WNYN — 191° S, 31 mi WNMF — 193° SSW, 31 mi WDYJ — 194° SSW, 31 mi WCBS — 195° SSW, 32 mi WNBC — 195° SSW, 32 mi WABC — 195° SSW, 32 mi WNYW — 195° SSW, 32 mi WNET — 195° SSW, 32 mi WXTV — 195° SSW, 32 mi WPIX — 195° SSW, 32 mi WNDT — 195° SSW, 32 mi WPXN — 195° SSW, 32 mi WDVB — 195° SSW, 32 mi WFUT — 195° SSW, 32 mi WXNY — 195° SSW, 32 mi WDYA — 195° SSW, 32 mi WNWT — 195° SSW, 31 mi WNYE — 195° SSW, 31 mi WJLP — 196° SSW, 35 mi WMBQ — 196° SSW, 35 mi WASA — 196° SSW, 35 mi WKOB — 196° SSW, 35 mi WWOR — 196° SSW, 35 mi WNJT — 216° SW, 77 mi WNYX — 219° SW, 35 mi WNJU — 219° SW, 35 mi WNJN — 220° SW, 30 mi WMBC — 220° SW, 30 mi WNJB — 222° SW, 53 mi WRNN — 343° NNW, 21 mi WTBY — 343° NNW, 21 mi WEPT — 347° NNW, 37 mi WNYJ — 347° NNW, 37 mi Ossining

Point South-Southwest 192° on a compass — 77 miles of range covers this whole market

30/49stations in the beam
95/172free channels
55%of what's available
The other 19 stations sit east-northeast of you (58°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
14 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 Ossining, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WEDH PBS 24 55° NE 63 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 55° NE 63 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 55° NE 63 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 55° NE 63 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 56° NE 62 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 56° NE 62 mi 2
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 56° ENE 53 mi 7
WTNH ABC 8 71° ENE 48 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 71° ENE 48 mi 2
WZME Story Television 43 72° ENE 39 mi 5
WEDY PBS 65 79° ENE 49 mi 2
WEDW PBS 49 80° E 34 mi 1
WLNY Independent 55 113° ESE 52 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 114° ESE 50 mi 6
WLIW PBS 21 145° SE 34 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 191° S 31 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 191° S 31 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 193° SSW 31 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 194° SSW 31 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 195° SSW 32 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 195° SSW 32 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 195° SSW 32 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 195° SSW 32 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 195° SSW 32 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 195° SSW 32 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 195° SSW 32 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 195° SSW 32 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 195° SSW 32 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 195° SSW 32 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 195° SSW 32 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 195° SSW 32 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 195° SSW 32 mi 5
WNWT Story Television 37 195° SSW 31 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 195° SSW 31 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 196° SSW 35 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 196° SSW 35 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 196° SSW 35 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 196° SSW 35 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 196° SSW 35 mi 3
WNJT PBS 52 216° SW 77 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 219° SW 35 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 219° SW 35 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 220° SW 30 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 220° SW 30 mi 8
WNJB PBS 58 222° SW 53 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 343° NNW 21 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 343° NNW 21 mi 4
WEPT Independent 15 347° NNW 37 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 347° NNW 37 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Ossining, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 21.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 32 miles.

For Ossining 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 Ossining are spread across 239° 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 Ossining. 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 Ossining, NY, including what each station carries.

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