TV channels & antenna towers in Hamtramck, Michigan

With roughly 22,000 residents, Hamtramck is a town in Michigan. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 28 licensed TV transmitters: 17 full-power, 3 Class A, 7 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 15 transmitters are within 25 miles, 0 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Five of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Detroit, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Detroit's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (WXYZ-TV), CBS on channel 62 (WWJ-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WDIV-TV), Fox on channel 2 (WJBK), CW on channel 50 (WKBD-TV) and ION on channel 31 (WPXD-TV). 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 WNW, at about 302°. The main network towers for Hamtramck sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WJBK, WDIV-TV and WXYZ-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 9.6 miles northwest of Hamtramck (299° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hamtramck at fair strength or better, 67% 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 Hamtramck, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Hamtramck is WXYZ-TV (ABC), 12 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WTVS is only 7.4 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Hamtramck ranks 47th of 447 places in Michigan: more than the typical Michigan town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 7.4 miles away, against a state median of 20 miles.

26% of Michigan's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Detroit, 4.2 miles away.