TV channels & antenna towers in Milford, Illinois

Milford is a small community of about 1,240 people in Illinois. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 12 licensed TV transmitters: 6 full-power, 3 Class A, 2 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 4 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 2 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Milford, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Lafayette, IN, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Lafayette's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 15 (WICD), CBS on channel 3 (WCIA), Fox on channel 27 (WCCU) and CW on channel 18.2 (WLFI-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WAND in Decatur, IL, 76 miles to the southwest. 2 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 SSW, at about 197°. The main network towers for Milford sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WICD and WCCU, transmit from the same tower site about 40 miles south of Milford (197° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Milford at fair strength or better, 67% 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 Milford, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Milford is WCCU (Fox), 40 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WCIA (CBS), 54 miles southwest, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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 4 stations at fair strength or better, Milford ranks 754th of 766 places in Illinois: fewer than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 40 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 Danville, 35 miles away.