TV channels & antenna towers in Houghton Lake, Michigan

With roughly 3,430 residents, Houghton Lake is a town in Michigan. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 28 licensed TV transmitters: 9 full-power, 18 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Houghton Lake, 15 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Cadillac, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cadillac's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7.2 (WPBN-TV), CBS on channel 9 (WWTV), NBC on channel 12 (WXII-LD), Fox on channel 45 (WFUP) and CW on channel 32.2 (WFQX-TV). 3 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Houghton Lake are in different directions: ABC 334° NNW (33 mi) and CBS 247° WSW (31 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WFQX-TV and WWTV, transmit from the same tower site about 31 miles southwest of Houghton Lake (247° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Houghton Lake at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Houghton Lake is WPBN-TV (ABC), 33 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WFUP (Fox), 59 miles north, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Houghton Lake ranks 316th of 447 places in Michigan: fewer than the typical Michigan town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 31 miles away, against a state median of 20 miles.

56% of Michigan's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Mount Pleasant, 50 miles away.