TV channels & antenna towers in Hampstead, North Carolina

With roughly 4,080 residents, Hampstead is a town in North Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 24 licensed TV transmitters: 9 full-power and 15 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

9 of them are within 25 miles of Hampstead, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 7 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Wilmington, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Wilmington's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 12 (WCTI-TV), NBC on channel 6 (WECT), Fox on channel 26 (WSFX-TV), CW on channel 3.3 (WWAY), ION on channel 35 (WPXU-TV), Telemundo on channel 31 (WTWL-LD) and MeTV on channel 10.2 (WILM-LD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WBTW in Florence, SC, 92 miles to the west. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 3 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 WSW, at about 239°. The main network towers for Hampstead sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WWAY, WECT and WSFX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles southwest of Hampstead (239° WSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hampstead at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hampstead is WSFX-TV (Fox), 32 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WCTI-TV (ABC), 55 miles northeast, 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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Hampstead ranks 328th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Wilmington, 17 miles away.