TV channels & antenna towers in Laurinburg, North Carolina

Laurinburg, North Carolina has a population of about 15,500. Our map shows 23 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 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, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 17 between 25 and 45 miles, and 3 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 WXLV-TV in Winston-Salem, NC, 78 miles to the north. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WMBF-TV in Myrtle Beach, SC, 75 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 161°. The main network towers for Laurinburg 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 29 miles south of Laurinburg (165° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Laurinburg at fair strength or better, 75% 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 Laurinburg, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Laurinburg is WFXB (Fox), 43 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.

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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Laurinburg ranks 437th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 29 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 Fayetteville, 38 miles away.