TV channels & antenna towers in Rock Hill, New York

With roughly 1,740 residents, Rock Hill is a small community in New York. Our map shows 40 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 4 Class A, 18 low-power and 7 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 4 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 1 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 35 farther out. Two of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Scranton, PA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Scranton's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (WABC-TV), CW on channel 38 (WSWB), ION on channel 64 (WQPX-TV), Univision on channel 41 (WXTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 33.1 (WJLP). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WCBS-TV in New York, NY, 70 miles to the southeast. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WNBC in New York, NY, 70 miles to the southeast. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (weak signal). 5 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 SSE, at about 152°. The main network towers for Rock Hill sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WJLP, WABC-TV, WPIX and WXTV-DT, transmit from the same tower site about 68 miles southeast of Rock Hill (152° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

WABC-TV (ABC) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Rock Hill. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Rock Hill is WABC-TV (ABC), 68 miles away with a weak estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 4 stations at fair strength or better, Rock Hill ranks 1,003rd of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 60 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 Middletown, 15 miles away.