Antenna aiming / Saddle Brook, NJ
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How to aim your TV antenna in Saddle Brook, NJ

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

Transmitter directions from Saddle Brook, NJ N E S W WNYJ — 5° N, 57 mi WEPT — 5° N, 57 mi WRNN — 11° N, 41 mi WTBY — 11° N, 41 mi WZME — 58° ENE, 60 mi WEDW — 61° ENE, 54 mi WLIW — 103° ESE, 35 mi WNYZ — 144° SE, 13 mi WNYN — 144° SE, 13 mi WDYJ — 147° SSE, 12 mi WNMF — 147° SSE, 12 mi WNWT — 151° SSE, 12 mi WNYE — 151° SSE, 12 mi WCBS — 152° SSE, 12 mi WNBC — 152° SSE, 12 mi WABC — 152° SSE, 12 mi WNYW — 152° SSE, 12 mi WNET — 152° SSE, 12 mi WXTV — 152° SSE, 12 mi WPIX — 152° SSE, 12 mi WNDT — 152° SSE, 12 mi WPXN — 152° SSE, 12 mi WDVB — 152° SSE, 12 mi WFUT — 152° SSE, 12 mi WXNY — 152° SSE, 12 mi WDYA — 152° SSE, 12 mi WJLP — 162° SSE, 14 mi WMBQ — 162° SSE, 14 mi WASA — 162° SSE, 14 mi WKOB — 162° SSE, 14 mi WWOR — 162° SSE, 14 mi W29FF-D — 200° SSW, 59 mi WNJT — 216° SW, 53 mi WNJB — 228° SW, 29 mi WNYX — 228° SW, 11 mi WNJU — 229° SW, 11 mi WNJN — 244° WSW, 6 mi WMBC — 244° WSW, 6 mi Saddle Brook

Point Southeast 133° on a compass — 60 miles of range covers this whole market

25/38stations in the beam
83/119free channels
70%of what's available
The other 13 stations sit west of you (278°). 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 Saddle Brook, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 5° N 57 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 5° N 57 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 11° N 41 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 11° N 41 mi 4
WZME Story Television 43 58° ENE 60 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 61° ENE 54 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 103° ESE 35 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 144° SE 13 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 144° SE 13 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 147° SSE 12 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 147° SSE 12 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 151° SSE 12 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 151° SSE 12 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 152° SSE 12 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 152° SSE 12 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 152° SSE 12 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 152° SSE 12 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 152° SSE 12 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 152° SSE 12 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 152° SSE 12 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 152° SSE 12 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 152° SSE 12 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 152° SSE 12 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 152° SSE 12 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 152° SSE 12 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 152° SSE 12 mi 5
WJLP MeTV 33 162° SSE 14 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 162° SSE 14 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 162° SSE 14 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 162° SSE 14 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 162° SSE 14 mi 3
W29FF-D Daystar 45 200° SSW 59 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 216° SW 53 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 228° SW 29 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 228° SW 11 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 229° SW 11 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 244° WSW 6 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 244° WSW 6 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Saddle Brook, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 6.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 13 miles.

For Saddle Brook 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 Saddle Brook are spread across 239° 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 Saddle Brook. 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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