WPSD-TV (NBC) · 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 679 kW effective radiated power, WPSD-TV runs more power than 68% of full-power TV stations nationwide (median: 273 kW).

Its antenna sits 492 m above the average surrounding terrain, higher than 70% of full-power stations. Taller antennas see farther: this one's radio horizon is roughly 64 miles, beyond which the signal fades quickly.

We estimate a fair-or-better signal out to about 75 miles with an outdoor antenna. That area includes 100 cities and towns in our guide with about 464,000 residents, as far as Carbondale, IL (39 miles).

The nearest other NBC station in our data is WFIE in Evansville, IN, 93 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.