TV channels & antenna towers in Pumpkin Center, North Carolina

Pumpkin Center is a small community of about 2,110 people in North Carolina. There are 36 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 13 full-power, 2 Class A, 4 low-power and 17 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.

By distance, 5 transmitters are within 25 miles, 12 between 25 and 45 miles, and 19 farther out. Four of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Charlotte, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Charlotte's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 9 (WSOC-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WBTV), NBC on channel 36 (WCNC-TV), Fox on channel 46 (WJZY), CW on channel 55 (WMYT-TV) and MeTV on channel 18.3 (WCCB). 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 Pumpkin Center are in different directions: ABC 127° SE (29 mi), CBS 193° SSW (11 mi), NBC 188° S (12 mi) and Fox 184° S (11 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WMYT-TV, WJZY, WBTV and WCNC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles south of Pumpkin Center (184° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Pumpkin Center at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Pumpkin Center is WSOC-TV (ABC), 29 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.

WMYT-TV is only 11 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Pumpkin Center ranks 302nd of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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 Cornelius, 16 miles away.