TV channels & antenna towers in Jacksonville, North Carolina

With roughly 67,400 residents, Jacksonville is a city in North Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 31 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 1 Class A and 18 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 5 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 19 farther 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 7 (WITN-TV), 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, 89 miles to the northwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 4 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 N, at about 8°. The main network towers for Jacksonville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WITN-TV and WNCT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles north of Jacksonville (3° N). 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 Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Jacksonville is WITN-TV (NBC), 42 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WSFX-TV (Fox), 61 miles southwest, 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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Jacksonville ranks 405th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 18 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.