What channel is ION on antenna in Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek?
ION is channel 43.1 (WZPX-TV).
It broadcasts on RF 21 (UHF), which any digital TV can receive.
Updated from FCC data
Lost ION? Rescan your TV first
Most missing channels come back after a Rescan Asking your TV to search for channels again. Fixes most missing channels. More in the glossary . If ION still doesn't appear, the antenna needs to point toward the WZPX-TV tower and handle UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary .
Where ION 43.1 comes from
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Works on any digital TV
WZPX-TV RF 21 · UHF
WZPX-TV's own transmitter.
Which way to point for ION around Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek
Aim at the WZPX-TV tower . It stands apart from the main tower site, so it may need its own aim.
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming, MI | south-southeast (151°) | 25 mi |
| Kalamazoo, MI | north-northeast (17°) | 21 mi |
| Kentwood, MI | south-southeast (164°) | 23 mi |
| Muskegon, MI | southeast (138°) | 60 mi |
| Ionia, MI | southwest (216°) | 34 mi |
| Grand Haven, MI | southeast (131°) | 51 mi |
| Greenville, MI | south-southwest (195°) | 43 mi |
| Big Rapids, MI | south (180°) | 78 mi |
The antenna you need for ION in Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek
ION reaches ordinary TVs on UHF, so any antenna that picks up UHF will do. Close to the towers an indoor antenna by a window often works; farther out, height matters most: attic beats window, roof beats attic.
The best antenna for all of Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek · VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary
More free channels from WZPX-TV
- 43.2 Court TV
- 43.3 Grit
- 43.4 Laff
- 43.5 Ion Mystery
- 43.6 Busted
- 43.7 Game Show Central
- 43.8 HSN
- 43.9 QVC2
Other networks in Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek
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Questions about ION in Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek
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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).
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