WITI (Fox) · Channel 6

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 1,000 kW effective radiated power, WITI runs more power than 79% of full-power TV stations nationwide (median: 273 kW).

Its antenna sits 316 m above the average surrounding terrain, higher than 35% of full-power stations. Taller antennas see farther: this one's radio horizon is roughly 53 miles, beyond which the signal fades quickly.

We estimate a fair-or-better signal out to about 66 miles with an outdoor antenna. That area includes 229 cities and towns in our guide with about 3,030,000 residents, as far as Buffalo Grove, IL (65 miles).

WITI shares its transmitter site with WPXE-TV (ION), WVCY-TV, WTMJ-TV (NBC), WMKE-CD, WMVS and WMVT and 4 more. One antenna aimed at this site picks up all of them.

The nearest other Fox station in our data is WMSN-TV in Madison, WI, 83 miles away. Viewers between the two can sometimes receive both.

Fox is one of the four big commercial broadcast networks, known for its sports lineup including NFL, MLB and college football. Many Fox affiliates also produce local news.