TV channels & antenna towers in Big Bend, Wisconsin

With roughly 1,310 residents, Big Bend is a small community in Wisconsin. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 37 licensed TV transmitters: 22 full-power, 3 Class A, 10 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

18 of them are within 25 miles of Big Bend, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 18 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 20 network stations in range are licensed to Milwaukee, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Milwaukee's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 12 (WISN-TV), CBS on channel 58 (WDJT-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WTMJ-TV), Fox on channel 6 (WITI), CW on channel 18 (WVTV), ION on channel 55 (WPXE-TV), Telemundo on channel 63 (WYTU-LD), MeTV on channel 41.1 (WBME-CD) and Trinity on channel 52 (WWRS-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 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 NE, at about 44°. The main network towers for Big Bend sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WTMJ-TV, WBME-CD, WDJT-TV, WISN-TV and WPXE-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 21 miles northeast of Big Bend (47° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Big Bend at fair strength or better, 58% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Big Bend is WITI (Fox), 21 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Big Bend ranks 36th of 423 places in Wisconsin: more than the typical Wisconsin town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 21 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

30% of Wisconsin's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Muskego, 3.8 miles away.