TV channels & antenna towers in Newport, South Carolina

With roughly 4,140 residents, Newport is a town in South Carolina. Our map shows 36 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 19 full-power, 2 Class A, 6 low-power and 9 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Newport, 12 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 20 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Columbia, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Columbia's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9 (WSOC-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WBTV), NBC on channel 36 (WCNC-TV), Fox on channel 46 (WJZY), CW on channel 55 (WMYT-TV), ION on channel 47 (WZRB), Telemundo on channel 63.2 (WKTC) and MeTV on channel 18.3 (WCCB). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 5 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 Newport are in different directions: ABC 48° NE (28 mi), CBS 349° N (26 mi), NBC 351° N (25 mi) and Fox 353° N (26 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WCNC-TV, WMYT-TV, WJZY and WBTV, transmit from the same tower site about 25 miles north of Newport (351° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Newport at fair strength or better, 38% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Newport is WSOC-TV (ABC), 28 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.

WNSC-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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Newport ranks 4th of 244 places in South Carolina: more than the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 25 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 Rock Hill, 6.2 miles away.