TV channels & antenna towers in Canandaigua, New York

Canandaigua is a town of about 10,400 people in New York. There are 47 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 22 full-power, 8 Class A, 16 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 9 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 33 farther out. Five of the 17 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 36 (WENY-TV), CBS on channel 8 (WROC-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WHEC-TV), Fox on channel 31 (WUHF), CW on channel 18.2 (WETM-TV) and ION on channel 51 (WPXJ-TV). 5 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 NW, at about 320°. The main network towers for Canandaigua sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WHAM-TV, WUHF, WHEC-TV and WROC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 23 miles northwest of Canandaigua (320° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Canandaigua at fair strength or better, 27% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Canandaigua is WHEC-TV (NBC), 23 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WENY-TV (ABC), 52 miles south, 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.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 24 stations at fair strength or better, Canandaigua ranks 486th of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 23 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

42% of New York's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Brighton, 23 miles away.