TV channels & antenna towers in Southern Shores, North Carolina

With roughly 2,870 residents, Southern Shores is a town in North Carolina. Our map shows 30 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 5 Class A and 14 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 1 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 21 farther out. Three of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Norfolk, VA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Norfolk's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 13 (WVEC), CBS on channel 3 (WTKR), NBC on channel 10 (WAVY-TV), CW on channel 43.2 (WVBT), ION on channel 49 (WPXV-TV) and Trinity on channel 21 (WTPC-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WRLH-TV in Richmond, VA, 140 miles to the northwest. 5 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 318°. The main network towers for Southern Shores sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WPXV-TV, WVEC, WTKR and WTPC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 62 miles northwest of Southern Shores (319° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Southern Shores at fair strength or better, all arrive from the northwest, so this is an easy place to aim.

WVEC (ABC), WTKR (CBS) and WAVY-TV (NBC) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Southern Shores. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Southern Shores is WAVY-TV (NBC), 64 miles away with a weak 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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Southern Shores ranks 328th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 62 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.