TV channels & antenna towers in Great Neck Estates, New York

With roughly 2,830 residents, Great Neck Estates is a town in New York. Our map shows 59 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 23 full-power, 5 Class A, 26 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 40 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 19 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 39 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 (strong 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 253°. The main network towers for Great Neck Estates 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 15 miles west of Great Neck Estates (251° WSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Great Neck Estates at fair strength or better, all arrive from the west, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Great Neck Estates is WNYW (Fox), 15 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WFUT-DT is only 13 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 40 stations at fair strength or better, Great Neck Estates ranks 63rd of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 12 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 Bayside, 2.5 miles away.