TV channels & antenna towers in Crandon, Wisconsin

With roughly 1,860 residents, Crandon is a small community in Wisconsin. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 16 licensed TV transmitters: 8 full-power, 4 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 7 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Crandon, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Wausau, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Wausau's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 4.2 (WMOW), NBC on channel 12 (WJFW-TV), Fox on channel 33 (WZAW-LD), CW on channel 34 (WYOW) and ION on channel 46 (WTPX-TV). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WZMQ in Marquette, MI, 88 miles to the northeast. 2 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Crandon are in different directions: ABC 85° E (1.0 mi) and NBC 294° WNW (16 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WSAW-TV and WAOW, transmit from the same tower site about 59 miles southwest of Crandon (221° SW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Crandon at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Crandon is WJFW-TV (NBC), 16 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WMOW is only 1.0 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 7 stations at fair strength or better, Crandon ranks 378th of 423 places in Wisconsin: fewer than the typical Wisconsin town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 1.0 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

30% of Wisconsin's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.