TV channels & antenna towers in Moravian Falls, North Carolina

With roughly 1,900 residents, Moravian Falls is a small community in North Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 39 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 5 Class A, 4 low-power and 12 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Moravian Falls, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 32 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 11 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 12 (WXII-TV), Fox on channel 46 (WJZY), CW on channel 20 (WCWG) and MeTV on channel 18.3 (WCCB). 8 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Moravian Falls are in different directions: ABC 156° SSE (63 mi), CBS 180° S (51 mi), NBC 67° ENE (49 mi) and Fox 178° S (51 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WBTV, WMYT-TV, WJZY and WCNC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 51 miles south of Moravian Falls (180° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Moravian Falls at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across three other directions.

WSOC-TV (ABC) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Moravian Falls. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Moravian Falls is WSOC-TV (ABC), 63 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Moravian Falls ranks 302nd of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 49 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 Hickory, 27 miles away.