TV channels & antenna towers in Asheboro, North Carolina

Asheboro, North Carolina has a population of about 26,100. Our map shows 40 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 17 full-power, 4 Class A, 16 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 5 transmitters are within 25 miles, 9 between 25 and 45 miles, and 26 farther out. Two of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Winston-Salem, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Winston-Salem's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 45 (WXLV-TV), CBS on channel 2 (WFMY-TV), NBC on channel 12 (WXII-TV), Fox on channel 8 (WGHP), CW on channel 20 (WCWG), ION on channel 16 (WGPX-TV), Univision on channel 40 (WUVC-DT) and MeTV on channel 18.3 (WCCB). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good signal). 8 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna N, at about 353°. The main network towers for Asheboro sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WXLV-TV, WGPX-TV and WFMY-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles north of Asheboro (357° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Asheboro at fair strength or better, 44% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Asheboro is WFMY-TV (CBS), 11 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WXII-TV (NBC), 56 miles northwest, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

WGHP is only 7.4 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 16 stations at fair strength or better, Asheboro ranks 328th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 7.4 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

19% of North Carolina's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is High Point, 20 miles away.