TV channels & antenna towers in Port Reading, New Jersey

Port Reading, New Jersey has a population of about 3,730. Our map shows 79 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 39 full-power, 9 Class A, 27 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 44 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

41 of them are within 25 miles of Port Reading, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 32 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 20 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 strongest network signals here 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 (good signal). 20 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 NE, at about 51°. The main network towers for Port Reading 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 16 miles northeast of Port Reading (52° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Port Reading at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Port Reading is WABC-TV (ABC), 19 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.

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 44 stations at fair strength or better, Port Reading ranks 34th of 537 places in New Jersey: more than the typical New Jersey town (37). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Carteret, 1.9 miles away.