TV channels & antenna towers in Somerset, Wisconsin

With roughly 2,690 residents, Somerset is a town in Wisconsin. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 32 licensed TV transmitters: 13 full-power, 1 Class A, 14 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

12 of them are within 25 miles of Somerset, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Minneapolis, MN, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Minneapolis's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 5 (KSTP-TV), CBS on channel 4 (WCCO-TV), NBC on channel 11 (KARE), Fox on channel 9 (KMSP-TV), CW on channel 23 (WUCW), ION on channel 41 (KPXM-TV), Telemundo on channel 25 (KJNK-LD), Univision on channel 21 (WUMN-LD) and MeTV on channel 5.3 (KSTC-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (weak signal) and Univision (weak signal). 4 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 259°. The main network towers for Somerset sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KMSP-TV, WCCO-TV, KARE, KSTC-TV and KSTP-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 22 miles west of Somerset (258° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Somerset at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Somerset is KSTP-TV (ABC), 23 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Somerset ranks 160th of 423 places in Wisconsin: more than the typical Wisconsin town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 22 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 White Bear Lake, 17 miles away.