TV channels & antenna towers in Sherman, Illinois

Sherman is a town of about 4,610 people in Illinois. There are 24 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 14 full-power, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

8 of them are within 25 miles of Sherman, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Springfield, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Springfield's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 20 (WICS), CBS on channel 31 (WMBD-TV), NBC on channel 17 (WAND), Fox on channel 55 (WRSP-TV), CW on channel 23 (WBUI), ION on channel 16.4 (WCQA-LD) and MeTV on channel 19.6 (WHOI). 5 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 ESE, at about 114°. The main network towers for Sherman sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WICS and WRSP-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 9.8 miles southeast of Sherman (129° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Sherman at fair strength or better, 38% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Sherman is WAND (NBC), 41 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WMBD-TV (CBS), 51 miles north, 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.

WICS is only 9.8 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Sherman ranks 403rd of 766 places in Illinois: fewer than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 9.8 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 Springfield, 6.7 miles away.