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

How to aim your TV antenna in Woodmere, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Woodmere, NY N E S W WTXX — 29° NNE, 78 mi WEDW — 31° NNE, 53 mi WZME — 32° NNE, 59 mi WTNH — 36° NE, 68 mi WCTX — 36° NE, 68 mi WEDY — 41° NE, 64 mi WLIW — 51° NE, 17 mi WFTY — 66° ENE, 44 mi WLNY — 66° ENE, 46 mi WWSI — 206° SSW, 77 mi W29FF-D — 228° SW, 54 mi WNJT — 245° WSW, 57 mi WNJB — 269° W, 42 mi WWOR — 290° WNW, 17 mi WJLP — 290° WNW, 17 mi WMBQ — 290° WNW, 17 mi WASA — 290° WNW, 17 mi WKOB — 290° WNW, 17 mi WNYX — 293° WNW, 30 mi WNJU — 293° WNW, 30 mi WFUT — 300° WNW, 16 mi WXNY — 300° WNW, 16 mi WDYA — 300° WNW, 16 mi WCBS — 300° WNW, 16 mi WNBC — 300° WNW, 16 mi WABC — 300° WNW, 16 mi WNYW — 300° WNW, 16 mi WNET — 300° WNW, 16 mi WXTV — 300° WNW, 16 mi WPIX — 300° WNW, 16 mi WNDT — 300° WNW, 16 mi WPXN — 300° WNW, 16 mi WDVB — 300° WNW, 16 mi WNYE — 301° WNW, 17 mi WNWT — 301° WNW, 17 mi WNMF — 302° WNW, 16 mi WNJN — 302° WNW, 30 mi WMBC — 302° WNW, 30 mi WDYJ — 303° WNW, 16 mi WNYN — 304° WNW, 15 mi WNYZ — 304° WNW, 15 mi WRNN — 348° NNW, 60 mi WTBY — 348° NNW, 61 mi Woodmere

Point Northwest 319° on a compass — 78 miles of range covers this whole market

30/43stations in the beam
102/143free channels
71%of what's available
The other 13 stations sit north-northeast of you (33°). 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 Woodmere, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 29° NNE 78 mi 7
WEDW PBS 49 31° NNE 53 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 32° NNE 59 mi 5
WTNH ABC 8 36° NE 68 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 36° NE 68 mi 2
WEDY PBS 65 41° NE 64 mi 2
WLIW PBS 21 51° NE 17 mi 4
WFTY True Crime Network 67 66° ENE 44 mi 6
WLNY Independent 55 66° ENE 46 mi 6
WWSI Telemundo 62 206° SSW 77 mi 2
W29FF-D Daystar 45 228° SW 54 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 245° WSW 57 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 269° W 42 mi 1
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 290° WNW 17 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 290° WNW 17 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 290° WNW 17 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 290° WNW 17 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 290° WNW 17 mi 4
WNYX Infomercials 34 293° WNW 30 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 293° WNW 30 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 300° WNW 16 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 300° WNW 16 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 300° WNW 16 mi 5
WCBS CBS 2 300° WNW 16 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 300° WNW 16 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 300° WNW 16 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 300° WNW 16 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 300° WNW 16 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 300° WNW 16 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 300° WNW 16 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 300° WNW 16 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 300° WNW 16 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 300° WNW 16 mi 2
WNYE Independent 25 301° WNW 17 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 301° WNW 17 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 302° WNW 16 mi 1
WNJN PBS 50 302° WNW 30 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 302° WNW 30 mi 8
WDYJ Diya TV 60 303° WNW 16 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 304° WNW 15 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 304° WNW 15 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 348° NNW 60 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 348° NNW 61 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Woodmere, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 14.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 17 miles.

For Woodmere 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 Woodmere are spread across 220° 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 Woodmere. 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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