TV channels & antenna towers in Black Mountain, North Carolina

With roughly 8,280 residents, Black Mountain is a town in North Carolina. Our map shows 74 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 18 full-power, 6 Class A, 5 low-power and 45 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 19 transmitters are within 25 miles, 15 between 25 and 45 miles, and 40 farther out. Two of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Asheville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Asheville's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 13 (WLOS), CBS on channel 3 (WBTV), NBC on channel 4 (WYFF), Fox on channel 21 (WHNS), CW on channel 5.2 (WCYB-TV) and MeTV on channel 36.1 (WAPK-CD). 7 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 SW, at about 220°. The main network towers for Black Mountain sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WSPA-TV and WYCW, transmit from the same tower site about 31 miles south of Black Mountain (177° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Black Mountain at fair strength or better, 36% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Black Mountain is WYFF (NBC), 38 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WBTV (CBS), 66 miles east, 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.

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 29 stations at fair strength or better, Black Mountain ranks 1st of 465 places in North Carolina: more than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 28 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

57% of North Carolina's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Asheville, 13 miles away.