TV channels & antenna towers in Chilton, Wisconsin

Chilton is a town of about 3,900 people in Wisconsin. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 29 licensed TV transmitters: 20 full-power, 2 Class A, 5 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Chilton, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 17 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 15 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 2 (WBAY-TV), CBS on channel 5 (WFRV-TV), NBC on channel 26 (WGBA-TV), Fox on channel 11 (WLUK-TV), CW on channel 14 (WCWF), ION on channel 55 (WPXE-TV), Telemundo on channel 31.6 (WMEI), MeTV on channel 41.1 (WBME-CD) and Trinity on channel 52 (WWRS-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal). 7 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 NNE, at about 20°. The main network towers for Chilton sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WFRV-TV, WMEI and WGBA-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 23 miles northeast of Chilton (23° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Chilton at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Chilton is WLUK-TV (Fox), 28 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic 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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Chilton ranks 172nd of 423 places in Wisconsin: more than the typical Wisconsin town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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 Neenah, 18 miles away.