TV channels & antenna towers in Washington, North Carolina

Washington is a town of about 9,790 people in North Carolina. There are 23 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 11 full-power, 2 Class A and 10 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Washington, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 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 best-placed network stations 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, 83 miles to the west. No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WRAZ in Raleigh, NC, 83 miles to the west. 6 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 SW, at about 222°. The main network towers for Washington 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 23 miles southwest of Washington (237° WSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Washington at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Washington is WCTI-TV (ABC), 34 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Washington ranks 405th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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 Greenville, 18 miles away.