TV channels & antenna towers in Balmville, New York

With roughly 3,180 residents, Balmville is a town in New York. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 68 licensed TV transmitters: 28 full-power, 7 Class A, 29 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Balmville, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 61 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 18 network stations in range are licensed to New York, 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 61 (WTIC-TV), CW on channel 20 (WCCT-TV), ION on channel 26 (WHPX-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 (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 13 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Balmville are in different directions: ABC 178° S (54 mi), CBS 180° S (57 mi), NBC 180° S (57 mi) and Fox 79° E (62 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WCBS-TV, WNYW, WNBC, WNJU and WPXN-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 57 miles south of Balmville (180° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Balmville at fair strength or better, 64% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Balmville is WTIC-TV (Fox), 62 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 28 stations at fair strength or better, Balmville ranks 437th of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 54 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

24% of New York's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Newburgh, 2.2 miles away.