TV channels & antenna towers in Hope Mills, North Carolina

Hope Mills is a town of about 16,200 people in North Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 43 licensed TV transmitters: 16 full-power, 7 Class A, 18 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 34 farther out. Four of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Raleigh, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Raleigh's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 11 (WTVD), CBS on channel 13 (WBTW), NBC on channel 5 (WRAL-TV), Fox on channel 43 (WFXB), CW on channel 15.2 (WPDE-TV), Telemundo on channel 54 (WRTD-CD), Univision on channel 40 (WUVC-DT) and MeTV on channel 10.2 (WILM-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and 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 Hope Mills are in different directions: ABC 26° NNE (54 mi), CBS 207° SSW (47 mi), NBC 26° NNE (54 mi) and Fox 194° SSW (56 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Six network stations, WTVD, WRAL-TV, WRTD-CD, WNCN and WRAZ and others, transmit from the same tower site about 54 miles northeast of Hope Mills (26° NNE). 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 Hope Mills at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hope Mills is WFXB (Fox), 56 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WUNU is only 13 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 20 stations at fair strength or better, Hope Mills ranks 179th of 465 places in North Carolina: more 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 Fayetteville, 6.8 miles away.