TV channels & antenna towers in Port Royal, South Carolina

With roughly 12,100 residents, Port Royal is a town in South Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 31 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 2 Class A, 14 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 13 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 5 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 15 farther out. Five of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Charleston, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Charleston's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 36.2 (WCIV), CBS on channel 11 (WTOC-TV), Fox on channel 28 (WTGS), CW on channel 3.2 (WSAV-TV) and MeTV on channel 4.1 (WGWG). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WAGT-CD in Augusta, GA, 97 miles to the northwest. 5 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 WSW, at about 239°. The main network towers for Port Royal sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WSAV-TV and WJCL, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles southwest of Port Royal (238° WSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Port Royal at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Port Royal is WTOC-TV (CBS), 45 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WCIV (ABC), 70 miles northeast, 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.

W14EP-D is only 3.1 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, Port Royal ranks 63rd of 244 places in South Carolina: more than the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 42 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 Hilton Head, 12 miles away.