TV channels & antenna towers in Salem, New Jersey

Salem is a town of about 4,890 people in New Jersey. There are 52 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 31 full-power, 6 Class A, 13 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 28 between 25 and 45 miles, and 24 farther out. Five of the 18 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), PBS on channel 64 (WDPB), 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). 14 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 NNE, at about 20°. The main network towers for Salem sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Nine network stations, WTXF-TV, KYW-TV, WUVP-DT, WPHL-TV and WDPN-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 35 miles north of Salem (20° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Salem at fair strength or better, 82% 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 Salem, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Salem is WPVI-TV (ABC), 35 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WDPB (PBS), 64 miles south, 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 23 stations at fair strength or better, Salem ranks 477th of 537 places in New Jersey: fewer than the typical New Jersey town (37). Its nearest major network tower is 35 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 Wilmington, 13 miles away.