TV channels & antenna towers in Lake Dalecarlia, Indiana

Lake Dalecarlia, Indiana has a population of about 1,360. There are 42 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 20 full-power, 7 Class A and 15 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Lake Dalecarlia, 28 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 are more than 45 miles out. Ten of the 17 network stations in range are licensed to Chicago, IL, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chicago's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (WLS-TV), CBS on channel 2 (WBBM-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WMAQ-TV), Fox on channel 32 (WFLD), CW on channel 9 (WGN-TV), ION on channel 38 (WCPX-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). 8 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 NNW, at about 342°. The main network towers for Lake Dalecarlia sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, WBBM-TV, WCPX-TV, WLS-TV, WFLD and WMAQ-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 40 miles north of Lake Dalecarlia (342° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lake Dalecarlia at fair strength or better, all arrive from the north, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lake Dalecarlia is WFLD (Fox), 40 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WYIN is only 1.3 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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Lake Dalecarlia ranks 146th of 352 places in Indiana: the same as the typical Indiana town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 40 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 Crown Point, 6.1 miles away.