TV channels & antenna towers in Saint George, South Carolina

Saint George, South Carolina has a population of about 2,080. There are 31 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 16 full-power, 2 Class A and 13 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Saint George, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 26 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Charleston, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Charleston's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 36.2 (WCIV), CBS on channel 5 (WCSC-TV), Fox on channel 24 (WTAT-TV), CW on channel 2.2 (WCBD-TV), ION on channel 47 (WZRB), Telemundo on channel 63.2 (WKTC) 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, 74 miles to the west. 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.

Point your antenna ESE, at about 109°. The main network towers for Saint George sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WTAT-TV, WCIV, WCBD-TV, WGWG and WCSC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 54 miles east of Saint George (108° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Saint George at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Saint George is WCSC-TV (CBS), 54 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 15 stations at fair strength or better, Saint George ranks 111th of 244 places in South Carolina: the same as the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 54 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

22% of South Carolina's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Summerville, 26 miles away.