What channel is NBC on antenna in Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek?
NBC is channel 8.1 (WOOD-TV).
It broadcasts on RF 25 (UHF), which any digital TV can receive.
Our terrain predictions put NBC on WOOD-TV within antenna reach of about 97% of people in the Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek market, and an indoor antenna is likely enough for about 11% (an estimate, not yet checked against real scans). Check your ZIP.
Updated from FCC data
Lost NBC? Rescan your TV first
NBC 8.1 moved onto WOGC-CD's signal when WOOD-TV switched to NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) A newer broadcast format. Older TVs can't decode it, so stations also send the old format from a partner station. More in the glossary . TVs that haven't rescanned since are still looking on the old frequency. Run your TV's channel scan (often called "auto-program"); NBC comes back as 8.1.
Where NBC 8.1 comes from
Which way to point for NBC around Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek
Aim at WOGC-CD's tower, which carries the version any TV can use . It stands apart from the main tower site, so it may need its own aim.
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming, MI | west-southwest (248°) | 14 mi |
| Kalamazoo, MI | north-northwest (334°) | 42 mi |
| Kentwood, MI | west-southwest (256°) | 19 mi |
| Muskegon, MI | south-southeast (152°) | 32 mi |
| Ionia, MI | west-southwest (256°) | 46 mi |
| Grand Haven, MI | southeast (141°) | 21 mi |
| Greenville, MI | southwest (235°) | 43 mi |
| Big Rapids, MI | south-southwest (202°) | 66 mi |
The antenna you need for NBC in Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek
NBC 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
If 8.1 doesn't come in
NBC is also on:
- 15.1 WOGC-CD
More free channels from WOOD-TV
- 8.2 Antenna TV
- 8.3 Defy
Other networks in Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek
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Questions about NBC 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).
Updated How we work this out