TV channels & antenna towers in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

With roughly 15,600 residents, North Myrtle Beach is a city in South Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 37 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 3 Class A and 23 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of North Myrtle Beach, 14 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 19 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 10 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 strongest network signals here are 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). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WCIV in Charleston, SC, 84 miles to the southwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair 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 North Myrtle Beach are in different directions: NBC 256° WSW (23 mi) and Fox 312° NW (39 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 36 miles northeast of North Myrtle Beach (52° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach North Myrtle Beach at fair strength or better, 43% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for North Myrtle Beach is WFXB (Fox), 39 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WBTW (CBS), 53 miles northwest, 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, North Myrtle Beach ranks 111th of 244 places in South Carolina: the same as the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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.