TV channels & antenna towers in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina

Pleasant Garden, North Carolina has a population of about 4,720. There are 30 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 13 full-power, 3 Class A, 12 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 14 farther out. Two of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Winston-Salem, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Winston-Salem's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 45 (WXLV-TV), CBS on channel 2 (WFMY-TV), NBC on channel 12 (WXII-TV), Fox on channel 8 (WGHP), CW on channel 20 (WCWG), ION on channel 16 (WGPX-TV) and Univision on channel 40 (WUVC-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good signal). 6 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 Pleasant Garden are in different directions: ABC 208° SSW (7.4 mi), CBS 215° SW (7.7 mi), NBC 310° NW (44 mi) and Fox 203° SSW (11 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WXLV-TV, WGPX-TV and WFMY-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 7.4 miles southwest of Pleasant Garden (208° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Pleasant Garden at fair strength or better, 57% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Pleasant Garden is WXII-TV (NBC), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WXLV-TV is only 7.4 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 16 stations at fair strength or better, Pleasant Garden ranks 328th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 7.4 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 Greensboro, 7.8 miles away.