TV channels & antenna towers in Gibson City, Illinois

Gibson City is a town of about 3,410 people in Illinois. There are 19 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 12 full-power, 1 Class A, 5 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 7 farther out. Three of the 10 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 15 (WICD), CBS on channel 3 (WCIA), NBC on channel 17 (WAND), Fox on channel 43 (WYZZ-TV), CW on channel 23 (WBUI), ION on channel 16.4 (WCQA-LD) and MeTV on channel 19.6 (WHOI). 3 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 Gibson City are in different directions: ABC 137° SE (37 mi), CBS 188° S (25 mi), NBC 214° SW (42 mi) and Fox 288° WNW (44 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WICD and WCCU, transmit from the same tower site about 37 miles southeast of Gibson City (137° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Gibson City at fair strength or better, 33% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Gibson City is WYZZ-TV (Fox), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 9 stations at fair strength or better, Gibson City ranks 656th of 766 places in Illinois: fewer than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 25 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 Champaign, 25 miles away.