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

How to aim your TV antenna in Roosevelt, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Roosevelt, NY N E S W WTXX — 26° NNE, 72 mi WEDW — 27° NNE, 46 mi WZME — 27° NNE, 53 mi WTNH — 33° NNE, 61 mi WCTX — 33° NNE, 61 mi WEDY — 38° NE, 57 mi WLIW — 43° NE, 10 mi WFTY — 66° ENE, 36 mi WLNY — 67° ENE, 38 mi W29FF-D — 230° SW, 62 mi WNJB — 265° W, 48 mi WWOR — 276° W, 23 mi WJLP — 276° W, 23 mi WMBQ — 276° W, 23 mi WASA — 276° W, 23 mi WKOB — 276° W, 23 mi WFUT — 283° WNW, 21 mi WXNY — 283° WNW, 21 mi WDYA — 283° WNW, 21 mi WCBS — 283° WNW, 21 mi WNBC — 283° WNW, 21 mi WABC — 283° WNW, 21 mi WNYW — 283° WNW, 21 mi WNET — 283° WNW, 21 mi WXTV — 283° WNW, 21 mi WPIX — 283° WNW, 21 mi WNDT — 283° WNW, 21 mi WPXN — 283° WNW, 21 mi WDVB — 283° WNW, 21 mi WNYX — 284° WNW, 36 mi WNJU — 284° WNW, 36 mi WNYN — 284° WNW, 19 mi WNYZ — 284° WNW, 19 mi WNMF — 284° WNW, 21 mi WNYE — 284° WNW, 22 mi WNWT — 284° WNW, 22 mi WDYJ — 285° WNW, 21 mi WNJN — 292° WNW, 35 mi WMBC — 292° WNW, 35 mi WRNN — 341° NNW, 59 mi WTBY — 341° NNW, 59 mi Roosevelt

Point West 262° on a compass — 72 miles of range covers this whole market

29/41stations in the beam
94/140free channels
67%of what's available
The other 12 stations sit north-northeast of you (28°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
14 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 Roosevelt, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 26° NNE 72 mi 7
WEDW PBS 49 27° NNE 46 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 27° NNE 53 mi 5
WTNH ABC 8 33° NNE 61 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 33° NNE 61 mi 2
WEDY PBS 65 38° NE 57 mi 2
WLIW PBS 21 43° NE 10 mi 4
WFTY True Crime Network 67 66° ENE 36 mi 6
WLNY Independent 55 67° ENE 38 mi 6
W29FF-D Daystar 45 230° SW 62 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 265° W 48 mi 1
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 276° W 23 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 276° W 23 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 276° W 23 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 276° W 23 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 276° W 23 mi 4
WFUT UniMas 68 283° WNW 21 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 283° WNW 21 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 283° WNW 21 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 283° WNW 21 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 283° WNW 21 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 283° WNW 21 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 283° WNW 21 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 283° WNW 21 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 283° WNW 21 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 283° WNW 21 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 283° WNW 21 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 283° WNW 21 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 283° WNW 21 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 284° WNW 36 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 284° WNW 36 mi 2
WNYN Independent 39 284° WNW 19 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 284° WNW 19 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 284° WNW 21 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 284° WNW 22 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 284° WNW 22 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 285° WNW 21 mi 1
WNJN PBS 50 292° WNW 35 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 292° WNW 35 mi 8
WRNN Shop LC 48 341° NNW 59 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 341° NNW 59 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Roosevelt, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 10.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 22 miles.

For Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt are spread across 196° 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 Roosevelt. 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 Roosevelt, NY, including what each station carries.

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