TV channels & antenna towers in Walton Park, New York

Walton Park, New York has a population of about 2,670. There are 56 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 21 full-power, 5 Class A, 25 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Walton Park, 43 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 12 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 11 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 best-placed network stations 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 (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 11 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 164°. The main network towers for Walton Park 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 43 miles south of Walton Park (165° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Walton Park at fair strength or better, all arrive from the south, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Walton Park is WNYW (Fox), 43 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Walton Park ranks 556th of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 40 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 Kiryas Joel, 3.9 miles away.