TV channels & antenna towers in Lucama, North Carolina

Lucama is a small community of about 1,130 people in North Carolina. There are 41 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 19 full-power, 6 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 7 transmitters are within 25 miles, 17 between 25 and 45 miles, and 17 farther out. Four of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Raleigh, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Raleigh's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 11 (WTVD), CBS on channel 17 (WNCN), NBC on channel 5 (WRAL-TV), Fox on channel 50 (WRAZ), CW on channel 22 (WLFL), ION on channel 47 (WRPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 54 (WRTD-CD) and Univision on channel 40 (WUVC-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 8 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 274°. The main network towers for Lucama sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WRAL-TV, WRTD-CD, WNCN, WRAZ and WLFL and others, transmit from the same tower site about 29 miles west of Lucama (274° W). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lucama at fair strength or better, 58% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lucama is WTVD (ABC), 29 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 25 stations at fair strength or better, Lucama ranks 35th of 465 places in North Carolina: more than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Wilson, 7.4 miles away.