TV channels & antenna towers in Rosewood Heights, Illinois

Rosewood Heights, Illinois has a population of about 4,040. There are 32 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 11 full-power, 4 Class A, 16 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 10 at good or strong strength.

5 of them are within 25 miles of Rosewood Heights, 16 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 SSW, at about 210°. The main network towers for Rosewood Heights 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 25 miles southwest of Rosewood Heights (212° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Rosewood Heights 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 Rosewood Heights, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Rosewood Heights is KTVI (Fox), 29 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

W36EX-D is only 2.5 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 20 stations at fair strength or better, Rosewood Heights ranks 311th 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 Upper Alton, 3.9 miles away.