TV channels & antenna towers in Dunlap, Illinois

With roughly 1,420 residents, Dunlap is a small community in Illinois. Our map shows 18 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 14 full-power and 4 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 1 between 25 and 45 miles, and 11 farther out. Three of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Peoria, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Peoria's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 8 (WQAD-TV), CBS on channel 31 (WMBD-TV), NBC on channel 6 (KWQC-TV), Fox on channel 43 (WYZZ-TV), CW on channel 25.3 (WEEK-TV), ION on channel 16.4 (WCQA-LD), MeTV on channel 19.6 (WHOI) and Trinity on channel 53 (WMWC-TV). 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 SE, at about 137°. The main network towers for Dunlap sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WMBD-TV, WHOI and WEEK-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 17 miles southeast of Dunlap (155° SSE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Dunlap at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Dunlap is WYZZ-TV (Fox), 30 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WQAD-TV (ABC), 48 miles northwest and KWQC-TV (NBC), 63 miles northwest, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for those.

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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Dunlap ranks 455th of 766 places in Illinois: fewer than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 North Peoria, 11 miles away.