TV channels & antenna towers in Johnston, South Carolina

Johnston is a small community of about 2,350 people in South Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 28 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 2 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 5 at good or strong strength.

5 of them are within 25 miles of Johnston, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 14 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 11 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 ABC on channel 25 (WOLO-TV), CBS on channel 19 (WLTX), 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 63.2 (WKTC). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 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 S, at about 184°. The main network towers for Johnston 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 29 miles south of Johnston (184° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Johnston at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Johnston is WAGT-CD (NBC), 30 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WOLO-TV (ABC), 63 miles east and WLTX (CBS), 62 miles east, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are 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 those.

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, Johnston ranks 4th 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 Aiken, 19 miles away.