TV channels & antenna towers in Richmond, Illinois

With roughly 1,900 residents, Richmond is a small community in Illinois. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 57 licensed TV transmitters: 30 full-power, 9 Class A, 17 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 54 farther out. Ten of the 26 network stations in range are licensed to Chicago, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chicago's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 12 (WISN-TV), CBS on channel 58 (WDJT-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WTMJ-TV), Fox on channel 6 (WITI), CW on channel 18 (WVTV), ION on channel 55 (WPXE-TV), Telemundo on channel 44 (WSNS-TV), Univision on channel 66 (WGBO-DT), MeTV on channel 26.3 (WCIU-TV) and Trinity on channel 52 (WWRS-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 NNE, at about 25°. The main network towers for Richmond 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 53 miles southeast of Richmond (139° SE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 18 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Richmond at fair strength or better, 50% 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 Richmond, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Richmond is WISN-TV (ABC), 48 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 26 stations at fair strength or better, Richmond ranks 174th of 766 places in Illinois: more than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 46 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

18% of Illinois's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is McHenry, 10 miles away.