TV channels & antenna towers in Marion, South Carolina

With roughly 6,710 residents, Marion is a town in South Carolina. Our map shows 37 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 13 full-power, 4 Class A, 19 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 11 transmitters are within 25 miles, 8 between 25 and 45 miles, and 18 farther out. Four of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Wilmington, NC, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Wilmington's stations.

The best-placed network stations are CBS on channel 13 (WBTW), NBC on channel 32 (WMBF-TV), Fox on channel 43 (WFXB), CW on channel 15.2 (WPDE-TV), Telemundo on channel 14 (WXIV-LD) and MeTV on channel 10.2 (WILM-LD). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WOLO-TV in Columbia, SC, 78 miles to the west. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (weak 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 Marion are in different directions: CBS 19° NNE (14 mi), NBC 149° SSE (36 mi) and Fox 87° E (12 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 14 miles north of Marion (17° NNE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Marion at fair strength or better, 57% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Marion is WMBF-TV (NBC), 36 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

W15DC-D is only 0.3 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 17 stations at fair strength or better, Marion ranks 63rd of 244 places in South Carolina: more than the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 12 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, 21 miles away.