TV channels & antenna towers in Glen Head, New York

With roughly 4,700 residents, Glen Head is a town in New York. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 59 licensed TV transmitters: 23 full-power, 6 Class A, 26 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 43 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 39 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 15 farther out. Six of the 11 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 strongest network signals here 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 (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 13 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 WSW, at about 249°. The main network towers for Glen Head 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 22 miles west of Glen Head (248° WSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Glen Head at fair strength or better, 90% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Glen Head is WNYW (Fox), 22 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 43 stations at fair strength or better, Glen Head ranks 9th of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 19 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 Glen Cove, 1.9 miles away.