TV channels & antenna towers in Boscobel, Wisconsin

Boscobel, Wisconsin has a population of about 3,190. There are 23 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 10 full-power, 2 Class A, 7 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Boscobel, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 20 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Madison, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Madison's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 27 (WKOW), CBS on channel 3 (WISC-TV), Fox on channel 47 (WMSN-TV), CW on channel 15.2 (WMTV) and ION on channel 57 (WIFS). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KWWL in Waterloo, IA, 77 miles to the southwest. 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 E, at about 95°. The main network towers for Boscobel sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WMSN-TV, WIFS, WKOW and WISC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 59 miles east of Boscobel (95° E). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Boscobel at fair strength or better, 71% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Boscobel is WMSN-TV (Fox), 59 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 12 stations at fair strength or better, Boscobel ranks 209th of 423 places in Wisconsin: the same as the typical Wisconsin town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 57 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

26% of Wisconsin's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Dubuque, 44 miles away.