TV channels & antenna towers in Hilton, New York

Hilton, New York has a population of about 5,920. There are 26 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 14 full-power, 4 Class A and 8 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

9 of them are within 25 miles of Hilton, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 16 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Buffalo, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Buffalo's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (WKBW-TV), CBS on channel 8 (WROC-TV), NBC on channel 2 (WGRZ), Fox on channel 31 (WUHF), CW on channel 23 (WNLO), ION on channel 51 (WPXJ-TV) and MeTV on channel 67.3 (WBBZ-TV). 3 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 SE, at about 135°. The main network towers for Hilton sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WUHF, WHEC-TV, WROC-TV and WHAM-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 15 miles southeast of Hilton (135° SE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hilton at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hilton is WROC-TV (CBS), 15 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WKBW-TV (ABC), 61 miles southwest and WGRZ (NBC), 55 miles southwest, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are 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 those.

WROC-TV is only 15 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Hilton ranks 670th of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Irondequoit, 12 miles away.