TV channels & antenna towers in Cowpens, South Carolina

Cowpens is a small community of about 2,270 people in South Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 53 licensed TV transmitters: 19 full-power, 2 Class A, 8 low-power and 24 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Cowpens, 21 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 32 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Charlotte, NC, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Charlotte's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 9 (WSOC-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WBTV), NBC on channel 36 (WCNC-TV), Fox on channel 46 (WJZY), CW on channel 55 (WMYT-TV) and MeTV on channel 18.3 (WCCB). 8 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 ENE, at about 56°. The main network towers for Cowpens sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WBTV, WCNC-TV, WMYT-TV and WJZY, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles northeast of Cowpens (55° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Cowpens at fair strength or better, 36% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Cowpens is WJZY (Fox), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WSOC-TV (ABC), 63 miles east, 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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Cowpens ranks 45th of 244 places in South Carolina: more than the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 29 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 Spartanburg, 8.6 miles away.