TV channels & antenna towers in River Bend, North Carolina

River Bend is a town of about 3,150 people in North Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 18 licensed TV transmitters: 8 full-power, 2 Class A and 8 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

8 of them are within 25 miles of River Bend, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 3 are more than 45 miles 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 strongest network signals here 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, 88 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. 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 NW, at about 304°. The main network towers for River Bend 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 25 miles northwest of River Bend (326° NW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach River Bend at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for River Bend is WITN-TV (NBC), 25 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WEPX-TV is only 9.4 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 12 stations at fair strength or better, River Bend ranks 426th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 9.4 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 New Bern, 6.4 miles away.