TV channels & antenna towers in Como, Wisconsin

Como is a town of about 2,630 people in Wisconsin. There are 66 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 36 full-power, 10 Class A, 19 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 34 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Como, 25 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 41 are more than 45 miles out. Ten of the 31 network stations in range are licensed to Chicago, IL, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chicago's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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 44 (WSNS-TV), Univision on channel 66 (WGBO-DT), MeTV on channel 26.3 (WCIU-TV) and Trinity on channel 52 (WWRS-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (fair signal). 11 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 40°. The main network towers for Como sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WTMJ-TV, WPXE-TV, WITI, WBME-CD and WDJT-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 44 miles northeast of Como (41° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 23 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Como at fair strength or better, 35% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Como is WISN-TV (ABC), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 34 stations at fair strength or better, Como ranks 2nd of 423 places in Wisconsin: more than the typical Wisconsin town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 41 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 Woodstock, 21 miles away.