TV channels & antenna towers in East Saint Louis, Illinois

East Saint Louis is a city of about 27,000 people in Illinois. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 27 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 4 Class A, 11 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 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 5 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.

The strongest network signals here 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). 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 WSW, at about 244°. The main network towers for East Saint Louis 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 10 miles west of East Saint Louis (253° WSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach East Saint Louis at fair strength or better, 71% 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 East Saint Louis, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for East Saint Louis is KTVI (Fox), 13 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KEFN-CD 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 20 stations at fair strength or better, East Saint Louis ranks 311th 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 St. Louis, 2.5 miles away.