TV channels & antenna towers in Saint Bonaventure, New York

Saint Bonaventure is a small community of about 2,040 people in New York. There are 19 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 11 full-power, 2 Class A and 6 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 7 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Saint Bonaventure, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Buffalo, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Buffalo's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (WKBW-TV), CBS on channel 4 (WIVB-TV), NBC on channel 2 (WGRZ), Fox on channel 29 (WUTV), CW on channel 23 (WNLO), ION on channel 51 (WPXJ-TV) and MeTV on channel 67.3 (WBBZ-TV). 4 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 N, at about 351°. The main network towers for Saint Bonaventure sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WKBW-TV, WIVB-TV and WNLO, transmit from the same tower site about 39 miles north of Saint Bonaventure (349° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Saint Bonaventure at fair strength or better, all arrive from the north, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Saint Bonaventure is WGRZ (NBC), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WUTV (Fox), 69 miles north, 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.

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 7 stations at fair strength or better, Saint Bonaventure ranks 971st of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 36 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 Jamestown, 39 miles away.