TV channels & antenna towers in Watervliet, Michigan

Watervliet is a small community of about 1,690 people in Michigan. There are 32 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 14 full-power, 7 Class A and 11 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Watervliet, 12 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 19 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to South Bend, IN, so most of the network channels you will find here come from South Bend's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 57 (WBND-LD), CBS on channel 3 (WWMT), NBC on channel 16 (WNDU-TV), Fox on channel 22.2 (WSBT-TV), CW on channel 41.2 (WOTV), ION on channel 43 (WZPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 69.2 (WMYS-LD), Univision on channel 46 (WHME-TV) and MeTV on channel 64.2 (WLLA). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (good signal). 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 S, at about 177°. The main network towers for Watervliet 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 39 miles south of Watervliet (177° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Watervliet at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Watervliet is WNDU-TV (NBC), 40 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WWMT (CBS), 48 miles northeast, 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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Watervliet ranks 299th of 447 places in Michigan: fewer than the typical Michigan town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 39 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 Granger, 31 miles away.