TV channels & antenna towers in Lincoln Park, New Jersey

Lincoln Park is a town of about 10,400 people in New Jersey. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 58 licensed TV transmitters: 23 full-power, 4 Class A, 25 low-power and 6 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 37 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 41 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 12 farther 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 (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 SE, at about 132°. The main network towers for Lincoln Park 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 21 miles southeast of Lincoln Park (134° 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 Lincoln Park 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 Lincoln Park, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Lincoln Park is WNYW (Fox), 21 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 37 stations at fair strength or better, Lincoln Park ranks 262nd of 537 places in New Jersey: the same as 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 Wayne, 1.3 miles away.