TV channels & antenna towers in McCormick, South Carolina

McCormick is a town of about 2,580 people in South Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 24 licensed TV transmitters: 6 full-power, 2 Class A, 15 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 7 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of McCormick, 13 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 5 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 CBS on channel 12 (WRDW-TV), NBC on channel 26 (WAGT-CD), Fox on channel 54 (WFXG), CW on channel 6.3 (WJBF) and Telemundo on channel 17 (WGAT-LD). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WOLO-TV in Columbia, SC, 89 miles to the east. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 3 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 SE, at about 143°. The main network towers for McCormick 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 43 miles southeast of McCormick (142° SE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach McCormick at fair strength or better, all arrive from the southeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for McCormick is WRDW-TV (CBS), 43 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WAGT-CD (NBC), 44 miles southeast, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is 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 that one.

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 7 stations at fair strength or better, McCormick ranks 243rd of 244 places in South Carolina: fewer than the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 43 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 Greenwood, 21 miles away.