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

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

Transmitter directions from Westfield, NJ N E S W WRNN — 19° NNE, 61 mi WTBY — 19° NNE, 61 mi WNJU — 26° NNE, 12 mi WNYX — 26° NNE, 12 mi WNJN — 27° NNE, 17 mi WMBC — 27° NNE, 17 mi WNWT — 69° ENE, 20 mi WNYE — 69° ENE, 20 mi WDYJ — 69° ENE, 21 mi WFUT — 70° ENE, 20 mi WXNY — 70° ENE, 20 mi WDYA — 70° ENE, 20 mi WCBS — 70° ENE, 20 mi WNBC — 70° ENE, 20 mi WABC — 70° ENE, 20 mi WNYW — 70° ENE, 20 mi WNET — 70° ENE, 20 mi WXTV — 70° ENE, 20 mi WPIX — 70° ENE, 20 mi WNDT — 70° ENE, 20 mi WPXN — 70° ENE, 20 mi WDVB — 70° ENE, 20 mi WNMF — 70° ENE, 21 mi WNYZ — 72° ENE, 22 mi WNYN — 72° ENE, 22 mi WJLP — 76° ENE, 18 mi WMBQ — 76° ENE, 18 mi WASA — 76° ENE, 18 mi WKOB — 76° ENE, 18 mi WWOR — 76° ENE, 18 mi WLIW — 78° ENE, 48 mi W29FF-D — 191° S, 38 mi WSJT — 203° SSW, 69 mi WNJS — 203° SSW, 69 mi WMCN — 203° SSW, 69 mi WPSJ — 203° SSW, 69 mi WACP — 203° SSW, 69 mi WNJT — 215° SW, 31 mi WELL — 228° SW, 63 mi WZPA — 228° SW, 63 mi WFPA — 228° SW, 63 mi WCAU — 228° SW, 63 mi WPSG — 228° SW, 63 mi WUVP — 228° SW, 63 mi WGTW — 228° SW, 63 mi WPPX — 228° SW, 63 mi WPHA — 228° SW, 63 mi WTVE — 228° SW, 63 mi WPHY — 228° SW, 60 mi WTXF — 228° SW, 63 mi WPHL — 229° SW, 63 mi WHYY — 229° SW, 63 mi WDPN — 229° SW, 63 mi KYW — 229° SW, 63 mi WPVI — 229° SW, 63 mi WNJB — 256° WSW, 9 mi Westfield

Point South-Southwest 199° on a compass — 69 miles of range covers this whole market

24/56stations in the beam
115/222free channels
52%of what's available
The other 32 stations sit east-northeast of you (63°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
18 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 Westfield, NJ

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WRNN Shop LC 48 19° NNE 61 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 19° NNE 61 mi 4
WNJU Telemundo 47 26° NNE 12 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 26° NNE 12 mi 3
WNJN PBS 50 27° NNE 17 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 27° NNE 17 mi 8
WNWT Story Television 37 69° ENE 20 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 69° ENE 20 mi 3
WDYJ Diya TV 60 69° ENE 21 mi 1
WFUT UniMas 68 70° ENE 20 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 70° ENE 20 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 70° ENE 20 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 70° ENE 20 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 70° ENE 20 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 70° ENE 20 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 70° ENE 20 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 70° ENE 20 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 70° ENE 20 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 70° ENE 20 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 70° ENE 20 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 70° ENE 20 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 70° ENE 20 mi 2
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 70° ENE 21 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 72° ENE 22 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 72° ENE 22 mi 1
WJLP MeTV 33 76° ENE 18 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 76° ENE 18 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 76° ENE 18 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 76° ENE 18 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 76° ENE 18 mi 3
WLIW PBS 21 78° ENE 48 mi 4
W29FF-D Daystar 45 191° S 38 mi 1
WSJT Classic Shows 15 203° SSW 69 mi 8
WNJS PBS 23 203° SSW 69 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 203° SSW 69 mi 3
WPSJ Infomercials 8 203° SSW 69 mi 7
WACP TCT 4 203° SSW 69 mi 9
WNJT PBS 52 215° SW 31 mi 1
WELL Daystar 45 228° SW 63 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 228° SW 63 mi 7
WFPA UniMas 28 228° SW 63 mi 5
WCAU NBC 10 228° SW 63 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 228° SW 63 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 228° SW 63 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 228° SW 63 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 228° SW 63 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 228° SW 63 mi 4
WTVE Shop LC 51 228° SW 63 mi 4
WPHY Infomercials 25 228° SW 60 mi 4
WTXF FOX 29 228° SW 63 mi 7
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 229° SW 63 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 229° SW 63 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 229° SW 63 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 229° SW 63 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 229° SW 63 mi 6
WNJB PBS 58 256° WSW 9 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Westfield, NJ?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 8.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 18 miles.

For Westfield 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 Westfield are spread across 237° 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 Westfield. 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 Westfield, NJ, including what each station carries.

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