TV channels & antenna towers in Red Bud, Illinois

Red Bud, Illinois has a population of about 3,590. Our map shows 30 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 13 full-power, 5 Class A, 11 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Red Bud, 19 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 8 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 11 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 best-placed network stations 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 NW, at about 322°. The main network towers for Red Bud sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KPLR-TV and KTVI, transmit from the same tower site about 30 miles northwest of Red Bud (318° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Red Bud at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Red Bud is KDNL-TV (ABC), 31 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Red Bud ranks 341st of 766 places in Illinois: more than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 27 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 Belleville, 21 miles away.