TV channels & antenna towers in Leland, North Carolina

With roughly 17,900 residents, Leland is a city in North Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 27 licensed TV transmitters: 9 full-power, 1 Class A and 17 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 15 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 10 farther out. Five of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Wilmington, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Wilmington's stations.

The best-placed network stations are 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 ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WCTI-TV in New Bern, NC, 71 miles to the northeast. No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WBTW in Florence, SC, 73 miles to the west. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal). 3 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 SW, at about 224°. The main network towers for Leland sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WWAY, WECT and WSFX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 12 miles southwest of Leland (224° SW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Leland at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Leland is WSFX-TV (Fox), 12 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WUNJ-TV is only 11 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Leland ranks 302nd of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 7.4 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

19% of North Carolina's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Wilmington, 6.1 miles away.