TV channels & antenna towers in Camillus, New York

Camillus is a small community of about 1,230 people in New York. There are 43 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 20 full-power, 10 Class A, 11 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

18 of them are within 25 miles of Camillus, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 22 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Syracuse, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Syracuse's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 9 (WSYR-TV), CBS on channel 15 (WKOF), NBC on channel 2 (WKTV), Fox on channel 68 (WSYT), CW on channel 3.2 (WSTM-TV) and ION on channel 56 (WSPX-TV). 6 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 131°. The main network towers for Camillus sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WSTM-TV and WKOF, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles southeast of Camillus (125° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Camillus at fair strength or better, 71% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Camillus is WSYR-TV (ABC), 16 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WKTV (NBC), 69 miles east, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

WKOF is only 11 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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Camillus ranks 556th of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 11 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

34% of New York's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Syracuse, 7.9 miles away.