TV channels & antenna towers in Hauppauge, New York

Hauppauge, New York has a population of about 20,900. Our map shows 63 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 30 full-power, 8 Class A and 25 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Hauppauge, 40 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 19 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 18 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 61 (WTIC-TV), CW on channel 20 (WCCT-TV), ION on channel 26 (WHPX-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). 15 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 W, at about 261°. The main network towers for Hauppauge 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 43 miles west of Hauppauge (260° W). 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 Hauppauge at fair strength or better, 60% 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 Hauppauge, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Hauppauge is WNBC (NBC), 43 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WTIC-TV (Fox), 64 miles north, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

WFTY-DT 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 30 stations at fair strength or better, Hauppauge ranks 372nd of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 40 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 Brentwood, 3.8 miles away.