TV channels & antenna towers in Flanagan, Illinois

With roughly 1,080 residents, Flanagan is a small community in Illinois. Our map shows 18 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 9 full-power, 1 Class A and 8 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 11 farther out. Three of the 8 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 CBS on channel 31 (WMBD-TV), NBC on channel 17 (WAND), Fox on channel 43 (WYZZ-TV), CW on channel 25.3 (WEEK-TV), ION on channel 16.4 (WCQA-LD) and MeTV on channel 19.6 (WHOI). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WICD in Champaign, IL, 75 miles to the southeast. 2 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 SW, at about 236°. The main network towers for Flanagan 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 39 miles southwest of Flanagan (245° WSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Flanagan at fair strength or better, 57% 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 Flanagan, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Flanagan is WMBD-TV (CBS), 39 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WAND (NBC), 64 miles south, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is 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 that one.

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 8 stations at fair strength or better, Flanagan ranks 683rd of 766 places in Illinois: fewer than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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 Normal, 26 miles away.