WPXD-TV (ION) · Channel 31

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 370 kW effective radiated power, WPXD-TV runs more power than 55% of full-power TV stations nationwide (median: 273 kW).

Its antenna sits 291 m above the average surrounding terrain, higher than 25% of full-power stations. Taller antennas see farther: this one's radio horizon is roughly 51 miles, beyond which the signal fades quickly.

We estimate a fair-or-better signal out to about 61 miles with an outdoor antenna. That area includes 179 cities and towns in our guide with about 4,220,000 residents, as far as Okemos, MI (59 miles).

WPXD-TV shares its transmitter site with WKBD-TV (CW) and WDWO-CD. One antenna aimed at this site picks up all of them.

The nearest other ION station in our data is WZPX-TV in Battle Creek, MI, 110 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.