TV channels & antenna towers in Houghton, New York

Houghton is a small community of about 1,690 people in New York. There are 33 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 19 full-power, 4 Class A and 10 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 22 farther out. Five of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Buffalo, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Buffalo's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 7 (WKBW-TV), CBS on channel 4 (WIVB-TV), NBC on channel 2 (WGRZ), Fox on channel 29 (WUTV), CW on channel 23 (WNLO), ION on channel 51 (WPXJ-TV) and MeTV on channel 67.3 (WBBZ-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 NW, at about 307°. The main network towers for Houghton sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WKBW-TV, WIVB-TV and WNLO, transmit from the same tower site about 28 miles northwest of Houghton (302° WNW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Houghton at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Houghton is WGRZ (NBC), 29 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WUTV (Fox), 57 miles northwest, 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.

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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Houghton ranks 932nd of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 28 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 West Seneca, 44 miles away.