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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Rockaway, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Rockaway, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 26° NNE, 59 mi WEPT — 26° NNE, 59 mi WRNN — 37° NE, 46 mi WTBY — 37° NE, 46 mi WNJN — 112° ESE, 16 mi WMBC — 112° ESE, 16 mi WDYJ — 116° ESE, 30 mi WNYZ — 116° ESE, 32 mi WNYN — 116° ESE, 32 mi WNMF — 117° ESE, 30 mi WNWT — 117° ESE, 29 mi WNYE — 117° ESE, 29 mi WCBS — 118° ESE, 30 mi WNBC — 118° ESE, 30 mi WABC — 118° ESE, 30 mi WNYW — 118° ESE, 30 mi WNET — 118° ESE, 30 mi WXTV — 118° ESE, 30 mi WPIX — 118° ESE, 30 mi WNDT — 118° ESE, 30 mi WPXN — 118° ESE, 30 mi WDVB — 118° ESE, 30 mi WFUT — 118° ESE, 30 mi WXNY — 118° ESE, 30 mi WDYA — 118° ESE, 30 mi WJLP — 124° ESE, 30 mi WMBQ — 124° ESE, 30 mi WASA — 124° ESE, 30 mi WKOB — 124° ESE, 30 mi WWOR — 124° SE, 30 mi WNJU — 130° SE, 16 mi WNYX — 130° SE, 16 mi W29FF-D — 180° S, 59 mi WNJB — 182° S, 23 mi WNJT — 193° SSW, 47 mi WPHY — 212° SSW, 71 mi WELL — 212° SSW, 74 mi WZPA — 212° SSW, 74 mi WCAU — 212° SSW, 74 mi WPSG — 212° SSW, 74 mi WUVP — 212° SSW, 74 mi WGTW — 212° SSW, 74 mi WPPX — 212° SSW, 74 mi WPHA — 212° SSW, 74 mi WFPA — 212° SSW, 74 mi WTVE — 212° SSW, 74 mi WTXF — 212° SSW, 74 mi WPHL — 212° SSW, 74 mi WHYY — 212° SSW, 74 mi WDPN — 212° SSW, 74 mi KYW — 213° SSW, 74 mi WPVI — 213° SSW, 74 mi WLVT — 242° WSW, 57 mi WFMZ — 242° WSW, 57 mi WPPT — 242° WSW, 57 mi WBPH — 242° WSW, 56 mi Rockaway

Point South-Southwest 213° on a compass — 74 miles of range covers this whole market

22/56stations in the beam
94/202free channels
47%of what's available
The other 34 stations sit east-southeast of you (115°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
19 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 Rockaway, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 26° NNE 59 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 26° NNE 59 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 37° NE 46 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 37° NE 46 mi 4
WNJN PBS 50 112° ESE 16 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 112° ESE 16 mi 8
WDYJ Diya TV 60 116° ESE 30 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 116° ESE 32 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 116° ESE 32 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 117° ESE 30 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 117° ESE 29 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 117° ESE 29 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 118° ESE 30 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 118° ESE 30 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 118° ESE 30 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 118° ESE 30 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 118° ESE 30 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 118° ESE 30 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 118° ESE 30 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 118° ESE 30 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 118° ESE 30 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 118° ESE 30 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 118° ESE 30 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 118° ESE 30 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 118° ESE 30 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 124° ESE 30 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 124° ESE 30 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 124° ESE 30 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 124° ESE 30 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 124° SE 30 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 130° SE 16 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 130° SE 16 mi 3
W29FF-D Daystar 45 180° S 59 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 182° S 23 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 193° SSW 47 mi 1
WPHY Infomercials 25 212° SSW 71 mi 4
WELL Daystar 45 212° SSW 74 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 212° SSW 74 mi 7
WCAU NBC 10 212° SSW 74 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 212° SSW 74 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 212° SSW 74 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 212° SSW 74 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 212° SSW 74 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 212° SSW 74 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 212° SSW 74 mi 5
WTVE Shop LC 51 212° SSW 74 mi 4
WTXF FOX 29 212° SSW 74 mi 7
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 212° SSW 74 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 212° SSW 74 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 212° SSW 74 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 213° SSW 74 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 213° SSW 74 mi 6
WLVT PBS 39 242° WSW 57 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 242° WSW 57 mi 3
WPPT PBS 35 242° WSW 57 mi 1
WBPH Independent 60 242° WSW 56 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Rockaway, NJ?

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

The nearest transmitter is 16.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 30 miles.

For Rockaway 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 Rockaway are spread across 217° 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 Rockaway. 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 Rockaway, NJ, including what each station carries.

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