TV channels & antenna towers in Carrollton, Illinois

Carrollton, Illinois has a population of about 2,430. Our map shows 36 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 16 full-power, 3 Class A, 16 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 30 farther out. Six of the 12 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 best-placed network stations 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). 5 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 S, at about 176°. The main network towers for Carrollton 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 50 miles south of Carrollton (175° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Carrollton is KMOV (CBS), 54 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 13 stations at fair strength or better, Carrollton ranks 481st of 766 places in Illinois: fewer than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 50 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

18% of Illinois's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Upper Alton, 30 miles away.