TV channels & antenna towers in Hardwick, New Jersey

Hardwick is a small community of about 1,460 people in New Jersey. There are 72 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 30 full-power, 8 Class A, 26 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 31 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Hardwick, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 59 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 17 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 16 (WNEP-TV), CBS on channel 2 (WCBS-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WNBC), Fox on channel 5 (WNYW), CW on channel 56.2 (WOLF-TV), ION on channel 64 (WQPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 47 (WNJU), Univision on channel 41 (WXTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 69.3 (WFMZ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 14 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Hardwick are in different directions: ABC 281° W (50 mi), CBS 116° ESE (53 mi), NBC 116° ESE (53 mi) and Fox 116° ESE (53 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WCBS-TV, WNYW, WNBC, WNJU and WPXN-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 53 miles southeast of Hardwick (116° ESE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hardwick at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hardwick is WNYW (Fox), 53 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 31 stations at fair strength or better, Hardwick ranks 347th of 537 places in New Jersey: fewer than the typical New Jersey town (37). Its nearest major network tower is 43 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

17% of New Jersey's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Randolph, 23 miles away.