TV channels & antenna towers in Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina has a population of about 451,000. Our map shows 37 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 18 full-power, 7 Class A and 12 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 20 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 13 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Raleigh is a broadcast hub in its own right: four of the 12 network stations in range are licensed here.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 11 (WTVD), CBS on channel 17 (WNCN), NBC on channel 5 (WRAL-TV), Fox on channel 50 (WRAZ), CW on channel 22 (WLFL), ION on channel 47 (WRPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 54 (WRTD-CD) and Univision on channel 40 (WUVC-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (good signal). 7 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 SE, at about 138°. The main network towers for Raleigh sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WRAL-TV, WRTD-CD, WNCN, WRAZ and WLFL and others, transmit from the same tower site about 9.2 miles southeast of Raleigh (137° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Raleigh at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Raleigh is WTVD (ABC), 9.3 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WDRH-LD is only 2.6 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 26 stations at fair strength or better, Raleigh ranks 14th of 465 places in North Carolina: more than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 9.2 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

19% of North Carolina's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.