TV channels & antenna towers in Princes Lakes, Indiana

With roughly 1,330 residents, Princes Lakes is a small community in Indiana. Our map shows 40 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 21 full-power, 8 Class A, 9 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 20 between 25 and 45 miles, and 16 farther out. Seven of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Indianapolis, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Indianapolis's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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). 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 345°. The main network towers for Princes Lakes sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WXIN, WTTK, WISH-TV, WHMB-TV and WRTV, transmit from the same tower site about 37 miles north of Princes Lakes (352° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Princes Lakes at fair strength or better, 70% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Princes Lakes is WTHR (NBC), 40 miles away with a fair 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.

WIPX-TV is only 4.4 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Princes Lakes ranks 182nd of 352 places in Indiana: fewer than the typical Indiana town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 4.4 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 Franklin, 9.1 miles away.