TV channels & antenna towers in South Pekin, Illinois

South Pekin is a small community of about 1,120 people in Illinois. There are 30 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 20 full-power, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 22 farther out. Three of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Peoria, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Peoria's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 20 (WICS), CBS on channel 31 (WMBD-TV), NBC on channel 17 (WAND), Fox on channel 43 (WYZZ-TV), CW on channel 25.3 (WEEK-TV), ION on channel 16.4 (WCQA-LD), MeTV on channel 19.6 (WHOI) and Trinity on channel 53 (WMWC-TV). 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 NE, at about 49°. The main network towers for South Pekin sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WHOI, WEEK-TV and WMBD-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles northeast of South Pekin (30° NNE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach South Pekin at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for South Pekin is WYZZ-TV (Fox), 27 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WICS (ABC), 49 miles south and WAND (NBC), 57 miles southeast, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are 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 those.

WTVP 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 11 stations at fair strength or better, South Pekin ranks 565th of 766 places in Illinois: fewer than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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 Pekin, 5.1 miles away.