TV channels & antenna towers in Wind Lake, Wisconsin

With roughly 5,340 residents, Wind Lake is a town in Wisconsin. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 43 licensed TV transmitters: 19 full-power, 7 Class A, 15 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

18 of them are within 25 miles of Wind Lake, 0 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 25 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 18 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 63 (WYTU-LD), Univision on channel 66 (WGBO-DT), MeTV on channel 41.1 (WBME-CD) and Trinity on channel 52 (WWRS-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (weak signal). 6 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 NNE, at about 33°. The main network towers for Wind Lake sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WTMJ-TV, WPXE-TV, WITI, WVTV and WBME-CD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 22 miles northeast of Wind Lake (36° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Wind Lake at fair strength or better, 88% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Wind Lake is WISN-TV (ABC), 23 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Wind Lake ranks 97th 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.

30% of Wisconsin's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Muskego, 5.4 miles away.