TV channels & antenna towers in Wayland, New York

With roughly 1,810 residents, Wayland is a small community in New York. Our map shows 37 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 16 full-power, 4 Class A, 14 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Wayland, 14 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 21 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Rochester, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Rochester's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (WKBW-TV), CBS on channel 8 (WROC-TV), NBC on channel 2 (WGRZ), Fox on channel 31 (WUHF), CW on channel 23 (WNLO), ION on channel 51 (WPXJ-TV) and MeTV on channel 67.3 (WBBZ-TV). 3 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 0°. The main network towers for Wayland sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WUHF, WHAM-TV, WHEC-TV and WROC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 39 miles north of Wayland (0° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Wayland at fair strength or better, 42% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Wayland is WROC-TV (CBS), 39 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WKBW-TV (ABC), 53 miles west and WGRZ (NBC), 51 miles west, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are 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 those.

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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Wayland ranks 749th of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 39 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 Brighton, 40 miles away.