TV channels & antenna towers in Bennettsville, South Carolina

Bennettsville is a town of about 8,610 people in South Carolina. There are 25 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 9 full-power, 3 Class A, 11 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Bennettsville, 13 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 8 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 4 network stations in range are licensed to Florence, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Florence's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are CBS on channel 13 (WBTW), Fox on channel 43 (WFXB) and CW on channel 15.2 (WPDE-TV). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WOLO-TV in Columbia, SC, 71 miles to the southwest. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WMBF-TV in Myrtle Beach, SC, 70 miles to the southeast. 5 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 133°. The main network towers for Bennettsville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WPDE-TV and WBTW, transmit from the same tower site about 27 miles southeast of Bennettsville (130° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bennettsville at fair strength or better, all arrive from the southeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Bennettsville is WFXB (Fox), 41 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Bennettsville ranks 189th of 244 places in South Carolina: fewer than the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 27 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

59% of South Carolina's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Florence, 29 miles away.