TV channels & antenna towers in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin has a population of about 5,000. Our map shows 32 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 20 full-power, 2 Class A, 8 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of North Fond du Lac, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 28 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 best-placed network stations 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 (good 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 32°. The main network towers for North Fond du Lac 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 44 miles northeast of North Fond du Lac (34° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach North Fond du Lac at fair strength or better, 46% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for North Fond du Lac is WLUK-TV (Fox), 48 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 19 stations at fair strength or better, North Fond du Lac ranks 97th of 423 places in Wisconsin: more than the typical Wisconsin town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 26 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

26% of Wisconsin's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Fond du Lac, 3.4 miles away.