TV channels & antenna towers in Jerseyville, Illinois

Jerseyville is a town of about 8,470 people in Illinois. There are 33 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 13 full-power, 3 Class A, 16 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 19 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Six of the 10 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 (weak 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 S, at about 180°. The main network towers for Jerseyville 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 37 miles south of Jerseyville (180° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Jerseyville at fair strength or better, 78% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Jerseyville is KMOV (CBS), 41 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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Jerseyville ranks 455th of 766 places in Illinois: fewer than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 37 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 Upper Alton, 17 miles away.