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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Marengo, IL

Every transmitter near Marengo, with the compass direction and distance from town, and the one direction that picks up the most channels.

Transmitter directions from Marengo, IL N E S W WDMW — 24° NNE, 55 mi WDJT — 30° NNE, 70 mi WMLW — 30° NNE, 70 mi WBME — 30° NNE, 70 mi WYTU — 30° NNE, 70 mi WISN — 30° NNE, 70 mi WVTV — 32° NNE, 70 mi WPXE — 32° NNE, 70 mi WMVS — 32° NNE, 70 mi WVCY — 32° NNE, 70 mi WMVT — 32° NNE, 70 mi WIWN — 32° NNE, 70 mi WMKE — 32° NNE, 70 mi WTSJ — 32° NNE, 70 mi WTMJ — 32° NNE, 69 mi WITI — 32° NNE, 70 mi WPVN — 114° ESE, 33 mi WLS — 116° ESE, 57 mi WTTW — 116° ESE, 57 mi WXFT — 116° ESE, 57 mi WBBM — 116° ESE, 57 mi WCPX — 116° ESE, 57 mi WPWR — 116° ESE, 57 mi WJYS — 116° ESE, 57 mi WRJK — 116° ESE, 57 mi WWME — 116° ESE, 57 mi WEDE — 116° ESE, 57 mi WFLD — 116° ESE, 57 mi WMAQ — 116° ESE, 57 mi WGN — 116° ESE, 57 mi WCIU — 116° ESE, 57 mi WSNS — 116° ESE, 57 mi WMEU — 116° ESE, 57 mi WLPD — 134° SE, 39 mi WWTO — 194° SSW, 68 mi WQRF — 277° W, 28 mi WTVO — 277° W, 28 mi WREX — 278° W, 32 mi WFBN — 278° W, 28 mi WIFR — 278° W, 28 mi WKOW — 321° NW, 73 mi WISC — 321° NW, 73 mi WHA — 321° NW, 73 mi WMSN — 321° NW, 73 mi WMTV — 322° NW, 71 mi WIFS — 322° NW, 71 mi W23BW-D — 323° NW, 71 mi WMWD — 323° NW, 71 mi WZCK — 323° NW, 71 mi Marengo

Point East-Southeast 105° on a compass — 73 miles of range covers this whole market

18/49stations in the beam
93/253free channels
37%of what's available
The other 31 stations sit north of you (353°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
6 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 Marengo, IL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WDMW Daystar 65 24° NNE 55 mi 1
WDJT CBS 58 30° NNE 70 mi 5
WMLW Independent 49 30° NNE 70 mi 5
WBME MeTV 41 30° NNE 70 mi 1
WYTU Telemundo 63 30° NNE 70 mi 5
WISN ABC 12 30° NNE 70 mi 4
WVTV CW 18 32° NNE 70 mi 4
WPXE Ion 55 32° NNE 70 mi 8
WMVS PBS 10 32° NNE 70 mi 3
WVCY Independent 30 32° NNE 70 mi 1
WMVT PBS 36 32° NNE 70 mi 3
WIWN Cozi TV 68 32° NNE 70 mi 8
WMKE Jewelry TV 21 32° NNE 70 mi 8
WTSJ Fubo Sports 38 32° NNE 70 mi 12
WTMJ NBC 4 32° NNE 69 mi 7
WITI FOX 6 32° NNE 70 mi 4
WPVN MBC 24 114° ESE 33 mi 10
WLS ABC 7 116° ESE 57 mi 3
WTTW PBS 11 116° ESE 57 mi 4
WXFT UniMas 60 116° ESE 57 mi 3
WBBM CBS 2 116° ESE 57 mi 5
WCPX Ion 38 116° ESE 57 mi 8
WPWR MyNetworkTV 50 116° ESE 57 mi 1
WJYS Independent 62 116° ESE 57 mi 11
WRJK Diya TV 22 116° ESE 57 mi 10
WWME MeTV 23 116° ESE 57 mi 3
WEDE Independent 34 116° ESE 57 mi 2
WFLD FOX 32 116° ESE 57 mi 6
WMAQ NBC 5 116° ESE 57 mi 5
WGN CW 9 116° ESE 57 mi 6
WCIU The U 26 116° ESE 57 mi 8
WSNS Telemundo 44 116° ESE 57 mi 2
WMEU U Too 48 116° ESE 57 mi 4
WLPD TBN Inspire 30 134° SE 39 mi 2
WWTO TBN 35 194° SSW 68 mi 4
WQRF FOX 39 277° W 28 mi 4
WTVO ABC 17 277° W 28 mi 4
WREX NBC 13 278° W 32 mi 6
WFBN Heroes & Icons 35 278° W 28 mi 4
WIFR CBS 23 278° W 28 mi 6
WKOW ABC 27 321° NW 73 mi 6
WISC CBS 3 321° NW 73 mi 6
WHA PBS 21 321° NW 73 mi 4
WMSN FOX 47 321° NW 73 mi 6
WMTV NBC 15 322° NW 71 mi 6
WIFS Ion 57 322° NW 71 mi 9
W23BW-D Busted 23 323° NW 71 mi 7
WMWD Daystar 38 323° NW 71 mi 1
WZCK MovieSphere Gold 8 323° NW 71 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Marengo, IL?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 28.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 57 miles.

For Marengo 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 Marengo are spread across 277° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Marengo. 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 Marengo, IL, including what each station carries.

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