TV channels & antenna towers in Cutchogue, New York

Cutchogue is a town of about 3,350 people in New York. There are 28 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 15 full-power, 6 Class A and 7 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Cutchogue, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 21 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Hartford, CT, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Hartford's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 8 (WTNH), CBS on channel 3 (WFSB), NBC on channel 30 (WVIT), Fox on channel 61 (WTIC-TV), CW on channel 20 (WCCT-TV), ION on channel 26 (WHPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 19 (WRDM-CD), Univision on channel 18 (WUVN) and MeTV on channel 35.1 (WHCT-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 7 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 NNW, at about 335°. The main network towers for Cutchogue sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WRDM-CD, WVIT, WTIC-TV, WCCT-TV and WHPX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 51 miles north of Cutchogue (339° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Cutchogue at fair strength or better, 78% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WFSB (CBS) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Cutchogue. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Cutchogue is WFSB (CBS), 55 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Cutchogue ranks 670th of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 37 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 Guilford, 22 miles away.