TV channels & antenna towers in Centreville, Illinois

Centreville, Illinois has a population of about 5,030. Our map shows 25 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 10 full-power, 4 Class A and 11 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 20 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 3 farther 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.

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 (good 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 260°. The main network towers for Centreville 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 11 miles west of Centreville (269° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Centreville at fair strength or better, 71% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Centreville is KTVI (Fox), 14 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KMOV is only 10 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 21 stations at fair strength or better, Centreville ranks 295th of 766 places in Illinois: more than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 10 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

28% of Illinois's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is East Saint Louis, 3.2 miles away.