TV channels & antenna towers in Kensington, New York

Kensington, New York has a population of about 39,100. There are 52 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 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 29 at good or strong strength.

40 of them are within 25 miles of Kensington, 4 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 best-placed network stations 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 NNW, at about 339°. The main network towers for Kensington 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 5.1 miles northwest of Kensington (334° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Kensington at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Kensington is WABC-TV (ABC), 7.1 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WCBS-TV is only 5.1 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, Kensington ranks 164th of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 5.1 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 Flatbush, 0.7 miles away.