TV channels & antenna towers in Arcadia, Wisconsin

Arcadia is a town of about 2,990 people in Wisconsin. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 33 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 1 Class A, 16 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Arcadia, 14 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 17 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to La Crosse, so most of the network channels you will find here come from La Crosse's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 19 (WXOW), CBS on channel 8 (WKBT-DT), Fox on channel 25 (WLAX) and CW on channel 14.10 (WEAU). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KARE in Minneapolis, MN, 98 miles to the northwest. 3 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 SSE, at about 160°. The main network towers for Arcadia sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WXOW and WLAX, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles south of Arcadia (168° SSE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Arcadia at fair strength or better, 33% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Arcadia is WLAX (Fox), 32 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 8 stations at fair strength or better, Arcadia ranks 349th of 423 places in Wisconsin: fewer than the typical Wisconsin town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 14 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

44% of Wisconsin's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Winona, 16 miles away.