TV channels & antenna towers in Lake Station, Indiana

With roughly 12,100 residents, Lake Station is a town in Indiana. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 43 licensed TV transmitters: 20 full-power, 7 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 28 between 25 and 45 miles, and 12 farther 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.

The best-placed network stations 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 NW, at about 316°. The main network towers for Lake Station 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 29 miles northwest of Lake Station (316° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lake Station at fair strength or better, 77% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lake Station is WFLD (Fox), 29 miles away with a good 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.

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 30 stations at fair strength or better, Lake Station ranks 1st of 352 places in Indiana: more than the typical Indiana town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 29 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 Hobart, 3.1 miles away.