TV channels & antenna towers in East Dubuque, Illinois

East Dubuque is a small community of about 1,660 people in Illinois. There are 20 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 15 full-power, 3 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 1 between 25 and 45 miles, and 18 farther out. Three of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Cedar Rapids, IA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cedar Rapids's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 27 (WKOW), CBS on channel 3 (WISC-TV), NBC on channel 6 (KWQC-TV), Fox on channel 2.2 (KGAN), CW on channel 9.3 (KCRG-TV) and ION on channel 48 (KPXR-TV). 5 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around East Dubuque are in different directions: ABC 55° NE (68 mi), CBS 55° NE (68 mi), NBC 173° S (66 mi) and Fox 259° W (63 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WMSN-TV, WIFS, WKOW and WISC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 68 miles northeast of East Dubuque (55° NE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach East Dubuque at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WKOW (ABC), WISC-TV (CBS) and KWQC-TV (NBC) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from East Dubuque. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for East Dubuque is WISC-TV (CBS), 68 miles away with a weak estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KFXB-TV is only 2.2 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 13 stations at fair strength or better, East Dubuque ranks 481st of 766 places in Illinois: fewer than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 62 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 Dubuque, 1.2 miles away.