TV channels & antenna towers in Lake Orion, Michigan

With roughly 3,050 residents, Lake Orion is a town in Michigan. Our map shows 30 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 19 full-power, 2 Class A and 9 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

13 of them are within 25 miles of Lake Orion, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Detroit, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Detroit's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 7 (WXYZ-TV), CBS on channel 62 (WWJ-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WDIV-TV), Fox on channel 66 (WSMH), CW on channel 50 (WKBD-TV) and ION on channel 31 (WPXD-TV). 6 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 S, at about 176°. The main network towers for Lake Orion sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WDIV-TV and WJBK, transmit from the same tower site about 21 miles south of Lake Orion (175° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lake Orion at fair strength or better, 46% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lake Orion is WWJ-TV (CBS), 23 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WSMH (Fox), 52 miles northwest, 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Lake Orion ranks 47th of 447 places in Michigan: more than the typical Michigan town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 21 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 Auburn Hills, 6.7 miles away.