TV channels & antenna towers in Mitchell, Illinois

With roughly 1,360 residents, Mitchell is a small community in Illinois. Our map shows 28 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 4 Class A, 12 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

15 of them are within 25 miles of Mitchell, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 7 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 8 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.

The strongest network signals here 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 (fair 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 SW, at about 223°. The main network towers for Mitchell 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 18 miles southwest of Mitchell (226° SW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Mitchell at fair strength or better, all arrive from the southwest, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Mitchell is KTVI (Fox), 22 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor 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 20 stations at fair strength or better, Mitchell ranks 311th of 766 places in Illinois: more than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 18 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

28% of Illinois's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Granite City, 5.4 miles away.