TV channels & antenna towers in South Chicago, Illinois

South Chicago is a town of about 28,100 people in Illinois. There are 37 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 7 Class A and 12 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 23 at good or strong strength.

29 of them are within 25 miles of South Chicago, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles out. Ten of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Chicago, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chicago's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (WLS-TV), CBS on channel 2 (WBBM-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WMAQ-TV), Fox on channel 32 (WFLD), CW on channel 9 (WGN-TV), ION on channel 38 (WCPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 44 (WSNS-TV), Univision on channel 66 (WGBO-DT) and MeTV on channel 26.3 (WCIU-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 7 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 NNW, at about 336°. The main network towers for South Chicago sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, WBBM-TV, WCPX-TV, WLS-TV, WFLD and WMAQ-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 10 miles northwest of South Chicago (336° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach South Chicago at fair strength or better, 90% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for South Chicago is WFLD (Fox), 10 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.

WCPX-TV is only 10 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 29 stations at fair strength or better, South Chicago ranks 17th of 766 places in Illinois: more than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 10 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 Chicago, 9.1 miles away.