TV channels & antenna towers in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina

With roughly 1,360 residents, Pine Knoll Shores is a small community in North Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 14 licensed TV transmitters: 7 full-power and 7 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 6 farther out. Two of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Greenville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Greenville's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 12 (WCTI-TV), NBC on channel 7 (WITN-TV), CW on channel 9.2 (WNCT-TV) and ION on channel 38 (WEPX-TV). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WNCN in Goldsboro, NC, 118 miles to the northwest. No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WSFX-TV in Wilmington, NC, 88 miles to the southwest. 2 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 NW, at about 319°. The main network towers for Pine Knoll Shores sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WITN-TV and WNCT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 57 miles northwest of Pine Knoll Shores (325° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Pine Knoll Shores at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Pine Knoll Shores is WITN-TV (NBC), 57 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 9 stations at fair strength or better, Pine Knoll Shores ranks 440th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 41 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 Havelock, 14 miles away.