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

How to aim your TV antenna in Yonkers, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Yonkers, NY N E S W WTXX — 45° NE, 66 mi WZME — 54° NE, 49 mi WTNH — 55° NE, 58 mi WCTX — 55° NE, 58 mi WEDW — 57° ENE, 43 mi WEDY — 62° ENE, 57 mi WLNY — 94° E, 51 mi WFTY — 94° E, 49 mi WLIW — 116° ESE, 25 mi WNYZ — 194° SSW, 14 mi WNYN — 194° SSW, 14 mi WNMF — 199° SSW, 14 mi WDYJ — 200° SSW, 14 mi WCBS — 202° SSW, 15 mi WNBC — 202° SSW, 15 mi WABC — 202° SSW, 15 mi WNYW — 202° SSW, 15 mi WNET — 202° SSW, 15 mi WXTV — 202° SSW, 15 mi WPIX — 202° SSW, 15 mi WNDT — 202° SSW, 15 mi WPXN — 202° SSW, 15 mi WDVB — 202° SSW, 15 mi WFUT — 202° SSW, 15 mi WXNY — 202° SSW, 15 mi WDYA — 202° SSW, 15 mi WNWT — 203° SSW, 14 mi WNYE — 203° SSW, 14 mi WWOR — 203° SSW, 18 mi WJLP — 203° SSW, 18 mi WMBQ — 203° SSW, 18 mi WASA — 203° SSW, 18 mi WKOB — 203° SSW, 18 mi W29FF-D — 209° SSW, 66 mi WNJT — 223° SW, 62 mi WNJB — 236° SW, 40 mi WNYX — 242° WSW, 22 mi WNJU — 242° WSW, 22 mi WNJN — 251° WSW, 18 mi WMBC — 251° WSW, 18 mi WEPT — 354° N, 54 mi WNYJ — 354° N, 54 mi WRNN — 355° N, 38 mi WTBY — 355° N, 38 mi Yonkers

Point Southwest 222° on a compass — 66 miles of range covers this whole market

31/44stations in the beam
96/145free channels
66%of what's available
The other 13 stations sit northeast of you (47°). 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 Yonkers, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 45° NE 66 mi 7
WZME Story Television 43 54° NE 49 mi 5
WTNH ABC 8 55° NE 58 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 55° NE 58 mi 2
WEDW PBS 49 57° ENE 43 mi 1
WEDY PBS 65 62° ENE 57 mi 2
WLNY Independent 55 94° E 51 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 94° E 49 mi 6
WLIW PBS 21 116° ESE 25 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 194° SSW 14 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 194° SSW 14 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 199° SSW 14 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 200° SSW 14 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 202° SSW 15 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 202° SSW 15 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 202° SSW 15 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 202° SSW 15 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 202° SSW 15 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 202° SSW 15 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 202° SSW 15 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 202° SSW 15 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 202° SSW 15 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 202° SSW 15 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 202° SSW 15 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 202° SSW 15 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 202° SSW 15 mi 5
WNWT Story Television 37 203° SSW 14 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 203° SSW 14 mi 3
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 203° SSW 18 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 203° SSW 18 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 203° SSW 18 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 203° SSW 18 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 203° SSW 18 mi 4
W29FF-D Daystar 45 209° SSW 66 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 223° SW 62 mi 1
WNJB PBS 58 236° SW 40 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 242° WSW 22 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 242° WSW 22 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 251° WSW 18 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 251° WSW 18 mi 8
WEPT Independent 15 354° N 54 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 354° N 54 mi 3
WRNN Shop LC 48 355° N 38 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 355° N 38 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Yonkers, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 13.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 15 miles.

For Yonkers 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 Yonkers are spread across 258° 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 Yonkers. 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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