TV channels & antenna towers in Williamsville, Illinois

With roughly 1,500 residents, Williamsville is a small community in Illinois. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 26 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 1 Class A, 10 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 9 at good or strong strength.

8 of them are within 25 miles of Williamsville, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 12 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.

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 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.

The main network towers around Williamsville are in different directions: ABC 156° SSE (11 mi), NBC 90° E (38 mi) and Fox 156° SSE (11 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WICS and WRSP-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles southeast of Williamsville (156° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Williamsville at fair strength or better, 44% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Williamsville is WAND (NBC), 38 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WMBD-TV (CBS), 47 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 11 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Williamsville ranks 366th of 766 places in Illinois: the same as 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 Springfield, 12 miles away.