TV channels & antenna towers in Steeleville, Illinois

With roughly 1,990 residents, Steeleville is a small community in Illinois. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 33 licensed TV transmitters: 16 full-power, 5 Class A, 11 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Steeleville, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 25 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 13 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 3 (WSIL-TV), CBS on channel 4 (KMOV), NBC on channel 5 (KSDK), Fox on channel 23 (KBSI), CW on channel 11 (KPLR-TV), ION on channel 46 (WRBU), Telemundo on channel 18 (WQWQ-LD) and MeTV on channel 24.1 (KNLC). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 5 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Steeleville are in different directions: ABC 122° ESE (51 mi), CBS 316° NW (50 mi), NBC 317° NW (53 mi) and Fox 173° S (42 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, KPLR-TV and KTVI, transmit from the same tower site about 53 miles northwest of Steeleville (313° NW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Steeleville at fair strength or better, 64% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Steeleville is KSDK (NBC), 53 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Steeleville ranks 366th of 766 places in Illinois: the same as the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 41 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 Carbondale, 31 miles away.