TV channels & antenna towers in Blowing Rock, North Carolina

With roughly 1,290 residents, Blowing Rock is a small community in North Carolina. Our map shows 42 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 9 full-power, 7 Class A, 1 low-power and 25 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 14 between 25 and 45 miles, and 24 farther out. Two of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Charlotte, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Charlotte's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 11.2 (WJHL-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WBTV), NBC on channel 36 (WCNC-TV), Fox on channel 46 (WJZY), CW on channel 5.2 (WCYB-TV) and MeTV on channel 36.1 (WAPK-CD). 3 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Blowing Rock are in different directions: ABC 309° NW (33 mi), CBS 153° SSE (60 mi), NBC 152° SSE (61 mi) and Fox 151° SSE (61 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WCYB-TV, WAPK-CD and WJHL-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles northwest of Blowing Rock (312° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Blowing Rock at fair strength or better, 57% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Blowing Rock is WCNC-TV (NBC), 61 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WUNE-TV is only 10 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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Blowing Rock ranks 389th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 32 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 Hickory, 34 miles away.