TV channels & antenna towers in Northchase, North Carolina

Northchase, North Carolina has a population of about 3,750. Our map shows 22 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 8 full-power and 14 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 15 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 5 farther out. Five of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Wilmington, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Wilmington's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 12 (WCTI-TV), 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 CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WBTW in Florence, SC, 83 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 236°. The main network towers for Northchase 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 22 miles southwest of Northchase (236° SW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Northchase is WSFX-TV (Fox), 22 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WCTI-TV (ABC), 63 miles northeast, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Northchase ranks 225th of 465 places in North Carolina: the same as the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 8.9 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, 6.8 miles away.