WCPX-TV (ION) · Channel 38

Full-power stations are the main licensed broadcasters in a market. They may run the highest power from the tallest towers and are protected from interference, so they set the core of what you can receive.

At 400 kW effective radiated power, WCPX-TV runs more power than 56% of full-power TV stations nationwide (median: 273 kW).

Its antenna sits 510 m above the average surrounding terrain, higher than 73% of full-power stations. Taller antennas see farther: this one's radio horizon is roughly 65 miles, beyond which the signal fades quickly.

We estimate a fair-or-better signal out to about 74 miles with an outdoor antenna. That area includes 482 cities and towns in our guide with about 11,600,000 residents, as far as Franklin, WI (73 miles).

WCPX-TV shares its transmitter site with WBBM-TV (CBS), WJYS, WXFT-DT, WLS-TV (ABC), WTTW and WFLD (Fox) and 8 more. One antenna aimed at this site picks up all of them.

The nearest other ION station in our data is WPXE-TV in Kenosha, WI, 85 miles away. Viewers between the two can sometimes receive both.

ION Television is a commercial network built around crime and procedural drama series, with some live sports. It is carried free over the air in most large markets.