TV channels & antenna towers in Purchase, New York

Purchase is a town of about 4,660 people in New York. There are 68 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 30 full-power, 7 Class A, 27 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 17 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 22 transmitters are within 25 miles, 25 between 25 and 45 miles, and 21 farther 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.

The strongest network signals here 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 20 (WCCT-TV), 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 SW, at about 215°. The main network towers for Purchase 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 28 miles southwest of Purchase (215° SW). 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 Purchase at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Purchase is WNYW (Fox), 28 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 37 stations at fair strength or better, Purchase ranks 248th 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 White Plains, 2.6 miles away.