TV channels & antenna towers in Saint Matthews, South Carolina

Saint Matthews is a small community of about 2,020 people in South Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 28 licensed TV transmitters: 13 full-power, 2 Class A and 13 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 12 between 25 and 45 miles, and 16 farther out. Five of the 11 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 25 (WOLO-TV), CBS on channel 19 (WLTX), NBC on channel 26 (WAGT-CD), Fox on channel 57 (WACH), CW on channel 6.3 (WJBF), ION on channel 47 (WZRB) and Telemundo on channel 63.2 (WKTC). 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.

Point your antenna N, at about 1°. The main network towers for Saint Matthews sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WLTX, WACH, WKTC, WOLO-TV and WIS, transmit from the same tower site about 30 miles north of Saint Matthews (2° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Saint Matthews at fair strength or better, 63% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Saint Matthews is WACH (Fox), 31 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WAGT-CD (NBC), 63 miles west, 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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Saint Matthews ranks 209th of 244 places in South Carolina: fewer than the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 29 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 Columbia, 27 miles away.