TV channels & antenna towers in Islip Terrace, New York

Islip Terrace, New York has a population of about 5,390. Our map shows 61 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 29 full-power, 8 Class A and 24 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Islip Terrace, 38 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 19 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 17 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 20 (WCCT-TV), 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 (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 268°. The main network towers for Islip Terrace 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 Islip Terrace (267° 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 Islip Terrace 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 Islip Terrace, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Islip Terrace is WNYW (Fox), 43 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 30 stations at fair strength or better, Islip Terrace ranks 372nd of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 41 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 Bay Shore, 3.0 miles away.