TV channels & antenna towers in Queensbury, New York

With roughly 27,700 residents, Queensbury is a town in New York. Our map shows 28 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 10 full-power, 2 Class A, 8 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 20 farther out. Three of the 7 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 23 (WXXA-TV), CW on channel 45 (WCWN) and ION on channel 55 (WYPX-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 SSW, at about 201°. The main network towers for Queensbury sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WYPX-TV, WXXA-TV, WCWN, WNYT and WRGB and others, transmit from the same tower site about 55 miles south of Queensbury (201° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Queensbury at fair strength or better, 86% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Queensbury is WXXA-TV (Fox), 56 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Queensbury ranks 882nd of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 55 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 Schenectady, 42 miles away.