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

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

Transmitter directions from Pennsauken, NJ N E S W WNJB — 33° NNE, 54 mi WNJN — 36° NE, 76 mi WMBC — 36° NE, 76 mi WNJU — 37° NE, 72 mi WNYX — 37° NE, 72 mi WNJT — 43° NE, 29 mi W29FF-D — 73° ENE, 32 mi WWSI — 122° ESE, 44 mi WACP — 145° SE, 20 mi WNJS — 146° SE, 20 mi WMCN — 146° SE, 20 mi WSJT — 146° SE, 20 mi WPSJ — 146° SE, 20 mi WMGM — 165° SSE, 61 mi WELL — 296° WNW, 10 mi WTXF — 297° WNW, 11 mi KYW — 297° WNW, 11 mi WPVI — 297° WNW, 11 mi WDPN — 297° WNW, 11 mi WPHL — 297° WNW, 11 mi WHYY — 297° WNW, 11 mi WZPA — 297° WNW, 10 mi WTVE — 297° WNW, 10 mi WFPA — 297° WNW, 10 mi WCAU — 297° WNW, 10 mi WPSG — 297° WNW, 10 mi WUVP — 297° WNW, 10 mi WGTW — 297° WNW, 10 mi WPPX — 297° WNW, 10 mi WPHA — 297° WNW, 10 mi WPHY — 315° NW, 10 mi WYLN — 326° NW, 83 mi WPPT — 334° NNW, 46 mi WLVT — 334° NNW, 46 mi WFMZ — 334° NNW, 46 mi WBPH — 334° NNW, 46 mi Pennsauken

Point Northwest 305° on a compass — 83 miles of range covers this whole market

22/36stations in the beam
94/144free channels
65%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit east of you (94°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
13 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 Pennsauken, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNJB PBS 58 33° NNE 54 mi 1
WNJN PBS 50 36° NE 76 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 36° NE 76 mi 8
WNJU Telemundo 47 37° NE 72 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 37° NE 72 mi 3
WNJT PBS 52 43° NE 29 mi 1
W29FF-D Daystar 45 73° ENE 32 mi 1
WWSI Telemundo 62 122° ESE 44 mi 2
WACP TCT 4 145° SE 20 mi 9
WNJS PBS 23 146° SE 20 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 146° SE 20 mi 3
WSJT Classic Shows 15 146° SE 20 mi 8
WPSJ Infomercials 8 146° SE 20 mi 7
WMGM True Crime Network 40 165° SSE 61 mi 3
WELL Daystar 45 296° WNW 10 mi 1
WTXF FOX 29 297° WNW 11 mi 7
KYW CBS 3 297° WNW 11 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 297° WNW 11 mi 6
WDPN MeTV 2 297° WNW 11 mi 11
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 297° WNW 11 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 297° WNW 11 mi 3
WZPA NTD America 33 297° WNW 10 mi 7
WTVE Shop LC 51 297° WNW 10 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 297° WNW 10 mi 5
WCAU NBC 10 297° WNW 10 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 297° WNW 10 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 297° WNW 10 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 297° WNW 10 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 297° WNW 10 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 297° WNW 10 mi 4
WPHY Infomercials 25 315° NW 10 mi 4
WYLN YTA TV 35 326° NW 83 mi 1
WPPT PBS 35 334° NNW 46 mi 1
WLVT PBS 39 334° NNW 46 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 334° NNW 46 mi 3
WBPH Independent 60 334° NNW 46 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Pennsauken, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 9.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 11 miles.

For Pennsauken 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 Pennsauken are spread across 229° 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 Pennsauken. 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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