TV channels & antenna towers in Orange Lake, New York

Orange Lake is a town of about 6,980 people in New York. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 68 licensed TV transmitters: 28 full-power, 7 Class A, 29 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Orange Lake, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 61 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 18 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 61 (WTIC-TV), CW on channel 20 (WCCT-TV), ION on channel 26 (WHPX-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 (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 13 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Orange Lake are in different directions: ABC 174° S (55 mi), CBS 176° S (57 mi), NBC 176° S (57 mi) and Fox 80° E (66 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WCBS-TV, WNYW, WNBC, WNJU and WPXN-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 57 miles south of Orange Lake (176° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Orange Lake at fair strength or better, 64% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

WTIC-TV (Fox) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Orange Lake. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Orange Lake is WTIC-TV (Fox), 66 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 27 stations at fair strength or better, Orange Lake ranks 462nd of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 54 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 Newburgh, 5.2 miles away.