TV channels & antenna towers in South Toms River, New Jersey

South Toms River is a town of about 3,740 people in New Jersey. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 71 licensed TV transmitters: 37 full-power, 8 Class A and 26 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of South Toms River, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 65 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.

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). 19 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 W, at about 278°. The main network towers for South Toms River 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 South Toms River (278° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach South Toms River at fair strength or better, 53% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

WPVI-TV (ABC) and WTXF-TV (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from South Toms River. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for South Toms River is KYW-TV (CBS), 55 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 29 stations at fair strength or better, South Toms River ranks 420th of 537 places in New Jersey: fewer than the typical New Jersey town (37). Its nearest major network tower is 54 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, 0.9 miles away.