TV channels & antenna towers in Lynwood, Illinois

With roughly 9,280 residents, Lynwood is a town in Illinois. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 37 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 7 Class A and 12 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

17 of them are within 25 miles of Lynwood, 14 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles out. Ten of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Chicago, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chicago's stations.

For the networks, the best local options 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). 7 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 NNW, at about 348°. The main network towers for Lynwood sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, WBBM-TV, WCPX-TV, WLS-TV, WFLD and WMAQ-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 25 miles north of Lynwood (348° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lynwood at fair strength or better, all arrive from the north, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lynwood is WFLD (Fox), 25 miles away with a strong 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.

WYIN is only 14 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 26 stations at fair strength or better, Lynwood ranks 174th of 766 places in Illinois: more 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 Lansing, 2.6 miles away.