TV channels & antenna towers in Wilson, North Carolina

With roughly 49,600 residents, Wilson is a town in North Carolina. Our map shows 34 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 17 full-power, 5 Class A and 12 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

5 of them are within 25 miles of Wilson, 20 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Raleigh, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Raleigh's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 11 (WTVD), CBS on channel 17 (WNCN), 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). 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 W, at about 265°. The main network towers for Wilson sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WRAL-TV, WRTD-CD, WNCN, WRAZ and WLFL and others, transmit from the same tower site about 34 miles west of Wilson (265° W). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Wilson at fair strength or better, 58% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Wilson is WTVD (ABC), 35 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Wilson ranks 116th of 465 places in North Carolina: more than the typical North Carolina town (19). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Raleigh, 41 miles away.