TV channels & antenna towers in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois

With roughly 6,820 residents, Winthrop Harbor is a town in Illinois. Our map shows 53 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 26 full-power, 9 Class A, 17 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Winthrop Harbor, 46 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 7 are more than 45 miles out. Ten of the 22 network stations in range are licensed to Chicago, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chicago's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (WLS-TV), CBS on channel 58 (WDJT-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WTMJ-TV), Fox on channel 6 (WITI), CW on channel 18 (WVTV), ION on channel 55 (WPXE-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 (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 10 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 Winthrop Harbor are in different directions: ABC 167° SSE (43 mi), CBS 353° N (44 mi), NBC 355° N (43 mi) and Fox 355° N (42 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Ten network stations, WGBO-DT, WFLD, WMAQ-TV, WSNS-TV and WWME-CD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 41 miles south of Winthrop Harbor (166° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Winthrop Harbor at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Winthrop Harbor is WDJT-TV (CBS), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 24 stations at fair strength or better, Winthrop Harbor ranks 215th of 766 places in Illinois: more than the typical Illinois town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 41 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 Zion, 2.3 miles away.