TV channels & antenna towers in Lake Ripley, Wisconsin

Lake Ripley is a small community of about 1,780 people in Wisconsin. There are 37 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 22 full-power, 3 Class A, 10 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 12 between 25 and 45 miles, and 23 farther out. Seven of the 20 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 27 (WKOW), CBS on channel 58 (WDJT-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WTMJ-TV), Fox on channel 47 (WMSN-TV), CW on channel 15.2 (WMTV), ION on channel 57 (WIFS), Telemundo on channel 23 (WFBN-LD), MeTV on channel 41.1 (WBME-CD) and Trinity on channel 52 (WWRS-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak 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 W, at about 277°. The main network towers for Lake Ripley 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 28 miles west of Lake Ripley (277° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lake Ripley at fair strength or better, 43% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lake Ripley is WMSN-TV (Fox), 28 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WDJT-TV (CBS), 54 miles east and WTMJ-TV (NBC), 55 miles east, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for those.

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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Lake Ripley ranks 61st of 423 places in Wisconsin: more than the typical Wisconsin town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 25 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 Sun Prairie, 17 miles away.