Antenna aiming / Palisades Park, NJ
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How to aim your TV antenna in Palisades Park, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Palisades Park, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 0° N, 60 mi WEPT — 0° N, 60 mi WRNN — 3° N, 44 mi WTBY — 3° N, 44 mi WZME — 52° NE, 58 mi WEDW — 55° NE, 52 mi WLIW — 98° E, 29 mi WNYZ — 158° SSE, 7 mi WNYN — 158° SSE, 7 mi WNMF — 167° SSE, 7 mi WDYJ — 168° SSE, 6 mi WNWT — 175° S, 6 mi WNYE — 175° S, 6 mi WCBS — 175° S, 7 mi WNBC — 175° S, 7 mi WABC — 175° S, 7 mi WNYW — 175° S, 7 mi WNET — 175° S, 7 mi WXTV — 175° S, 7 mi WPIX — 175° S, 7 mi WNDT — 175° S, 7 mi WPXN — 175° S, 7 mi WDVB — 175° S, 7 mi WFUT — 175° S, 7 mi WXNY — 175° S, 7 mi WDYA — 175° S, 7 mi WJLP — 185° S, 9 mi WMBQ — 185° S, 9 mi WASA — 185° S, 9 mi WKOB — 185° S, 9 mi WWOR — 185° S, 9 mi W29FF-D — 207° SSW, 57 mi WNJT — 223° SW, 53 mi WNJB — 240° WSW, 31 mi WNYX — 257° WSW, 13 mi WNJU — 257° WSW, 13 mi WNJN — 277° W, 11 mi WMBC — 277° W, 11 mi Palisades Park

Point South 177° on a compass — 60 miles of range covers this whole market

25/38stations in the beam
80/119free channels
67%of what's available
The other 13 stations sit northwest of you (322°). 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 Palisades Park, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 0° N 60 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 0° N 60 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 3° N 44 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 3° N 44 mi 4
WZME Story Television 43 52° NE 58 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 55° NE 52 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 98° E 29 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 158° SSE 7 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 158° SSE 7 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 167° SSE 7 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 168° SSE 6 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 175° S 6 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 175° S 6 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 175° S 7 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 175° S 7 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 175° S 7 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 175° S 7 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 175° S 7 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 175° S 7 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 175° S 7 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 175° S 7 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 175° S 7 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 175° S 7 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 175° S 7 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 175° S 7 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 175° S 7 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 185° S 9 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 185° S 9 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 185° S 9 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 185° S 9 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 185° S 9 mi 3
W29FF-D Daystar 45 207° SSW 57 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 223° SW 53 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 240° WSW 31 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 257° WSW 13 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 257° WSW 13 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 277° W 11 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 277° W 11 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Palisades Park, NJ?

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 7 miles.

For Palisades Park 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 Palisades Park are spread across 277° 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 Palisades Park. 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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