TV channels & antenna towers in Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City is a city of about 264,000 people in New Jersey. There are 56 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 21 full-power, 5 Class A, 25 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 30 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 42 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 10 farther out. Six of the 10 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 (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 12 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 E, at about 99°. The main network towers for Jersey City 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 3.5 miles east of Jersey City (107° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Jersey City is WABC-TV (ABC), 5.0 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WCBS-TV is only 3.5 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 38 stations at fair strength or better, Jersey City ranks 225th of 537 places in New Jersey: more than the typical New Jersey town (37). Its nearest major network tower is 3.5 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 New York City, 3.9 miles away.