TV channels & antenna towers in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach is a town of about 31,000 people in South Carolina. There are 39 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 14 full-power, 2 Class A and 23 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

8 of them are within 25 miles of Myrtle Beach, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 26 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Wilmington, NC, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Wilmington's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 36.2 (WCIV), CBS on channel 13 (WBTW), NBC on channel 32 (WMBF-TV), Fox on channel 43 (WFXB), CW on channel 3.3 (WWAY), Telemundo on channel 14 (WXIV-LD) and MeTV on channel 10.2 (WILM-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal). 4 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 Myrtle Beach are in different directions: NBC 285° WNW (11 mi) and Fox 334° NNW (38 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WWAY, WECT and WSFX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 50 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach (52° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Myrtle Beach at fair strength or better, 30% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Myrtle Beach is WFXB (Fox), 38 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WCIV (ABC), 70 miles southwest and WBTW (CBS), 53 miles northwest, 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.

WMBF-TV is only 11 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Myrtle Beach ranks 29th of 244 places in South Carolina: more than the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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.