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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Plainsboro, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Plainsboro, NJ N E S W WNJB — 12° NNE, 20 mi WNJU — 29° NNE, 37 mi WNJN — 29° NNE, 42 mi WMBC — 29° NNE, 42 mi WNYX — 29° NNE, 37 mi WNWT — 47° NE, 43 mi WNYE — 47° NE, 43 mi WFUT — 47° NE, 43 mi WXNY — 47° NE, 43 mi WDYA — 47° NE, 43 mi WCBS — 48° NE, 43 mi WNBC — 48° NE, 43 mi WABC — 48° NE, 43 mi WNYW — 48° NE, 43 mi WNET — 48° NE, 43 mi WXTV — 48° NE, 43 mi WPIX — 48° NE, 43 mi WNDT — 48° NE, 43 mi WPXN — 48° NE, 43 mi WDVB — 48° NE, 43 mi WDYJ — 48° NE, 44 mi WNMF — 48° NE, 43 mi WJLP — 49° NE, 40 mi WMBQ — 49° NE, 40 mi WASA — 49° NE, 40 mi WKOB — 49° NE, 40 mi WWOR — 49° NE, 40 mi WNYZ — 49° NE, 44 mi WNYN — 49° NE, 44 mi W29FF-D — 161° SSE, 17 mi WWSI — 166° SSE, 50 mi WACP — 198° SSW, 44 mi WSJT — 198° SSW, 44 mi WNJS — 198° SSW, 44 mi WMCN — 198° SSW, 44 mi WPSJ — 198° SSW, 44 mi WNJT — 236° WSW, 6 mi WELL — 240° WSW, 40 mi WZPA — 240° WSW, 40 mi WTXF — 240° WSW, 40 mi WFPA — 240° WSW, 40 mi WCAU — 240° WSW, 40 mi WPSG — 240° WSW, 40 mi WUVP — 240° WSW, 40 mi WGTW — 240° WSW, 40 mi WPPX — 240° WSW, 40 mi WPHA — 240° WSW, 40 mi WTVE — 240° WSW, 40 mi WPHL — 240° WSW, 40 mi WHYY — 240° WSW, 40 mi WDPN — 240° WSW, 40 mi KYW — 240° WSW, 40 mi WPVI — 240° WSW, 40 mi WPHY — 241° WSW, 37 mi WPPT — 290° WNW, 48 mi WLVT — 290° WNW, 48 mi WFMZ — 290° WNW, 48 mi WBPH — 290° WNW, 47 mi Plainsboro

Point South-Southwest 211° on a compass — 50 miles of range covers this whole market

23/58stations in the beam
114/219free channels
52%of what's available
The other 35 stations sit northeast of you (40°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
22 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 Plainsboro, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNJB PBS 58 12° NNE 20 mi 1
WNJU Telemundo 47 29° NNE 37 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 29° NNE 42 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 29° NNE 42 mi 8
WNYX Infomercials 34 29° NNE 37 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 47° NE 43 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 47° NE 43 mi 3
WFUT UniMas 68 47° NE 43 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 47° NE 43 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 47° NE 43 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 48° NE 43 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 48° NE 43 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 48° NE 43 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 48° NE 43 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 48° NE 43 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 48° NE 43 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 48° NE 43 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 48° NE 43 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 48° NE 43 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 48° NE 43 mi 2
WDYJ Diya TV 60 48° NE 44 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 48° NE 43 mi 1
WJLP MeTV 33 49° NE 40 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 49° NE 40 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 49° NE 40 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 49° NE 40 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 49° NE 40 mi 3
WNYZ Independent 6 49° NE 44 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 49° NE 44 mi 1
W29FF-D Daystar 45 161° SSE 17 mi 1
WWSI Telemundo 62 166° SSE 50 mi 2
WACP TCT 4 198° SSW 44 mi 9
WSJT Classic Shows 15 198° SSW 44 mi 8
WNJS PBS 23 198° SSW 44 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 198° SSW 44 mi 3
WPSJ Infomercials 8 198° SSW 44 mi 7
WNJT PBS 52 236° WSW 6 mi 1
WELL Daystar 45 240° WSW 40 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 240° WSW 40 mi 7
WTXF FOX 29 240° WSW 40 mi 7
WFPA UniMas 28 240° WSW 40 mi 5
WCAU NBC 10 240° WSW 40 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 240° WSW 40 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 240° WSW 40 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 240° WSW 40 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 240° WSW 40 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 240° WSW 40 mi 4
WTVE Shop LC 51 240° WSW 40 mi 4
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 240° WSW 40 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 240° WSW 40 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 240° WSW 40 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 240° WSW 40 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 240° WSW 40 mi 6
WPHY Infomercials 25 241° WSW 37 mi 4
WPPT PBS 35 290° WNW 48 mi 1
WLVT PBS 39 290° WNW 48 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 290° WNW 48 mi 3
WBPH Independent 60 290° WNW 47 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Plainsboro, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 6.4 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 40 miles.

For Plainsboro 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 Plainsboro are spread across 249° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Plainsboro. 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 Plainsboro, NJ, including what each station carries.

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