WILL-TV · channel 12.1
WILL-TV is channel 12.1 (PBS), a full-power station licensed to Urbana, IL.
Updated from FCC data
WILL-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary
- 12.1 PBS
- 12.2 PBS Kids
- 12.3 Create
Which way to point your antenna for WILL-TV
WILL-TV transmits from its own site, apart from the main Champaign and Springfield-Decatur towers, so it may need a separate aim. It broadcasts on RF 9 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Champaign, IL | west-southwest (256°) | 22 mi |
| Bloomington, IL | south-southeast (152°) | 34 mi |
| Jacksonville, IL | east-northeast (75°) | 86 mi |
| Chatham, IL | east-northeast (65°) | 60 mi |
| Effingham, IL | north (354°) | 64 mi |
| Sherman, IL | east-northeast (78°) | 51 mi |
WILL-TV transmitter details
- Station type
- Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
- RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
- 9 (VHF-high)
- ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
- 30 kW
- Antenna height
- 511 m above sea level, 302 m above average terrain
- Tower location
- 40.0389, -88.6694 (NAD83)
- FCC facility ID
- 68939
- Licence on file
- 2006-05-05
More in Champaign and Springfield-Decatur
Where this comes from
- Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
- Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
- Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
- Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).
Updated How we work this out