TV channels & antenna towers in Brooklyn, Indiana

Brooklyn is a small community of about 1,600 people in Indiana. There are 35 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 8 Class A, 8 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 5 transmitters are within 25 miles, 20 between 25 and 45 miles, and 10 farther out. Seven of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Indianapolis, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Indianapolis's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 6 (WRTV), CBS on channel 4 (WTTV), NBC on channel 13 (WTHR), Fox on channel 59 (WXIN), CW on channel 8 (WISH-TV), ION on channel 63 (WIPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 19 (WDNI-CD), Univision on channel 40 (WHMB-TV) and MeTV on channel 46.1 (WALV-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (fair signal). 6 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 Brooklyn are in different directions: ABC 20° NNE (26 mi), CBS 128° SE (15 mi), NBC 20° NNE (29 mi) and Fox 20° NNE (26 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WXIN, WTTK, WISH-TV, WHMB-TV and WRTV, transmit from the same tower site about 26 miles north of Brooklyn (20° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Brooklyn at fair strength or better, 58% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Brooklyn is WTHR (NBC), 29 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WTTV is only 15 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 23 stations at fair strength or better, Brooklyn ranks 47th of 352 places in Indiana: more than the typical Indiana town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 15 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

51% of Indiana's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Plainfield, 12 miles away.