TV channels & antenna towers in Williamsburg, Iowa

Williamsburg is a town of about 3,200 people in Iowa. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 17 licensed TV transmitters: 9 full-power, 5 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Williamsburg, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Cedar Rapids, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cedar Rapids's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are NBC on channel 7 (KWWL), Fox on channel 2.2 (KGAN), CW on channel 9.3 (KCRG-TV) and ION on channel 48 (KPXR-TV). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KTVO in Kirksville, MO, 81 miles to the south. No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WHBF-TV in Rock Island, IL, 80 miles to the east. 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 N, at about 10°. The main network towers for Williamsburg sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KPXR-TV, KCRG-TV and KGAN, transmit from the same tower site about 44 miles north of Williamsburg (8° N). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Williamsburg at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Williamsburg is KWWL (NBC), 52 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 9 stations at fair strength or better, Williamsburg ranks 178th of 285 places in Iowa: fewer than the typical Iowa town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 32 miles away, against a state median of 34 miles.

44% of Iowa's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Coralville, 22 miles away.