TV channels & antenna towers in Manlius, New York

Manlius, New York has a population of about 4,630. Our map shows 38 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 18 full-power, 9 Class A, 9 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

16 of them are within 25 miles of Manlius, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Syracuse, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Syracuse's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9 (WSYR-TV), CBS on channel 15 (WKOF), NBC on channel 2 (WKTV), Fox on channel 68 (WSYT), 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 SW, at about 229°. The main network towers for Manlius sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WSPX-TV and WSYR-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 4.6 miles southwest of Manlius (211° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Manlius at fair strength or better, 63% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Manlius is WSYT (Fox), 14 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WKTV (NBC), 53 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.

WSPX-TV is only 4.6 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Manlius ranks 521st of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 4.6 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 Syracuse, 9.2 miles away.