TV channels & antenna towers in Palenville, New York

Palenville is a small community of about 1,040 people in New York. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 41 licensed TV transmitters: 16 full-power, 3 Class A, 16 low-power and 6 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Palenville, 17 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 24 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Albany, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Albany's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 10 (WTEN), CBS on channel 6 (WRGB), NBC on channel 13 (WNYT), Fox on channel 61 (WTIC-TV), CW on channel 45 (WCWN), ION on channel 55 (WYPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 19 (WRDM-CD), Univision on channel 43 (WHTX-LD) and MeTV on channel 35.1 (WHCT-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (very weak signal). 4 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 N, at about 1°. The main network towers for Palenville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WXXA-TV, WCWN, WNYT, WRGB and WTEN and others, transmit from the same tower site about 31 miles north of Palenville (1° N). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Palenville at fair strength or better, 55% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Palenville is WNYT (NBC), 31 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WTIC-TV (Fox), 69 miles southeast, 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.

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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Palenville ranks 670th of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 31 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 Kingston, 17 miles away.