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

How to aim your TV antenna in Rosedale, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Rosedale, NY N E S W WTXX — 31° NNE, 77 mi WZME — 34° NNE, 58 mi WEDW — 34° NE, 52 mi WTNH — 38° NE, 67 mi WCTX — 38° NE, 67 mi WEDY — 43° NE, 63 mi WLIW — 59° ENE, 17 mi WFTY — 69° ENE, 44 mi WLNY — 69° ENE, 46 mi W29FF-D — 226° SW, 55 mi WNJT — 243° WSW, 56 mi WNJB — 266° W, 40 mi WWOR — 284° WNW, 15 mi WJLP — 284° WNW, 15 mi WMBQ — 284° WNW, 15 mi WASA — 284° WNW, 15 mi WKOB — 284° WNW, 15 mi WNYX — 290° WNW, 28 mi WNJU — 290° WNW, 28 mi WFUT — 295° WNW, 14 mi WXNY — 295° WNW, 14 mi WDYA — 295° WNW, 14 mi WCBS — 295° WNW, 14 mi WNBC — 295° WNW, 14 mi WABC — 295° WNW, 14 mi WNYW — 295° WNW, 14 mi WNET — 295° WNW, 14 mi WXTV — 295° WNW, 14 mi WPIX — 295° WNW, 14 mi WNDT — 295° WNW, 14 mi WPXN — 295° WNW, 14 mi WDVB — 295° WNW, 14 mi WNYE — 297° WNW, 15 mi WNWT — 297° WNW, 15 mi WNMF — 298° WNW, 14 mi WDYJ — 299° WNW, 14 mi WNYN — 299° WNW, 12 mi WNYZ — 299° WNW, 12 mi WNJN — 300° WNW, 28 mi WMBC — 300° WNW, 28 mi WRNN — 349° N, 58 mi WTBY — 349° N, 58 mi Rosedale

Point West 271° on a compass — 77 miles of range covers this whole market

30/42stations in the beam
95/141free channels
67%of what's available
The other 12 stations sit northeast of you (35°). 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 Rosedale, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 31° NNE 77 mi 7
WZME Story Television 43 34° NNE 58 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 34° NE 52 mi 1
WTNH ABC 8 38° NE 67 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 38° NE 67 mi 2
WEDY PBS 65 43° NE 63 mi 2
WLIW PBS 21 59° ENE 17 mi 4
WFTY True Crime Network 67 69° ENE 44 mi 6
WLNY Independent 55 69° ENE 46 mi 6
W29FF-D Daystar 45 226° SW 55 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 243° WSW 56 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 266° W 40 mi 1
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 284° WNW 15 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 284° WNW 15 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 284° WNW 15 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 284° WNW 15 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 284° WNW 15 mi 4
WNYX Infomercials 34 290° WNW 28 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 290° WNW 28 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 295° WNW 14 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 295° WNW 14 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 295° WNW 14 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 295° WNW 14 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 295° WNW 14 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 295° WNW 14 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 295° WNW 14 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 295° WNW 14 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 295° WNW 14 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 295° WNW 14 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 295° WNW 14 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 295° WNW 14 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 295° WNW 14 mi 2
WNYE Independent 25 297° WNW 15 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 297° WNW 15 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 298° WNW 14 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 299° WNW 14 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 299° WNW 12 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 299° WNW 12 mi 1
WNJN PBS 50 300° WNW 28 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 300° WNW 28 mi 8
WRNN Shop LC 48 349° N 58 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 349° N 58 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Rosedale, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 12.4 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 15 miles.

For Rosedale we would start with a basic indoor antenna. Most of the lineup is transmitting from close by, so a flat indoor antenna in a window facing the towers should be enough.

The towers around Rosedale are spread across 203° 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 Rosedale. 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.

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