TV channels & antenna towers in Howard Beach, New York

Howard Beach, New York has a population of about 26,100. Our map shows 52 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 21 full-power, 5 Class A, 23 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 39 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 24 at good or strong strength.

42 of them are within 25 miles of Howard Beach, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 8 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 10 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 strongest network signals here 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). 12 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 WNW, at about 296°. The main network towers for Howard Beach 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 10 miles west of Howard Beach (292° WNW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Howard Beach at fair strength or better, 56% 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 Howard Beach, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Howard Beach is WABC-TV (ABC), 10 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.

WCBS-TV is only 10 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 39 stations at fair strength or better, Howard Beach ranks 164th of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 9.5 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 Ozone Park, 1.4 miles away.