TV channels & antenna towers in Trenton, North Carolina

Trenton is a small community of about 287 people in North Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 27 licensed TV transmitters: 10 full-power, 2 Class A and 15 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

9 of them are within 25 miles of Trenton, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 7 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), ION on channel 38 (WEPX-TV) and Telemundo on channel 31 (WTWL-LD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WNCN in Goldsboro, NC, 78 miles to the northwest. No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WRAZ in Raleigh, NC, 78 miles to the northwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 4 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 N, at about 7°. The main network towers for Trenton 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 21 miles north of Trenton (354° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Trenton at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Trenton is WITN-TV (NBC), 21 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WCTI-TV is only 2.7 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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Trenton ranks 389th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 2.7 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, 18 miles away.