TV channels & antenna towers in Hartford, Wisconsin

Hartford, Wisconsin has a population of about 14,400. Our map shows 31 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 18 full-power, 3 Class A, 8 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.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Hartford, 19 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Milwaukee, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Milwaukee'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 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 ESE, at about 122°. The main network towers for Hartford sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WBME-CD, WDJT-TV, WISN-TV, WVTV and WTMJ-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 27 miles southeast of Hartford (122° ESE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hartford at fair strength or better, 54% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hartford is WITI (Fox), 29 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.

WWRS-TV is only 11 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Hartford ranks 36th of 423 places in Wisconsin: more than the typical Wisconsin town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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 West Bend, 12 miles away.