W27E

W27EB-D

Class A TV station · Sugar Grove, Illinois

W27EB-D is a class a over-the-air TV station, licensed to Sugar Grove, Illinois. Its signal is estimated to reach about 264 cities and towns within 36 miles.

Aim your antenna at W27EB-D

About W27EB-D

Class A stations are low-power stations that gained protected status under the Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999. They cover a smaller area than a full-power station, but other stations may not interfere with them.

We estimate a fair-or-better signal out to about 36 miles with an outdoor antenna. That area includes 264 cities and towns in our guide with about 9,430,000 residents, as far as Batavia, IL (36 miles).

W27EB-D shares its transmitter site with WWTO-TV, WGBO-DT (Univision), WOCK-CD, W31EZ-D, WESV-LD and WRJK-LD and 4 more. One antenna aimed at this site picks up all of them.

Station facts

Network	Independent / not listed
Virtual channel	Not listed
Station type	Class A (DCA)
City of license	Sugar Grove, IL
Tower location	41.89892, -87.62311
Effective radiated power	15 kW
Antenna height (HAAT)	Not listed
FCC facility ID	71111
License status	Licensed

Cities that can receive W27EB-D

Estimated with an outdoor antenna. Direction is from the city toward the tower.

City	Distance	Point antenna	Est. signal
Near North Side, IL	0.6 mi	97° E	Strong
Lincoln Park, IL	2.0 mi	141° SE	Strong
West Town, IL	2.7 mi	82° E	Strong
Chicago, IL	3.7 mi	22° NNE	Good
Logan Square, IL	4.3 mi	113° ESE	Good
Uptown, IL	4.9 mi	162° SSE	Good
South Lawndale, IL	6.0 mi	50° NE	Good
Edgewater, IL	6.2 mi	160° SSE	Good
Irving Park, IL	6.9 mi	123° ESE	Good
Albany Park, IL	7.0 mi	133° SE	Good
Cicero, IL	7.7 mi	61° ENE	Good
Belmont Cragin, IL	7.8 mi	107° ESE	Good
West Ridge, IL	7.8 mi	153° SSE	Good
Rogers Park, IL	7.9 mi	164° SSE	Good
Portage Park, IL	8.4 mi	119° ESE	Good
Oak Park, IL	8.4 mi	83° E	Good
Chicago Lawn, IL	9.4 mi	24° NNE	Good
Berwyn, IL	9.4 mi	69° ENE	Good
South Shore, IL	9.7 mi	346° NNW	Good
Evanston, IL	10 mi	161° SSE	Good
Skokie, IL	11 mi	149° SSE	Good
Glenview, IL	15 mi	144° SE	Fair
Oak Lawn, IL	15 mi	28° NNE	Fair
Des Plaines, IL	16 mi	125° SE	Fair
Mount Prospect, IL	20 mi	126° SE	Fair
Downers Grove, IL	21 mi	73° ENE	Fair
Orland Park, IL	22 mi	33° NNE	Fair
Arlington Heights, IL	23 mi	125° SE	Fair
Hammond, IN	23 mi	344° NNW	Fair
Tinley Park, IL	24 mi	20° NNE	Fair
Wheaton, IL	25 mi	85° E	Fair
Schaumburg, IL	25 mi	111° ESE	Fair
Gary, IN	25 mi	326° NW	Fair
Hoffman Estates, IL	25 mi	113° ESE	Fair
Palatine, IL	26 mi	125° SE	Fair
Bolingbrook, IL	27 mi	59° ENE	Fair
Naperville, IL	28 mi	74° ENE	Fair
Waukegan, IL	34 mi	160° SSE	Fair
Joliet, IL	35 mi	42° NE	Fair
Elgin, IL	35 mi	106° ESE	Fair

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Frequently asked questions

Where is the W27EB-D transmitter tower?

W27EB-D broadcasts from a tower at 41.8989, -87.6231, near Near North Side, IL. It is licensed to Sugar Grove, Illinois.

How far does W27EB-D broadcast?

With an outdoor antenna, reception is usually workable up to about 36 miles from the tower, and possible in good conditions out to roughly 44 miles. Hills and buildings can shorten that.

How many people can watch W27EB-D with an antenna?

About 9,430,000 people live in the 264 cities and towns within its estimated fair-signal range, not counting rural residents between them.

Which way do I point my antenna for W27EB-D?

Open the live finder from your address to get the exact compass bearing to the W27EB-D tower, or use the table above if your city is listed.