TV channels & antenna towers in Johnsburg, Illinois

With roughly 6,310 residents, Johnsburg is a town in Illinois. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 55 licensed TV transmitters: 29 full-power, 9 Class A, 16 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Johnsburg, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 53 are more than 45 miles out. Ten of the 25 network stations in range are licensed to Chicago, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chicago's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 7 (WLS-TV), CBS on channel 58 (WDJT-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WTMJ-TV), Fox on channel 32 (WFLD), CW on channel 9 (WGN-TV), ION on channel 55 (WPXE-TV), Telemundo on channel 44 (WSNS-TV), Univision on channel 66 (WGBO-DT) and MeTV on channel 26.3 (WCIU-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 10 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 Johnsburg are in different directions: ABC 138° SE (47 mi), CBS 17° NNE (53 mi), NBC 19° NNE (52 mi) and Fox 138° SE (47 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Ten network stations, WGBO-DT, WFLD, WMAQ-TV, WSNS-TV and WWME-CD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 46 miles southeast of Johnsburg (136° SE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 18 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Johnsburg at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Johnsburg is WDJT-TV (CBS), 53 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 26 stations at fair strength or better, Johnsburg ranks 174th of 766 places in Illinois: more than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 46 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 McHenry, 3.5 miles away.