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WWNY-TV

WWNY-TV is a full-power station licensed to Carthage, NY.

Updated from FCC data

WWNY-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

We don't have a confirmed channel lineup for WWNY-TV yet. A TV scan near the tower would show it.

WWNY-TV's signal also carries channels for partner stations: 7.1 (WWNY-CD), 7.2 (WWNY-CD), 7.3 (WWNY-CD), 7.4 (WWNY-CD), 7.5 (WWNY-CD), 7.6 (WWNY-CD).

Which way to point your antenna for WWNY-TV

WWNY-TV transmits from the main Watertown tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 8 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.

FromPointDistance
Massena, NY south-southwest (212°) 79 mi
Lowville, NY northwest (314°) 17 mi
Carthage, NY west-southwest (252°) 7 mi

WWNY-TV transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
8 (VHF-high)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
50 kW
Antenna height
498 m above sea level, 219 m above average terrain
Tower location
43.9542, -75.7289 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
68851
Licence on file
2020-06-10

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Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

Updated How we work this out