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

How to aim your TV antenna in Pomona, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Pomona, NY N E S W WNYJ — 6° N, 37 mi WEPT — 6° N, 37 mi WRNN — 16° NNE, 22 mi WTBY — 16° NNE, 22 mi WZME — 76° ENE, 51 mi WEDW — 82° E, 46 mi WLIW — 130° SE, 42 mi WNYZ — 168° SSE, 31 mi WNYN — 168° SSE, 31 mi WNMF — 170° S, 30 mi WDYJ — 170° S, 30 mi WNWT — 172° S, 30 mi WNYE — 172° S, 30 mi WCBS — 172° S, 30 mi WNBC — 172° S, 30 mi WABC — 172° S, 30 mi WNYW — 172° S, 30 mi WNET — 172° S, 30 mi WXTV — 172° S, 30 mi WPIX — 172° S, 30 mi WNDT — 172° S, 30 mi WPXN — 172° S, 30 mi WDVB — 172° S, 30 mi WFUT — 172° S, 30 mi WXNY — 172° S, 30 mi WDYA — 172° S, 30 mi WJLP — 175° S, 33 mi WMBQ — 175° S, 33 mi WASA — 175° S, 33 mi WKOB — 175° S, 33 mi WWOR — 175° S, 33 mi WNJN — 198° SSW, 23 mi WMBC — 198° SSW, 23 mi WNYX — 200° SSW, 28 mi WNJU — 200° SSW, 28 mi WNJT — 208° SSW, 70 mi WNJB — 211° SSW, 45 mi Pomona

Point South 181° on a compass — 70 miles of range covers this whole market

30/37stations in the beam
95/118free channels
81%of what's available
The other 7 stations sit northeast of you (44°). 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 Pomona, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 6° N 37 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 6° N 37 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 16° NNE 22 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 16° NNE 22 mi 4
WZME Story Television 43 76° ENE 51 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 82° E 46 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 130° SE 42 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 168° SSE 31 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 168° SSE 31 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 170° S 30 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 170° S 30 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 172° S 30 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 172° S 30 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 172° S 30 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 172° S 30 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 172° S 30 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 172° S 30 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 172° S 30 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 172° S 30 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 172° S 30 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 172° S 30 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 172° S 30 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 172° S 30 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 172° S 30 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 172° S 30 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 172° S 30 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 175° S 33 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 175° S 33 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 175° S 33 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 175° S 33 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 175° S 33 mi 3
WNJN PBS 50 198° SSW 23 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 198° SSW 23 mi 8
WNYX Infomercials 34 200° SSW 28 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 200° SSW 28 mi 2
WNJT PBS 52 208° SSW 70 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 211° SSW 45 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Pomona, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 21.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 31 miles.

For Pomona 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 Pomona are spread across 205° 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 Pomona. 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 Pomona, NY, including what each station carries.

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