TV channels & antenna towers in Sayville, New York

With roughly 16,900 residents, Sayville is a city in New York. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 59 licensed TV transmitters: 27 full-power, 8 Class A and 24 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Sayville, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 53 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 17 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 61 (WTIC-TV), 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). 13 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Sayville are in different directions: ABC 271° W (47 mi), CBS 268° W (49 mi), NBC 268° W (49 mi) and Fox 11° N (68 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WCBS-TV, WNYW, WNBC, WNJU and WPXN-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 49 miles west of Sayville (268° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Sayville at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Sayville is WTIC-TV (Fox), 68 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.

WFTY-DT is only 13 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 28 stations at fair strength or better, Sayville ranks 437th of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 46 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 Central Islip, 7.3 miles away.