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WKOB-LD

WKOB-LD is a low power station licensed to New York, NY.

Updated from FCC data

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

We don't have a confirmed channel lineup for WKOB-LD yet. A TV scan near the tower would show it.

Which way to point your antenna for WKOB-LD

WKOB-LD transmits from the main New York tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 13 ( 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 (95°) 8 mi
Jersey City, NJ east (88°) 3 mi
Yonkers, NY south-southwest (205°) 18 mi
Bridgeport, CT southwest (233°) 54 mi
Trenton, NJ northeast (49°) 52 mi
Hempstead, NY west (272°) 21 mi
Long Branch, NJ north (358°) 29 mi

WKOB-LD 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
13 (VHF-high)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
3 kW
Antenna height
425 m above sea level
Tower location
40.7130, -74.0131 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
51441
Licence on file
2022-09-07

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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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