TV channels & antenna towers in Oyster Bay, New York

Oyster Bay is a town of about 6,710 people in New York. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 65 licensed TV transmitters: 29 full-power, 8 Class A, 25 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 41 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 13 transmitters are within 25 miles, 33 between 25 and 45 miles, and 19 farther out. Six of the 17 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 best-placed network stations 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 (good signal) and Univision (good 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 WSW, at about 248°. The main network towers for Oyster Bay 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 27 miles southwest of Oyster Bay (247° WSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Oyster Bay at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Oyster Bay is WNYW (Fox), 27 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 41 stations at fair strength or better, Oyster Bay ranks 26th of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 24 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 Glen Cove, 5.3 miles away.