TV channels & antenna towers in Beaufort, North Carolina

Beaufort, North Carolina has a population of about 4,210. There are 13 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 7 full-power and 6 low-power. 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.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Beaufort, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Greenville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Greenville's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 12 (WCTI-TV), NBC on channel 7 (WITN-TV), CW on channel 9.2 (WNCT-TV) and ION on channel 38 (WEPX-TV). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WNCN in Goldsboro, NC, 124 miles to the northwest. No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WSFX-TV in Wilmington, NC, 96 miles to the southwest. 2 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 NW, at about 311°. The main network towers for Beaufort sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WITN-TV and WNCT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 61 miles northwest of Beaufort (318° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Beaufort at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Beaufort is WITN-TV (NBC), 61 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 8 stations at fair strength or better, Beaufort ranks 451st of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 45 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

24% of North Carolina's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Havelock, 17 miles away.