TV channels & antenna towers in Williston Park, New York

Williston Park, New York has a population of about 7,330. Our map shows 58 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 23 full-power, 6 Class A, 25 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 41 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 39 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 14 farther 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 (strong 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.

Point your antenna W, at about 263°. The main network towers for Williston 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 20 miles west of Williston Park (261° W). 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 Williston Park at fair strength or better, all arrive from the west, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Williston Park is WNYW (Fox), 20 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor 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 41 stations at fair strength or better, Williston Park ranks 26th of 1,012 places in New York: more than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 17 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

34% of New York's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Garden City, 2.1 miles away.