TV channels & antenna towers in Woodburn, Indiana

With roughly 1,610 residents, Woodburn is a small community in Indiana. Our map shows 29 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 10 full-power, 5 Class A, 11 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 16 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 9 farther 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.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 21 (WPTA), CBS on channel 15 (WANE-TV), Fox on channel 55 (WFFT-TV) and CW on channel 33 (WISE-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WNDU-TV in South Bend, IN, 78 miles to the northwest. 5 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 W, at about 265°. The main network towers for Woodburn 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 17 miles west of Woodburn (263° W). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Woodburn at fair strength or better, all arrive from the west, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Woodburn is WFFT-TV (Fox), 18 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor 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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Woodburn ranks 146th of 352 places in Indiana: the same as the typical Indiana town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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, 14 miles away.