TV channels & antenna towers in Concord, North Carolina

Concord is a city of about 87,700 people in North Carolina. There are 31 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 19 full-power, 3 Class A, 4 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

10 of them are within 25 miles of Concord, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 14 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 12 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 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), ION on channel 16 (WGPX-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.

The main network towers around Concord are in different directions: ABC 219° SW (13 mi), CBS 265° W (34 mi), NBC 263° W (33 mi) and Fox 264° W (32 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WMYT-TV, WJZY, WCNC-TV and WBTV, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles west of Concord (264° W). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Concord at fair strength or better, 33% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Concord is WBTV (CBS), 34 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.

WUNG-TV is only 3.8 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 25 stations at fair strength or better, Concord ranks 35th of 465 places in North Carolina: more than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 13 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 Charlotte, 19 miles away.