TV channels & antenna towers in Clearwater, South Carolina

Clearwater is a town of about 4,370 people in South Carolina. There are 21 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 8 full-power, 2 Class A and 11 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 11 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 5 farther out. Five of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Augusta, GA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Augusta's stations.

The strongest network signals here are CBS on channel 12 (WRDW-TV), NBC on channel 26 (WAGT-CD), Fox on channel 54 (WFXG), CW on channel 6.3 (WJBF), ION on channel 47 (WZRB) and Telemundo on channel 17 (WGAT-LD). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WOLO-TV in Columbia, SC, 78 miles to the northeast. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal). 4 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 SSE, at about 152°. The main network towers for Clearwater sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WFXG, WRDW-TV, WAGT-CD and WJBF, transmit from the same tower site about 6.4 miles southeast of Clearwater (149° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Clearwater 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 Clearwater, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Clearwater is WAGT-CD (NBC), 7.1 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WBPI-CD is only 3.0 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 13 stations at fair strength or better, Clearwater ranks 166th of 244 places in South Carolina: fewer than the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 6.4 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

18% of South Carolina's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is North Augusta, 4.2 miles away.