TV channels & antenna towers in Winnsboro Mills, South Carolina

Winnsboro Mills, South Carolina has a population of about 1,900. Our map shows 29 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 18 full-power, 2 Class A, 8 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 10 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Winnsboro Mills, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 18 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 12 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 36 (WCNC-TV), Fox on channel 57 (WACH), 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 (good signal). 6 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 SE, at about 133°. The main network towers for Winnsboro Mills 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 25 miles southeast of Winnsboro Mills (131° SE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Winnsboro Mills at fair strength or better, 50% 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 Winnsboro Mills, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Winnsboro Mills is WLTX (CBS), 26 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WCNC-TV (NBC), 68 miles north, 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Winnsboro Mills ranks 63rd of 244 places in South Carolina: more than 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. The nearest larger city is Saint Andrews, 22 miles away.