TV channels & antenna towers in Union, South Carolina

With roughly 8,050 residents, Union is a town in South Carolina. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 50 licensed TV transmitters: 24 full-power, 2 Class A, 10 low-power and 14 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 47 farther out. Five of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Columbia, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Columbia's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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). 8 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 NE, at about 36°. The main network towers for Union sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WIS, WACH, WKTC, WOLO-TV and WLTX, transmit from the same tower site about 64 miles southeast of Union (129° SE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Union at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WSOC-TV (ABC) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Union. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Union is WSOC-TV (ABC), 63 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Union ranks 4th of 244 places in South Carolina: more than the typical South Carolina town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 49 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 Spartanburg, 24 miles away.