TV channels & antenna towers in Laurens, South Carolina

Laurens, South Carolina has a population of about 9,170. Our map shows 31 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 1 Class A, 9 low-power and 10 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 8 between 25 and 45 miles, and 21 farther out. Two of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Greenville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Greenville's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are CBS on channel 7 (WSPA-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WYFF), Fox on channel 21 (WHNS), CW on channel 62 (WYCW) and ION on channel 47 (WZRB). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WOLO-TV in Columbia, SC, 76 miles to the east. 6 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 NNW, at about 328°. The main network towers for Laurens sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WYCW and WSPA-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 49 miles north of Laurens (341° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Laurens at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Laurens is WHNS (Fox), 61 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 8 stations at fair strength or better, Laurens ranks 236th of 244 places in South Carolina: fewer than the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 49 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 Simpsonville, 21 miles away.