TV channels & antenna towers in Holly Ridge, North Carolina

With roughly 2,100 residents, Holly Ridge is a small community in North Carolina. Our map shows 30 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 1 Class A and 18 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Holly Ridge, 18 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 10 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 WNCN in Goldsboro, NC, 98 miles to the northwest. 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.

The main network towers around Holly Ridge are in different directions: ABC 16° NNE (44 mi), NBC 235° SW (44 mi) and Fox 235° SW (44 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WWAY, WECT and WSFX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 44 miles southwest of Holly Ridge (235° SW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Holly Ridge at fair strength or better, 38% 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 Holly Ridge, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Holly Ridge is WSFX-TV (Fox), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WPXU-TV is only 3.8 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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Holly Ridge ranks 328th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 3.8 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 Jacksonville, 19 miles away.