TV channels & antenna towers in Laurel Hill, North Carolina

Laurel Hill is a small community of about 1,250 people in North Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 23 licensed TV transmitters: 8 full-power, 3 Class A, 10 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 19 between 25 and 45 miles, and 4 farther out. Two of the 4 network stations in range are licensed to Florence, SC, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Florence's stations.

The strongest network signals here are CBS on channel 13 (WBTW), Fox on channel 43 (WFXB), CW on channel 15.2 (WPDE-TV) and Univision on channel 40 (WUVC-DT). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WSOC-TV in Charlotte, NC, 74 miles to the northwest. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WMBF-TV in Myrtle Beach, SC, 79 miles to the south. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good 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 SSE, at about 156°. The main network towers for Laurel Hill sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WPDE-TV and WBTW, transmit from the same tower site about 33 miles south of Laurel Hill (158° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Laurel Hill at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Laurel Hill is WFXB (Fox), 48 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Laurel Hill ranks 437th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 33 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 Lumberton, 33 miles away.