TV channels & antenna towers in Bethalto, Illinois

With roughly 9,350 residents, Bethalto is a town in Illinois. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 34 licensed TV transmitters: 13 full-power, 4 Class A, 16 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Bethalto, 17 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 14 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 10 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 (fair signal). 4 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 SSW, at about 213°. The main network towers for Bethalto 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 28 miles southwest of Bethalto (214° SW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bethalto at fair strength or better, 78% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Bethalto is KTVI (Fox), 31 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Bethalto ranks 275th of 766 places in Illinois: more than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 28 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 Upper Alton, 5.9 miles away.