TV channels & antenna towers in Mount Airy, North Carolina

With roughly 10,400 residents, Mount Airy is a town in North Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 29 licensed TV transmitters: 16 full-power, 1 Class A, 7 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Mount Airy, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 22 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Roanoke, VA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Roanoke's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 45 (WXLV-TV), CBS on channel 7 (WDBJ), NBC on channel 12 (WXII-TV), Fox on channel 8 (WGHP), CW on channel 20 (WCWG) and ION on channel 38 (WPXR-TV). 5 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 Mount Airy are in different directions: ABC 135° SE (62 mi), CBS 27° NNE (54 mi), NBC 123° ESE (16 mi) and Fox 138° SE (64 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WCWG and WXII-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 16 miles southeast of Mount Airy (123° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Mount Airy at fair strength or better, 55% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WGHP (Fox) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Mount Airy. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Mount Airy is WGHP (Fox), 64 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Mount Airy ranks 365th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Winston-Salem, 34 miles away.