TV channels & antenna towers in Wilson, New York

Wilson, New York has a population of about 1,230. Our map shows 24 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 15 full-power, 4 Class A and 5 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Wilson, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 15 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Buffalo, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Buffalo's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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 S, at about 178°. The main network towers for Wilson 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 64 miles east of Wilson (101° E). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Wilson at fair strength or better, 83% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Wilson is WGRZ (NBC), 43 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WKBW-TV (ABC), 48 miles south and WIVB-TV (CBS), 46 miles south, 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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Wilson ranks 932nd of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 20 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 Lockport, 12 miles away.