TV channels & antenna towers in Henderson, North Carolina

With roughly 15,300 residents, Henderson is a town in North Carolina. Our map shows 28 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 13 full-power, 5 Class A and 10 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 8 between 25 and 45 miles, and 20 farther out. Four of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Raleigh, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Raleigh's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 11 (WTVD), CBS on channel 17 (WNCN), 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 (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 6 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 S, at about 189°. The main network towers for Henderson sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WRAL-TV, WRTD-CD, WNCN, WRAZ and WLFL and others, transmit from the same tower site about 46 miles south of Henderson (189° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Henderson at fair strength or better, 88% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Henderson is WTVD (ABC), 46 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Henderson ranks 389th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 37 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 Wake Forest, 25 miles away.