TV channels & antenna towers in Lake City, South Carolina

With roughly 6,790 residents, Lake City is a town in South Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 42 licensed TV transmitters: 20 full-power, 3 Class A and 19 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Lake City, 17 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 25 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Charleston, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Charleston's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 36.2 (WCIV), CBS on channel 19 (WLTX), NBC on channel 32 (WMBF-TV), Fox on channel 43 (WFXB), CW on channel 15.2 (WPDE-TV), Telemundo on channel 63.2 (WKTC) and MeTV on channel 4.1 (WGWG). 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 Lake City are in different directions: NBC 104° ESE (40 mi) and Fox 56° NE (39 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WPDE-TV and WBTW, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles northeast of Lake City (35° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lake City 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 Lake City, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Lake City is WMBF-TV (NBC), 40 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WCIV (ABC), 64 miles south and WLTX (CBS), 60 miles west, 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 23 stations at fair strength or better, Lake City ranks 1st of 244 places in South Carolina: more than the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 39 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, 22 miles away.