Antenna aiming / Lake In The Hills, IL
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How to aim your TV antenna in Lake In The Hills, IL

Every transmitter near Lake In The Hills, with the compass direction and distance from town, and the one direction that picks up the most channels.

Transmitter directions from Lake In The Hills, IL N E S W WDMW — 9° N, 54 mi WDJT — 18° NNE, 67 mi WMLW — 18° NNE, 67 mi WBME — 18° NNE, 67 mi WYTU — 18° NNE, 67 mi WISN — 18° NNE, 67 mi WVTV — 20° NNE, 66 mi WPXE — 20° NNE, 66 mi WMVS — 20° NNE, 66 mi WVCY — 20° NNE, 66 mi WMVT — 20° NNE, 66 mi WIWN — 20° NNE, 66 mi WMKE — 20° NNE, 66 mi WTSJ — 20° NNE, 66 mi WTMJ — 20° NNE, 66 mi WITI — 20° NNE, 66 mi WRME — 118° ESE, 42 mi WESV — 118° ESE, 42 mi WGBO — 118° ESE, 42 mi WOCK — 118° ESE, 42 mi W31EZ-D — 119° ESE, 43 mi WDCI — 119° ESE, 43 mi WLS — 120° ESE, 42 mi WTTW — 120° ESE, 42 mi WXFT — 120° ESE, 42 mi WBBM — 120° ESE, 42 mi WCPX — 120° ESE, 42 mi WPWR — 120° ESE, 42 mi WJYS — 120° ESE, 42 mi WRJK — 120° ESE, 42 mi WWME — 120° ESE, 42 mi WEDE — 120° ESE, 42 mi WFLD — 120° ESE, 42 mi WMAQ — 120° ESE, 42 mi WGN — 120° ESE, 42 mi WCIU — 120° ESE, 42 mi WSNS — 120° ESE, 42 mi WMEU — 120° ESE, 42 mi WPVN — 123° ESE, 19 mi WYIN — 140° SE, 76 mi WLPD — 151° SSE, 28 mi WWTO — 206° SSW, 70 mi WQRF — 279° W, 43 mi WTVO — 279° W, 43 mi WREX — 279° W, 46 mi WFBN — 280° W, 43 mi WIFR — 280° W, 43 mi WSLN — 280° W, 43 mi Lake In The Hills

Point East-Southeast 121° on a compass — 76 miles of range covers this whole market

25/48stations in the beam
124/234free channels
53%of what's available
The other 23 stations sit north of you (355°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
8 of these stations broadcast on VHF frequencies. Many antennas sold as "HDTV" or "4K" are UHF-only and will miss them entirely, whichever way you point.

Every transmitter near Lake In The Hills, IL

Sorted by compass bearing, so neighbouring rows are neighbouring towers.

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WDMW Daystar 65 9° N 54 mi 1
WDJT CBS 58 18° NNE 67 mi 5
WMLW Independent 49 18° NNE 67 mi 5
WBME MeTV 41 18° NNE 67 mi 1
WYTU Telemundo 63 18° NNE 67 mi 5
WISN ABC 12 18° NNE 67 mi 4
WVTV CW 18 20° NNE 66 mi 4
WPXE Ion 55 20° NNE 66 mi 8
WMVS PBS 10 20° NNE 66 mi 3
WVCY Independent 30 20° NNE 66 mi 1
WMVT PBS 36 20° NNE 66 mi 3
WIWN Cozi TV 68 20° NNE 66 mi 8
WMKE Jewelry TV 21 20° NNE 66 mi 8
WTSJ Fubo Sports 38 20° NNE 66 mi 12
WTMJ NBC 4 20° NNE 66 mi 7
WITI FOX 6 20° NNE 66 mi 4
WRME Jewelry TV 6 118° ESE 42 mi 1
WESV Almavision 40 118° ESE 42 mi 7
WGBO Univision 66 118° ESE 42 mi 7
WOCK Shop LC 13 118° ESE 42 mi 6
W31EZ-D Almavision 25 119° ESE 43 mi 7
WDCI Daystar 57 119° ESE 43 mi 1
WLS ABC 7 120° ESE 42 mi 3
WTTW PBS 11 120° ESE 42 mi 4
WXFT UniMas 60 120° ESE 42 mi 3
WBBM CBS 2 120° ESE 42 mi 5
WCPX Ion 38 120° ESE 42 mi 8
WPWR MyNetworkTV 50 120° ESE 42 mi 1
WJYS Independent 62 120° ESE 42 mi 11
WRJK Diya TV 22 120° ESE 42 mi 10
WWME MeTV 23 120° ESE 42 mi 3
WEDE Independent 34 120° ESE 42 mi 2
WFLD FOX 32 120° ESE 42 mi 6
WMAQ NBC 5 120° ESE 42 mi 5
WGN CW 9 120° ESE 42 mi 6
WCIU The U 26 120° ESE 42 mi 8
WSNS Telemundo 44 120° ESE 42 mi 2
WMEU U Too 48 120° ESE 42 mi 4
WPVN MBC 24 123° ESE 19 mi 10
WYIN PBS 56 140° SE 76 mi 2
WLPD TBN Inspire 30 151° SSE 28 mi 2
WWTO TBN 35 206° SSW 70 mi 4
WQRF FOX 39 279° W 43 mi 4
WTVO ABC 17 279° W 43 mi 4
WREX NBC 13 279° W 46 mi 6
WFBN Heroes & Icons 35 280° W 43 mi 4
WIFR CBS 23 280° W 43 mi 6
WSLN CW 19 280° W 43 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Lake In The Hills, IL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 18.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 43 miles.

For Lake In The Hills we would start with an outdoor or roof-mounted antenna. The transmitters are a long way from town. An outdoor antenna mounted as high as possible, pointed toward the towers, is what it takes to receive the full lineup reliably.

The towers around Lake In The Hills are spread across 262° of the compass, so no single directional antenna will reach all of them. An omnidirectional antenna picks up every direction at once but with less reach, and a rotator lets a directional antenna turn toward whichever station you want.

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Before you climb the ladder

The limits of these numbers, and how to work around them

These are true bearings, not magnetic. A compass app on your phone usually reads magnetic north, which differs from true north by a few degrees depending on where you are in the country. For antenna aiming that difference is small, but if you are lining up a long-range directional antenna it is worth checking your local declination.

Bearings are measured from the centre of Lake In The Hills. Over the distances involved, a few miles in any direction barely moves the angle, but your own address is what ultimately matters.

Hills and buildings are not in these numbers. A transmitter 20 miles away behind a ridge can be harder to receive than one 40 miles away across flat ground. Point at the recommended bearing first, then adjust a few degrees either way while watching your TV's signal meter.

See every channel available in Lake In The Hills, IL, including what each station carries.

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