TV channels & antenna towers in Lumberton, Mississippi

Lumberton is a small community of about 2,220 people in Mississippi. There are 13 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 5 full-power, 7 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Lumberton, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 3 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Hattiesburg, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Hattiesburg's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 13 (WLOX), Fox on channel 23 (WHPM-LD), CW on channel 22.2 (WHLT) and MeTV on channel 51.1 (WTBL-LD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WWL-TV in New Orleans, LA, 83 miles to the southwest. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WDSU in New Orleans, LA, 79 miles to the southwest. 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna SE, at about 132°. The main network towers for Lumberton sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WLOX and WXXV-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 29 miles southeast of Lumberton (132° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lumberton at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Lumberton, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Lumberton is WLOX (ABC), 29 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 8 stations at fair strength or better, Lumberton ranks 124th of 217 places in Mississippi: fewer than the typical Mississippi town (9). Its nearest major network tower is 21 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

35% of Mississippi's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Hattiesburg, 24 miles away.