TV channels & antenna towers in Shepherd, Michigan

With roughly 1,510 residents, Shepherd is a small community in Michigan. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 34 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 1 Class A and 19 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 9 between 25 and 45 miles, and 22 farther out. Two of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Flint, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Flint's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 12 (WJRT-TV), CBS on channel 5 (WNEM-TV), NBC on channel 25 (WEYI-TV), Fox on channel 66 (WSMH) and CW on channel 46 (WBSF). 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 ESE, at about 114°. The main network towers for Shepherd sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WSMH and WJRT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 37 miles southeast of Shepherd (123° ESE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Shepherd at fair strength or better, 44% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Shepherd is WNEM-TV (CBS), 43 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WEYI-TV (NBC), 53 miles southeast, 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Shepherd ranks 238th of 447 places in Michigan: fewer than the typical Michigan town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 37 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, 6.2 miles away.