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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Ringwood, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Ringwood, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 19° NNE, 45 mi WEPT — 19° NNE, 45 mi WRNN — 33° NNE, 31 mi WTBY — 33° NNE, 31 mi WLIW — 117° ESE, 48 mi WNYZ — 145° SE, 30 mi WNYN — 145° SE, 30 mi WDYJ — 146° SSE, 29 mi WNMF — 147° SSE, 29 mi WNWT — 148° SSE, 29 mi WNYE — 148° SSE, 29 mi WCBS — 149° SSE, 29 mi WNBC — 149° SSE, 29 mi WABC — 149° SSE, 29 mi WNYW — 149° SSE, 29 mi WNET — 149° SSE, 29 mi WXTV — 149° SSE, 29 mi WPIX — 149° SSE, 29 mi WNDT — 149° SSE, 29 mi WPXN — 149° SSE, 29 mi WDVB — 149° SSE, 29 mi WFUT — 149° SSE, 29 mi WXNY — 149° SSE, 29 mi WDYA — 149° SSE, 29 mi WJLP — 153° SSE, 30 mi WMBQ — 153° SSE, 30 mi WASA — 153° SSE, 30 mi WKOB — 153° SSE, 30 mi WWOR — 153° SSE, 30 mi WNJN — 167° SSE, 17 mi WMBC — 167° SSE, 17 mi WNYX — 176° S, 21 mi WNJU — 176° S, 21 mi WNJB — 200° SSW, 36 mi WNJT — 201° SSW, 61 mi Ringwood

Point Southeast 146° on a compass — 61 miles of range covers this whole market

29/35stations in the beam
97/112free channels
87%of what's available
The other 6 stations sit north-northeast of you (31°). 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 Ringwood, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 19° NNE 45 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 19° NNE 45 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 33° NNE 31 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 33° NNE 31 mi 4
WLIW PBS 21 117° ESE 48 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 145° SE 30 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 145° SE 30 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 146° SSE 29 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 147° SSE 29 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 148° SSE 29 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 148° SSE 29 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 149° SSE 29 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 149° SSE 29 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 149° SSE 29 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 149° SSE 29 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 149° SSE 29 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 149° SSE 29 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 149° SSE 29 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 149° SSE 29 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 149° SSE 29 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 149° SSE 29 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 149° SSE 29 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 149° SSE 29 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 149° SSE 29 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 153° SSE 30 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 153° SSE 30 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 153° SSE 30 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 153° SSE 30 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 153° SSE 30 mi 3
WNJN PBS 50 167° SSE 17 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 167° SSE 17 mi 8
WNYX Infomercials 34 176° S 21 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 176° S 21 mi 2
WNJB PBS 58 200° SSW 36 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 201° SSW 61 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Ringwood, NJ?

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

The nearest transmitter is 17.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 29 miles.

For Ringwood 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 Ringwood are spread across 182° 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 Ringwood. 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 Ringwood, NJ, including what each station carries.

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