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

How to aim your TV antenna in Wyandanch, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Wyandanch, NY N E S W WEDW — 15° NNE, 38 mi WZME — 18° NNE, 44 mi WTXX — 19° NNE, 63 mi WEDH — 23° NNE, 72 mi WTIC — 23° NNE, 72 mi WCCT — 23° NNE, 72 mi WHCT — 23° NNE, 72 mi WVIT — 23° NNE, 71 mi WRDM — 23° NNE, 71 mi WTNH — 25° NNE, 51 mi WCTX — 25° NNE, 51 mi WEDY — 31° NNE, 47 mi WUTH — 35° NE, 81 mi WFTY — 67° ENE, 24 mi WLNY — 67° ENE, 26 mi WWOR — 265° W, 34 mi WJLP — 266° W, 34 mi WMBQ — 266° W, 34 mi WASA — 266° W, 34 mi WKOB — 266° W, 34 mi WNYN — 270° W, 30 mi WNYZ — 270° W, 30 mi WCBS — 270° W, 32 mi WNBC — 270° W, 32 mi WABC — 270° W, 32 mi WNYW — 270° W, 32 mi WNET — 270° W, 32 mi WXTV — 270° W, 32 mi WPIX — 270° W, 32 mi WNDT — 270° W, 32 mi WPXN — 270° W, 32 mi WDVB — 270° W, 32 mi WFUT — 270° W, 32 mi WXNY — 270° W, 32 mi WDYA — 270° W, 32 mi WNMF — 270° W, 31 mi WNYE — 271° W, 32 mi WNWT — 271° W, 32 mi WDYJ — 271° W, 31 mi WNYX — 275° W, 46 mi WNJU — 275° W, 46 mi WNJN — 280° W, 44 mi WMBC — 280° W, 44 mi WLIW — 302° WNW, 5 mi WRNN — 330° NNW, 59 mi WTBY — 330° NNW, 59 mi WEPT — 334° NNW, 74 mi WNYJ — 334° NNW, 74 mi Wyandanch

Point West 273° on a compass — 81 miles of range covers this whole market

29/48stations in the beam
97/171free channels
57%of what's available
The other 19 stations sit north-northeast of you (18°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
13 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 Wyandanch, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WEDW PBS 49 15° NNE 38 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 18° NNE 44 mi 5
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 19° NNE 63 mi 7
WEDH PBS 24 23° NNE 72 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 23° NNE 72 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 23° NNE 72 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 23° NNE 72 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 23° NNE 71 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 23° NNE 71 mi 2
WTNH ABC 8 25° NNE 51 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 25° NNE 51 mi 2
WEDY PBS 65 31° NNE 47 mi 2
WUTH UniMas 47 35° NE 81 mi 1
WFTY True Crime Network 67 67° ENE 24 mi 6
WLNY Independent 55 67° ENE 26 mi 6
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 265° W 34 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 266° W 34 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 266° W 34 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 266° W 34 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 266° W 34 mi 4
WNYN Independent 39 270° W 30 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 270° W 30 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 270° W 32 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 270° W 32 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 270° W 32 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 270° W 32 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 270° W 32 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 270° W 32 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 270° W 32 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 270° W 32 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 270° W 32 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 270° W 32 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 270° W 32 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 270° W 32 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 270° W 32 mi 5
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 270° W 31 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 271° W 32 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 271° W 32 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 271° W 31 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 275° W 46 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 275° W 46 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 280° W 44 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 280° W 44 mi 8
WLIW PBS 21 302° WNW 5 mi 4
WRNN Shop LC 48 330° NNW 59 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 330° NNW 59 mi 4
WEPT Independent 15 334° NNW 74 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 334° NNW 74 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Wyandanch, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 4.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 32 miles.

For Wyandanch 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 Wyandanch are spread across 162° 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 Wyandanch. 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 Wyandanch, NY, including what each station carries.

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