TV channels & antenna towers in Belhaven, North Carolina

Belhaven, North Carolina has a population of about 1,600. There are 26 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 8 full-power, 1 Class A and 17 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Belhaven, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 17 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 4 network stations in range are licensed to Greenville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Greenville's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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 WTKR in Norfolk, VA, 88 miles to the north. No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WRAZ in Raleigh, NC, 107 miles to the west. 4 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 WSW, at about 244°. The main network towers for Belhaven 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 45 miles west of Belhaven (255° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Belhaven at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Belhaven is WCTI-TV (ABC), 50 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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, Belhaven ranks 451st of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 39 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 New Bern, 38 miles away.