TV channels & antenna towers in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

With roughly 23,900 residents, Fuquay-Varina is a town in North Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 41 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 8 Class A, 14 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 14 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 16 farther 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 47 (WRPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 54 (WRTD-CD) and Univision on channel 40 (WUVC-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 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 ENE, at about 68°. The main network towers for Fuquay-Varina sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WTVD, WRAL-TV, WRTD-CD, WNCN and WRAZ and others, transmit from the same tower site about 16 miles east of Fuquay-Varina (69° ENE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Fuquay-Varina is WRAZ (Fox), 17 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WXLV-TV (ABC), 61 miles west and WFMY-TV (CBS), 62 miles west, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are 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 those.

WUVC-DT is only 11 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 27 stations at fair strength or better, Fuquay-Varina ranks 6th of 465 places in North Carolina: more than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 11 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

19% of North Carolina's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Cary, 14 miles away.