TV channels & antenna towers in Youngstown, New York

With roughly 1,920 residents, Youngstown is a small community in New York. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 16 licensed TV transmitters: 10 full-power, 2 Class A and 4 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.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 7 farther out. Five of the 7 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). 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 SSE, at about 152°. The main network towers for Youngstown sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WIVB-TV, WNLO and WKBW-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 46 miles southeast of Youngstown (152° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Youngstown is WGRZ (NBC), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WKBW-TV (ABC), 47 miles southeast and WIVB-TV (CBS), 46 miles southeast, 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, Youngstown ranks 932nd of 1,012 places in New York: fewer than the typical New York town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Niagara Falls, 11 miles away.