TV channels & antenna towers in Aviston, Illinois

Aviston is a small community of about 2,080 people in Illinois. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 26 licensed TV transmitters: 10 full-power, 5 Class A and 11 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Aviston, 17 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 5 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to St. Louis, MO, so most of the network channels you will find here come from St. Louis's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 30 (KDNL-TV), CBS on channel 4 (KMOV), NBC on channel 5 (KSDK), Fox on channel 2 (KTVI), CW on channel 11 (KPLR-TV), ION on channel 46 (WRBU), Telemundo on channel 45 (WODK-LD) and MeTV on channel 24.1 (KNLC). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 3 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna W, at about 265°. The main network towers for Aviston sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KDNL-TV and KSDK, transmit from the same tower site about 39 miles west of Aviston (268° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Aviston at fair strength or better, all arrive from the west, so this is an easy place to aim.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Aviston, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Aviston is KTVI (Fox), 42 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 16 stations at fair strength or better, Aviston ranks 386th of 766 places in Illinois: fewer than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 38 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

54% of Illinois's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is O'Fallon, 16 miles away.