TV channels & antenna towers in Waynesville, North Carolina

With roughly 9,810 residents, Waynesville is a town in North Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 81 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 11 low-power and 52 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 15 transmitters are within 25 miles, 30 between 25 and 45 miles, and 36 farther out. Four of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Knoxville, TN, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Knoxville's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 13 (WLOS), CBS on channel 8 (WVLT-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WYFF), Fox on channel 21 (WHNS), CW on channel 62 (WYCW), ION on channel 54 (WPXK-TV) and MeTV on channel 32.1 (WGTA). 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 SE, at about 130°. The main network towers for Waynesville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WBIR-TV, WPXK-TV, WATE-TV, WTNZ and WVLT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 64 miles northwest of Waynesville (304° NW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Waynesville at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Waynesville is WYFF (NBC), 34 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WVLT-TV (CBS), 65 miles northwest, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is 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 that one.

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 25 stations at fair strength or better, Waynesville ranks 35th of 465 places in North Carolina: more than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 14 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 Asheville, 26 miles away.