TV channels & antenna towers in Rosendale, Wisconsin

With roughly 1,040 residents, Rosendale is a small community in Wisconsin. Our map shows 41 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 26 full-power, 3 Class A, 10 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 1 between 25 and 45 miles, and 39 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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). 8 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 NE, at about 41°. The main network towers for Rosendale 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 61 miles southeast of Rosendale (142° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Rosendale at fair strength or better, 38% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Rosendale is WLUK-TV (Fox), 54 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Rosendale ranks 74th of 423 places in Wisconsin: more than the typical Wisconsin town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 27 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, 12 miles away.