WQOW · channel 18.1
WQOW is channel 18.1 (ABC), a full-power station licensed to Eau Claire, WI.
Updated from FCC data
WQOW channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary
- 18.1 ABC
- 18.2 Catchy Comedy
- 18.3 MeTV Toons
- 18.4 Court TV
- 18.5 True Crime Network
Which way to point your antenna for WQOW
WQOW transmits from the main La Crosse-Eau Claire tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 25 ( UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary ).
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eau Claire, WI | southeast (132°) | 2 mi |
| Winona, MN | north (11°) | 53 mi |
| Sparta, WI | north-northwest (332°) | 68 mi |
| Prairie du Chien, WI | north (352°) | 123 mi |
| West Salem, WI | north-northwest (343°) | 65 mi |
| Viroqua, WI | north-northwest (342°) | 90 mi |
| St. Charles, MN | north-northeast (27°) | 64 mi |
| Caledonia, MN | north (1°) | 81 mi |
WQOW 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
- 25 (UHF)
- ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
- 253 kW
- Antenna height
- 558 m above sea level, 280 m above average terrain
- Tower location
- 44.8000, -91.4658 (NAD83)
- FCC facility ID
- 64550
- Licence on file
- 2021-02-03
More in La Crosse-Eau Claire
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