TV channels & antenna towers in Mariners Harbor, New York

Mariners Harbor, New York has a population of about 19,900. There are 56 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 25 full-power, 4 Class A, 23 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 37 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 24 at good or strong strength.

41 of them are within 25 miles of Mariners Harbor, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 (strong signal). 15 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 NE, at about 54°. The main network towers for Mariners Harbor 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 9.3 miles northeast of Mariners Harbor (55° NE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Mariners Harbor is WABC-TV (ABC), 12 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.

WCBS-TV is only 9.3 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 37 stations at fair strength or better, Mariners Harbor ranks 248th of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 9.3 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 Bayonne, 3.2 miles away.