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WABC-TV · channel 7.1

WABC-TV is channel 7.1 (ABC), a full-power station licensed to New York, NY.

Updated from FCC data

WABC-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

  • 7.1 ABC
  • 7.2 Localish
  • 7.3 Charge!
  • 7.4 HSN

Which way to point your antenna for WABC-TV

WABC-TV transmits from its own site, apart from the main New York towers, so it may need a separate aim. It broadcasts on RF 7 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.

FromPointDistance
Newark, NJ east (80°) 10 mi
Jersey City, NJ east-northeast (58°) 5 mi
Yonkers, NY south-southwest (204°) 15 mi
Bridgeport, CT southwest (234°) 51 mi
Trenton, NJ northeast (48°) 55 mi
Hempstead, NY west (279°) 19 mi
Long Branch, NJ north (0°) 31 mi

WABC-TV transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
7 (VHF-high)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
34 kW
Antenna height
419 m above sea level, 405 m above average terrain
Tower location
40.7483, -73.9858 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
1328
Licence on file
2023-12-12

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Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

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