TV channels & antenna towers in Ramtown, New Jersey

Ramtown, New Jersey has a population of about 6,240. Our map shows 74 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 35 full-power, 9 Class A, 28 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 31 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Ramtown, 37 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 36 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 19 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 29 (WTXF-TV), CW on channel 17 (WPHL-TV), 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). 17 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 N, at about 10°. The main network towers for Ramtown 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 41 miles north of Ramtown (9° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ramtown at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Ramtown is WABC-TV (ABC), 44 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WTXF-TV (Fox), 58 miles west, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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 31 stations at fair strength or better, Ramtown ranks 347th of 537 places in New Jersey: fewer than the typical New Jersey town (37). Its nearest major network tower is 41 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 Lakewood, 4.2 miles away.