TV channels & antenna towers in Joanna, South Carolina

Joanna is a small community of about 1,540 people in South Carolina. There are 42 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 2 Class A, 14 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Joanna, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 40 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Columbia, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Columbia's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 25 (WOLO-TV), CBS on channel 19 (WLTX), NBC on channel 4 (WYFF), Fox on channel 57 (WACH), CW on channel 6.3 (WJBF), ION on channel 47 (WZRB) and Telemundo on channel 63.2 (WKTC). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 6 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Joanna are in different directions: ABC 109° ESE (63 mi), CBS 110° ESE (64 mi), NBC 317° NW (66 mi) and Fox 109° ESE (63 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WACH, WKTC, WOLO-TV, WIS and WLTX, transmit from the same tower site about 63 miles east of Joanna (109° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Joanna at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WACH (Fox) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Joanna. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Joanna is WYFF (NBC), 66 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Joanna ranks 111th of 244 places in South Carolina: the same as the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 53 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

22% of South Carolina's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Greenwood, 25 miles away.