TV channels & antenna towers in Racine, Wisconsin

Racine is a city of about 77,700 people in Wisconsin. There are 47 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 26 full-power, 9 Class A and 12 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 18 between 25 and 45 miles, and 29 farther out. Ten of the 20 network stations in range are licensed to Chicago, IL, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chicago's stations.

For the networks, the best local options 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 (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 10 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 NNW, at about 346°. The main network towers for Racine sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WPXE-TV, WITI, WTMJ-TV, WVTV and WISN-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 26 miles north of Racine (347° NNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Racine at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Racine is WDJT-TV (CBS), 28 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 30 stations at fair strength or better, Racine ranks 11th 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.

44% of Wisconsin's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Milwaukee, 22 miles away.