TV channels & antenna towers in Williamston, North Carolina

With roughly 5,510 residents, Williamston is a town in North Carolina. Our map shows 22 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 12 full-power, 2 Class A and 8 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 11 farther 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 WTKR in Norfolk, VA, 73 miles to the northeast. No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WRAZ in Raleigh, NC, 83 miles to the west. 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 SSW, at about 203°. The main network towers for Williamston 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 39 miles southwest of Williamston (209° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Williamston at fair strength or better, 40% 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 Williamston, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Williamston is WCTI-TV (ABC), 54 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Williamston ranks 426th of 465 places in North Carolina: fewer than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 39 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. The nearest larger city is Greenville, 24 miles away.