TV channels & antenna towers in Locust, North Carolina

Locust, North Carolina has a population of about 2,970. There are 28 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 15 full-power, 3 Class A, 5 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

8 of them are within 25 miles of Locust, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Charlotte, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Charlotte's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 9 (WSOC-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WBTV), NBC on channel 36 (WCNC-TV), Fox on channel 46 (WJZY), CW on channel 55 (WMYT-TV), ION on channel 16 (WGPX-TV) and MeTV on channel 18.3 (WCCB). 5 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 W, at about 277°. The main network towers for Locust sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WMYT-TV, WJZY, WCNC-TV and WBTV, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles west of Locust (280° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Locust at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Locust is WBTV (CBS), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WUNG-TV is only 12 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, Locust ranks 179th of 465 places in North Carolina: more than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Concord, 14 miles away.