TV channels & antenna towers in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Michigan

Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Michigan has a population of about 1,340. Our map shows 45 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 21 full-power, 8 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 33 farther out. Ten of the 17 network stations in range are licensed to Chicago, IL, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chicago's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (WLS-TV), CBS on channel 2 (WBBM-TV), NBC on channel 16 (WNDU-TV), Fox on channel 22.2 (WSBT-TV), CW on channel 9 (WGN-TV), ION on channel 38 (WCPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 44 (WSNS-TV), Univision on channel 46 (WHME-TV) and MeTV on channel 26.3 (WCIU-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 9 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 SE, at about 132°. The main network towers for Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WSBT-TV and WNDU-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 27 miles southeast of Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert (132° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert is WNDU-TV (NBC), 28 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WLS-TV (ABC), 53 miles west and WBBM-TV (CBS), 53 miles west, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are 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 those.

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, Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert ranks 47th of 447 places in Michigan: more than the typical Michigan town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 27 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 Michigan City, 19 miles away.