TV channels & antenna towers in Clintondale, New York

With roughly 1,450 residents, Clintondale is a small community in New York. Our map shows 73 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 34 full-power, 7 Class A, 28 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Clintondale, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 68 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 24 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 best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 10 (WTEN), CBS on channel 2 (WCBS-TV), NBC on channel 30 (WVIT), Fox on channel 61 (WTIC-TV), CW on channel 45 (WCWN), ION on channel 26 (WHPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 19 (WRDM-CD), Univision on channel 41 (WXTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 33.1 (WJLP). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (fair 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 Clintondale are in different directions: ABC 2° N (64 mi), CBS 178° S (68 mi), NBC 89° E (63 mi) and Fox 89° E (63 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Six network stations, WXXA-TV, WCWN, WNYT, WRGB and WTEN and others, transmit from the same tower site about 64 miles north of Clintondale (2° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Clintondale at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WTEN (ABC), WCBS-TV (CBS) and WVIT (NBC) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Clintondale. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Clintondale is WCBS-TV (CBS), 68 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 27 stations at fair strength or better, Clintondale ranks 462nd of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 60 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 Poughkeepsie, 6.7 miles away.