TV channels & antenna towers in Lyons, New York

Lyons is a town of about 3,620 people in New York. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 40 licensed TV transmitters: 17 full-power, 8 Class A, 14 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Lyons, 25 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 14 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Syracuse, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Syracuse's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 9 (WSYR-TV), CBS on channel 8 (WROC-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WHEC-TV), Fox on channel 31 (WUHF), CW on channel 3.2 (WSTM-TV) and ION on channel 56 (WSPX-TV). 5 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 280°. The main network towers for Lyons sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WHEC-TV, WROC-TV, WHAM-TV and WUHF, transmit from the same tower site about 30 miles west of Lyons (280° W). 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 Lyons at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lyons is WUHF (Fox), 30 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WSYR-TV (ABC), 50 miles east, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Lyons ranks 670th of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 30 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 Auburn, 23 miles away.