TV channels & antenna towers in Manhasset Hills, New York

With roughly 3,590 residents, Manhasset Hills is a town in New York. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 57 licensed TV transmitters: 23 full-power, 5 Class A, 25 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 40 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

39 of them are within 25 miles of Manhasset Hills, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 are more than 45 miles 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 (strong signal) and Univision (good signal). 13 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 262°. The main network towers for Manhasset Hills 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 18 miles west of Manhasset Hills (260° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Manhasset Hills at fair strength or better, all arrive from the west, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Manhasset Hills is WNYW (Fox), 18 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 40 stations at fair strength or better, Manhasset Hills ranks 63rd of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Garden City, 3.3 miles away.