TV channels & antenna towers in Hamlet, North Carolina

With roughly 6,450 residents, Hamlet is a town in North Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 35 licensed TV transmitters: 17 full-power, 3 Class A, 12 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Hamlet, 14 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 19 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Florence, SC, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Florence's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 45 (WXLV-TV), CBS on channel 2 (WFMY-TV), Fox on channel 43 (WFXB), CW on channel 15.2 (WPDE-TV), ION on channel 16 (WGPX-TV), Univision on channel 40 (WUVC-DT) and MeTV on channel 18.3 (WCCB). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WRAL-TV in Raleigh, NC, 85 miles to the northeast. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good signal). 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 Hamlet are in different directions: ABC 354° N (68 mi), CBS 353° N (69 mi) and Fox 149° SSE (56 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WPDE-TV and WBTW, transmit from the same tower site about 41 miles southeast of Hamlet (150° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hamlet at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hamlet is WFMY-TV (CBS), 69 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 19 stations at fair strength or better, Hamlet ranks 225th of 465 places in North Carolina: the same as the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 41 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

24% of North Carolina's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Fort Bragg, 43 miles away.