TV channels & antenna towers in Lakewood, Illinois

With roughly 3,840 residents, Lakewood is a town in Illinois. Our map shows 56 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 29 full-power, 9 Class A, 17 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 35 between 25 and 45 miles, and 21 farther 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 best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (WLS-TV), CBS on channel 2 (WBBM-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WMAQ-TV), Fox on channel 32 (WFLD), CW on channel 9 (WGN-TV), ION on channel 38 (WCPX-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.

Point your antenna ESE, at about 123°. The main network towers for Lakewood sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, WGBO-DT, WFLD, WMAQ-TV, WSNS-TV and WWME-CD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 44 miles southeast of Lakewood (121° ESE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 19 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lakewood at fair strength or better, 47% 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 Lakewood, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Lakewood is WBBM-TV (CBS), 44 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 25 stations at fair strength or better, Lakewood ranks 202nd of 766 places in Illinois: more than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 42 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 Crystal Lake, 2.2 miles away.