WJFW-TV (NBC) · Channel 12

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 269 kW effective radiated power, WJFW-TV runs more power than 50% of full-power TV stations nationwide (median: 273 kW).

Its antenna sits 362 m above the average surrounding terrain, higher than 48% of full-power stations. Taller antennas see farther: this one's radio horizon is roughly 56 miles, beyond which the signal fades quickly.

We estimate a fair-or-better signal out to about 65 miles with an outdoor antenna. That area includes 34 cities and towns in our guide with about 152,000 residents, as far as Wausau, WI (53 miles).

The nearest other NBC station in our data is WGBA-TV in Green Bay, WI, 109 miles away. Viewers between the two can sometimes receive both.

NBC is one of the four big commercial broadcast networks. Local NBC affiliates carry the national morning show, evening news and primetime lineup, plus Sunday Night Football and, in Olympic years, the Games.