TV channels & antenna towers in Elizabethtown, North Carolina

Elizabethtown, North Carolina has a population of about 3,590. There are 42 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 14 full-power, 4 Class A and 24 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Elizabethtown, 15 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 26 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Wilmington, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Wilmington's stations.

The best-placed network stations are CBS on channel 13 (WBTW), NBC on channel 6 (WECT), Fox on channel 43 (WFXB), CW on channel 3.3 (WWAY), ION on channel 35 (WPXU-TV), Telemundo on channel 31 (WTWL-LD), Univision on channel 40 (WUVC-DT) and MeTV on channel 10.2 (WILM-LD). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WTVD in Durham, NC, 72 miles to the north. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak 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 Elizabethtown are in different directions: CBS 246° WSW (45 mi), NBC 145° SE (42 mi) and Fox 227° SW (45 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WWAY, WECT and WSFX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles southeast of Elizabethtown (145° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Elizabethtown at fair strength or better, 43% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Elizabethtown is WFXB (Fox), 45 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.

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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Elizabethtown ranks 365th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 30 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 Lumberton, 23 miles away.