TV channels & antenna towers in Markle, Indiana

Markle is a small community of about 1,100 people in Indiana. There are 28 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 10 full-power, 4 Class A, 12 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

14 of them are within 25 miles of Markle, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Fort Wayne, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Fort Wayne's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 21 (WPTA), CBS on channel 15 (WANE-TV), Fox on channel 55 (WFFT-TV), CW on channel 33 (WISE-TV) and Univision on channel 46 (WHME-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WNDU-TV in South Bend, IN, 71 miles to the northwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (weak signal). 4 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 NNE, at about 23°. The main network towers for Markle sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WANE-TV, WISE-TV, WPTA and WFFT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 20 miles northeast of Markle (24° NNE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Markle at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Markle is WFFT-TV (Fox), 21 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor 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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Markle ranks 206th of 352 places in Indiana: fewer than the typical Indiana town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 20 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

29% of Indiana's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Fort Wayne, 24 miles away.