TV channels & antenna towers in West Bend, Wisconsin

West Bend is a city of about 31,700 people in Wisconsin. There are 31 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 20 full-power, 2 Class A, 8 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 19 between 25 and 45 miles, and 11 farther 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.

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 31.6 (WMEI), MeTV on channel 41.1 (WBME-CD) and Trinity on channel 52 (WWRS-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair 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 SSE, at about 149°. The main network towers for West Bend 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 25 miles southeast of West Bend (149° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach West Bend at fair strength or better, 58% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for West Bend is WITI (Fox), 27 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 20 stations at fair strength or better, West Bend ranks 88th of 423 places in Wisconsin: more than the typical Wisconsin town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Waukesha, 29 miles away.