TV channels & antenna towers in Fords, New Jersey

With roughly 15,200 residents, Fords is a city in New Jersey. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 79 licensed TV transmitters: 39 full-power, 9 Class A, 27 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 41 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 19 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 41 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 33 farther out. Six of the 20 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 strongest network signals here 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 (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 20 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 NE, at about 51°. The main network towers for Fords 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 20 miles northeast of Fords (51° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Fords at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Fords is WABC-TV (ABC), 23 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 41 stations at fair strength or better, Fords ranks 95th of 537 places in New Jersey: more than the typical New Jersey town (37). Its nearest major network tower is 20 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

50% of New Jersey's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Perth Amboy, 3.1 miles away.