TV channels & antenna towers in Eltingville, New York

Eltingville is a town of about 10,600 people in New York. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 81 licensed TV transmitters: 41 full-power, 9 Class A, 27 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 42 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 41 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 35 farther out. Six of the 20 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 7 (WABC-TV), CBS on channel 2 (WCBS-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WNBC), Fox on channel 5 (WNYW), CW on channel 11 (WPIX), ION on channel 31 (WPXN-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 (strong signal) and Univision (good signal). 22 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 NE, at about 34°. The main network towers for Eltingville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WCBS-TV, WNYW, WNBC, WNJU and WPXN-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 14 miles northeast of Eltingville (35° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Eltingville at fair strength or better, 69% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Eltingville is WABC-TV (ABC), 17 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WCBS-TV is only 14 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 42 stations at fair strength or better, Eltingville ranks 17th of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 14 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 Great Kills, 1.0 miles away.