TV channels & antenna towers in Hillsdale, New Jersey

Hillsdale, New Jersey has a population of about 10,600. There are 59 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 23 full-power, 5 Class A, 26 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 38 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

38 of them are within 25 miles of Hillsdale, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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). 13 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 S, at about 175°. The main network towers for Hillsdale 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 south of Hillsdale (176° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Hillsdale is WNYW (Fox), 20 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 38 stations at fair strength or better, Hillsdale ranks 225th of 537 places in New Jersey: more than the typical New Jersey town (37). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Ridgewood, 4.3 miles away.