TV channels & antenna towers in Carrboro, North Carolina

Carrboro is a town of about 21,200 people in North Carolina. There are 38 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 16 full-power, 6 Class A, 15 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

9 of them are within 25 miles of Carrboro, 17 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 12 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Raleigh, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Raleigh's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 45 (WXLV-TV), CBS on channel 2 (WFMY-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WRAL-TV), Fox on channel 50 (WRAZ), CW on channel 22 (WLFL), ION on channel 16 (WGPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 54 (WRTD-CD) and Univision on channel 40 (WUVC-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 5 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 Carrboro are in different directions: ABC 266° W (42 mi), CBS 267° W (43 mi), NBC 118° ESE (35 mi) and Fox 118° ESE (35 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Six network stations, WTVD, WRAL-TV, WRTD-CD, WNCN and WRAZ and others, transmit from the same tower site about 35 miles southeast of Carrboro (119° ESE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Carrboro at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Carrboro is WFMY-TV (CBS), 43 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WRAY-TV is only 5.9 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 26 stations at fair strength or better, Carrboro ranks 14th 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 Chapel Hill, 1.1 miles away.