TV channels & antenna towers in Fairview, North Carolina

With roughly 2,680 residents, Fairview is a town in North Carolina. Our map shows 68 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 16 full-power, 2 Class A, 5 low-power and 45 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

20 of them are within 25 miles of Fairview, 22 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 26 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Asheville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Asheville's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 13 (WLOS), CBS on channel 3 (WBTV), NBC on channel 4 (WYFF), Fox on channel 21 (WHNS), CW on channel 5.2 (WCYB-TV) and MeTV on channel 36.1 (WAPK-CD). 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 Fairview are in different directions: ABC 253° WSW (21 mi), NBC 203° SSW (30 mi) and Fox 215° SW (28 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WSPA-TV and WYCW, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles south of Fairview (166° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Fairview at fair strength or better, 22% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Fairview is WYFF (NBC), 30 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WBTV (CBS), 69 miles east, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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 25 stations at fair strength or better, Fairview ranks 35th of 465 places in North Carolina: more than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 21 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 Asheville, 11 miles away.