TV channels & antenna towers in Pittsford, New York

With roughly 1,350 residents, Pittsford is a small community in New York. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 39 licensed TV transmitters: 15 full-power, 8 Class A, 15 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

9 of them are within 25 miles of Pittsford, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 29 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Rochester, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Rochester's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (WKBW-TV), CBS on channel 8 (WROC-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WHEC-TV), Fox on channel 31 (WUHF), CW on channel 13.2 (WHAM-TV) and ION on channel 51 (WPXJ-TV). 3 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 NW, at about 312°. The main network towers for Pittsford sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WHAM-TV, WHEC-TV, WROC-TV and WUHF, transmit from the same tower site about 4.6 miles northwest of Pittsford (312° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Pittsford at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Pittsford is WUHF (Fox), 4.7 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WKBW-TV (ABC), 64 miles southwest, 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.

WXXI-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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Pittsford ranks 749th 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 Brighton, 4.3 miles away.