TV channels & antenna towers in Ocean Acres, New Jersey

Ocean Acres, New Jersey has a population of about 16,100. Our map shows 49 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 30 full-power, 7 Class A and 12 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 43 farther out. Five of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Philadelphia, PA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Philadelphia's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 6 (WPVI-TV), CBS on channel 3 (KYW-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WCAU), Fox on channel 29 (WTXF-TV), CW on channel 17 (WPHL-TV), ION on channel 61 (WPPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 62 (WWSI), Univision on channel 65 (WUVP-DT) and MeTV on channel 2.1 (WDPN-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 16 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 WNW, at about 292°. The main network towers for Ocean Acres sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Nine network stations, WDPN-TV, WWSI, WCAU, WTXF-TV and WUVP-DT and others, transmit from the same tower site about 55 miles west of Ocean Acres (292° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ocean Acres at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WTXF-TV (Fox) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Ocean Acres. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Ocean Acres is KYW-TV (CBS), 55 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Ocean Acres ranks 472nd of 537 places in New Jersey: fewer than the typical New Jersey town (37). Its nearest major network tower is 55 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 Toms River, 15 miles away.