TV channels & antenna towers in Kiryas Joel, New York

With roughly 22,900 residents, Kiryas Joel is a city in New York. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 56 licensed TV transmitters: 21 full-power, 5 Class A, 25 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 43 between 25 and 45 miles, and 12 farther out. Six of the 11 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 (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 11 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 S, at about 169°. The main network towers for Kiryas Joel 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 44 miles south of Kiryas Joel (169° S). 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 Kiryas Joel at fair strength or better, all arrive from the south, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Kiryas Joel is WNYW (Fox), 44 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 23 stations at fair strength or better, Kiryas Joel ranks 494th of 1,012 places in New York: the same as the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 42 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 Greenburgh, 27 miles away.