TV channels & antenna towers in Williston, Vermont

With roughly 8,310 residents, Williston is a town in Vermont. Our map shows 14 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 10 full-power, 1 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 8 transmitters are within 25 miles, 1 between 25 and 45 miles, and 5 farther out. Three of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Burlington, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Burlington's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 22 (WVNY), CBS on channel 3 (WCAX-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WPTZ), Fox on channel 44 (WFFF-TV) and CW on channel 31 (WNNE). 5 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 ENE, at about 64°. The main network towers for Williston sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WPTZ, WNNE, WCAX-TV, WFFF-TV and WVNY, transmit from the same tower site about 14 miles northeast of Williston (64° ENE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Williston at fair strength or better, all arrive from the northeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Williston is WFFF-TV (Fox), 14 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WPTZ is only 14 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 8 stations at fair strength or better, Williston ranks 26th of 82 places in Vermont: the same as the typical Vermont town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 14 miles away, against a state median of 40 miles.

54% of Vermont's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Burlington, 7.6 miles away.