TV channels & antenna towers in Charles City, Virginia

Charles City is a small community of about 133 people in Virginia. There are 32 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 17 full-power, 5 Class A and 10 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 13 between 25 and 45 miles, and 19 farther out. Five of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Richmond, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Richmond's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 8 (WRIC-TV), CBS on channel 6 (WTVR-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WAVY-TV), Fox on channel 35 (WRLH-TV), CW on channel 43.2 (WVBT), ION on channel 49 (WPXV-TV), Telemundo on channel 45 (WZTD-LD) and Trinity on channel 21 (WTPC-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (weak 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 WNW, at about 292°. The main network towers for Charles City sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WRLH-TV, WTVR-TV and WRIC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 31 miles west of Charles City (292° WNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Charles City at fair strength or better, 55% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Charles City is WRLH-TV (Fox), 31 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WAVY-TV (NBC), 48 miles southeast, 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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Charles City ranks 143rd of 381 places in Virginia: more than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 26 miles away, against a state median of 21 miles.

36% of Virginia's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Hopewell, 12 miles away.