TV channels & antenna towers in Upper Montclair, New Jersey

With roughly 11,600 residents, Upper Montclair is a city in New Jersey. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 60 licensed TV transmitters: 25 full-power, 4 Class A, 25 low-power and 6 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 39 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 42 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 14 farther out. Six of the 11 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 (strong signal). 15 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 SE, at about 130°. The main network towers for Upper Montclair 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 13 miles southeast of Upper Montclair (133° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Upper Montclair at fair strength or better, all arrive from the southeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Upper Montclair is WNYW (Fox), 13 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.

WFUT-DT is only 13 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 39 stations at fair strength or better, Upper Montclair ranks 174th of 537 places in New Jersey: more than the typical New Jersey town (37). Its nearest major network tower is 13 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 Montclair, 1.5 miles away.