TV channels & antenna towers in Ridgewood, New York

Ridgewood, New York has a population of about 69,300. Our map shows 52 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 21 full-power, 5 Class A, 23 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 40 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 34 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 41 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 8 farther out. Six of the 10 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 12 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 WNW, at about 286°. The main network towers for Ridgewood 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 5.7 miles west of Ridgewood (279° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ridgewood at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Ridgewood is WNYW (Fox), 5.7 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WFUT-DT is only 5.4 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 40 stations at fair strength or better, Ridgewood ranks 63rd of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 4.8 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 East New York, 2.6 miles away.