TV channels & antenna towers in Spring Lake, North Carolina

Spring Lake, North Carolina has a population of about 13,200. Our map shows 42 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 21 full-power, 7 Class A, 12 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 14 between 25 and 45 miles, and 24 farther out. Four of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Raleigh, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Raleigh'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 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 (good 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 NE, at about 35°. The main network towers for Spring Lake sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WTVD, WRAL-TV, WRTD-CD, WNCN and WRAZ and others, transmit from the same tower site about 43 miles northeast of Spring Lake (35° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Spring Lake at fair strength or better, 47% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Spring Lake is WRAZ (Fox), 43 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WXLV-TV (ABC), 68 miles northwest and WFMY-TV (CBS), 69 miles northwest, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for those.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 26 stations at fair strength or better, Spring Lake ranks 14th of 465 places in North Carolina: more than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 24 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 Fort Bragg, 2.7 miles away.