TV channels & antenna towers in Claremont, North Carolina

Claremont, North Carolina has a population of about 1,370. There are 39 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 15 full-power, 2 Class A, 4 low-power and 18 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Claremont, 11 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 22 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Charlotte, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Charlotte's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9 (WSOC-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WBTV), NBC on channel 36 (WCNC-TV), Fox on channel 46 (WJZY), CW on channel 55 (WMYT-TV) and MeTV on channel 18.3 (WCCB). 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 S, at about 173°. The main network towers for Claremont sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WBTV, WMYT-TV, WJZY and WCNC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles south of Claremont (185° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Claremont at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Claremont is WSOC-TV (ABC), 39 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Claremont ranks 328th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 24 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 Hickory, 11 miles away.