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

How to aim your TV antenna in Peekskill, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Peekskill, NY N E S W WTXX — 65° ENE, 54 mi WTNH — 79° E, 51 mi WCTX — 79° E, 51 mi WZME — 83° E, 42 mi WEDW — 91° E, 38 mi WFTY — 118° ESE, 57 mi WLIW — 145° SE, 42 mi WNYZ — 182° S, 37 mi WNYN — 182° S, 37 mi WNMF — 184° S, 37 mi WDYJ — 184° S, 37 mi WCBS — 185° S, 38 mi WNBC — 185° S, 38 mi WABC — 185° S, 38 mi WNYW — 185° S, 38 mi WNET — 185° S, 38 mi WXTV — 185° S, 38 mi WPIX — 185° S, 38 mi WNDT — 185° S, 38 mi WPXN — 185° S, 38 mi WDVB — 185° S, 38 mi WFUT — 185° S, 38 mi WXNY — 185° S, 38 mi WDYA — 185° S, 38 mi WNWT — 186° S, 37 mi WNYE — 186° S, 37 mi WJLP — 187° S, 40 mi WMBQ — 187° S, 40 mi WASA — 187° S, 40 mi WKOB — 187° S, 40 mi WWOR — 187° S, 40 mi WNJN — 207° SSW, 33 mi WMBC — 207° SSW, 33 mi WNYX — 207° SSW, 38 mi WNJU — 207° SSW, 38 mi WNJB — 214° SSW, 55 mi WEPT — 352° N, 30 mi WNYJ — 352° N, 30 mi WRNN — 354° N, 14 mi WTBY — 354° N, 14 mi Peekskill

Point South 184° on a compass — 57 miles of range covers this whole market

29/40stations in the beam
94/135free channels
70%of what's available
The other 11 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 Peekskill, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 65° ENE 54 mi 7
WTNH ABC 8 79° E 51 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 79° E 51 mi 2
WZME Story Television 43 83° E 42 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 91° E 38 mi 1
WFTY True Crime Network 67 118° ESE 57 mi 6
WLIW PBS 21 145° SE 42 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 182° S 37 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 182° S 37 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 184° S 37 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 184° S 37 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 185° S 38 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 185° S 38 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 185° S 38 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 185° S 38 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 185° S 38 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 185° S 38 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 185° S 38 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 185° S 38 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 185° S 38 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 185° S 38 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 185° S 38 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 185° S 38 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 185° S 38 mi 5
WNWT Story Television 37 186° S 37 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 186° S 37 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 187° S 40 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 187° S 40 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 187° S 40 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 187° S 40 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 187° S 40 mi 3
WNJN PBS 50 207° SSW 33 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 207° SSW 33 mi 8
WNYX Infomercials 34 207° SSW 38 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 207° SSW 38 mi 2
WNJB PBS 58 214° SSW 55 mi 1
WEPT Independent 15 352° N 30 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 352° N 30 mi 3
WRNN Shop LC 48 354° N 14 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 354° N 14 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Peekskill, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 13.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 38 miles.

For Peekskill 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 Peekskill are spread across 221° 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 Peekskill. 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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