TV channels & antenna towers in West Baraboo, Wisconsin

West Baraboo, Wisconsin has a population of about 1,440. Our map shows 18 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 7 full-power, 1 Class A, 8 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 7 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of West Baraboo, 14 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Madison, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Madison's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 27 (WKOW), CBS on channel 3 (WISC-TV), Fox on channel 47 (WMSN-TV), CW on channel 15.2 (WMTV), ION on channel 57 (WIFS) and Trinity on channel 52 (WWRS-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WREX in Rockford, IL, 86 miles to the south. 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna SSE, at about 158°. The main network towers for West Baraboo 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 31 miles south of West Baraboo (158° SSE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach West Baraboo at fair strength or better, 80% 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 West Baraboo, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for West Baraboo is WMSN-TV (Fox), 31 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 7 stations at fair strength or better, West Baraboo ranks 378th of 423 places in Wisconsin: fewer than the typical Wisconsin town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 31 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 Madison, 33 miles away.