TV channels & antenna towers in Horseheads North, New York

Horseheads North is a town of about 2,840 people in New York. There are 43 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 16 full-power, 7 Class A, 13 low-power and 7 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 11 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 25 farther out. Five of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Syracuse, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Syracuse's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 36 (WENY-TV), CBS on channel 15 (WKOF), NBC on channel 20 (WBGH-CD), Fox on channel 48 (WYDC), CW on channel 18.2 (WETM-TV) and ION on channel 56 (WSPX-TV). 5 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 256°. The main network towers for Horseheads North sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WBNG-TV, WIVT, WBGH-CD and WICZ-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 45 miles east of Horseheads North (102° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Horseheads North at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Horseheads North is WYDC (Fox), 14 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WKOF (CBS), 63 miles northeast and WBGH-CD (NBC), 45 miles east, 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.

WETM-TV is only 6.8 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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Horseheads North ranks 556th of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 6.8 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 Elmira, 7.1 miles away.