TV channels & antenna towers in Lake Luzerne, New York

With roughly 1,230 residents, Lake Luzerne is a small community in New York. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 30 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 3 Class A, 8 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 23 farther out. Three of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Albany, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Albany's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 10 (WTEN), CBS on channel 6 (WRGB), NBC on channel 13 (WNYT), Fox on channel 23 (WXXA-TV), CW on channel 45 (WCWN) and ION on channel 55 (WYPX-TV). 2 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 191°. The main network towers for Lake Luzerne sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WYPX-TV, WXXA-TV, WCWN, WNYT and WRGB and others, transmit from the same tower site about 47 miles south of Lake Luzerne (190° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lake Luzerne at fair strength or better, 86% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lake Luzerne is WXXA-TV (Fox), 48 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 13 stations at fair strength or better, Lake Luzerne ranks 859th of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 47 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

24% of New York's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Queensbury, 12 miles away.