TV channels & antenna towers in Clifton, New Jersey

Clifton, New Jersey has a population of about 86,300. There are 61 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 25 full-power, 5 Class A, 25 low-power and 6 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 39 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 21 at good or strong strength.

42 of them are within 25 miles of Clifton, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 15 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to New York, NY, so most of the network channels you will find here come from New York's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (WABC-TV), CBS on channel 2 (WCBS-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WNBC), Fox on channel 5 (WNYW), CW on channel 11 (WPIX), ION on channel 31 (WPXN-TV), Telemundo on channel 47 (WNJU), Univision on channel 41 (WXTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 33.1 (WJLP). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 15 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna SE, at about 139°. The main network towers for Clifton sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WCBS-TV, WNYW, WNBC, WNJU and WPXN-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 13 miles southeast of Clifton (142° SE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Clifton at fair strength or better, all arrive from the southeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Clifton, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Clifton is WNYW (Fox), 13 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WFUT-DT is only 12 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 39 stations at fair strength or better, Clifton ranks 174th of 537 places in New Jersey: more than the typical New Jersey town (37). Its nearest major network tower is 12 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

33% of New Jersey's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Newark, 8.5 miles away.