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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Pittsboro, NC

Every transmitter near Pittsboro, with the compass direction and distance from town, and the one direction that picks up the most channels.

Transmitter directions from Pittsboro, NC N E S W WUNC — 12° NNE, 8 mi WIRP — 14° NNE, 8 mi WTNC — 33° NNE, 25 mi WWIW — 85° E, 29 mi WRDC — 98° E, 37 mi WRAL — 98° E, 38 mi WRAZ — 98° E, 38 mi WNCN — 98° E, 38 mi WLFL — 98° E, 38 mi WRTD — 98° E, 38 mi WTVD — 99° E, 38 mi WNGT — 107° ESE, 53 mi WARZ — 107° ESE, 53 mi WUVC — 144° SE, 21 mi WNCB — 166° SSE, 50 mi WBFT — 172° S, 20 mi WUNU — 173° S, 67 mi WFPX — 173° S, 60 mi WGHP — 277° W, 36 mi WCWG — 283° WNW, 36 mi WLXI — 283° WNW, 36 mi WFMY — 283° WNW, 37 mi WXLV — 283° WNW, 36 mi WMYV — 283° WNW, 36 mi WGPX — 323° NW, 43 mi WYAT — 330° NNW, 75 mi WMDV — 351° N, 69 mi Pittsboro

Point East-Southeast 114° on a compass — 75 miles of range covers this whole market

11/27stations in the beam
41/115free channels
36%of what's available
The other 16 stations sit west-northwest of you (296°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
4 of these stations broadcast on VHF frequencies. Many antennas sold as "HDTV" or "4K" are UHF-only and will miss them entirely, whichever way you point.

Every Transmitter Near Pittsboro, NC

Sorted by compass bearing, so neighbouring rows are neighbouring towers.

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WUNC PBS 4 12° NNE 8 mi 4
WIRP Hasbro Legends 27 14° NNE 8 mi 8
WTNC UniMas 11 33° NNE 25 mi 8
WWIW Daystar 66 85° E 29 mi 1
WRDC MyNetworkTV 28 98° E 37 mi 3
WRAL NBC 5 98° E 38 mi 5
WRAZ FOX 50 98° E 38 mi 4
WNCN CBS 17 98° E 38 mi 5
WLFL CW 22 98° E 38 mi 4
WRTD Telemundo 54 98° E 38 mi 1
WTVD ABC 11 99° E 38 mi 5
WNGT WRAL Plus 34 107° ESE 53 mi 4
WARZ 3ABN 21 107° ESE 53 mi 1
WUVC Univision 40 144° SE 21 mi 8
WNCB Infomercials 16 166° SSE 50 mi 7
WBFT TCT 46 172° S 20 mi 4
WUNU PBS 31 173° S 67 mi 4
WFPX Bounce TV 62 173° S 60 mi 1
WGHP FOX 8 277° W 36 mi 6
WCWG CW 20 283° WNW 36 mi 2
WLXI TCT 43 283° WNW 36 mi 1
WFMY CBS 2 283° WNW 37 mi 8
WXLV ABC 45 283° WNW 36 mi 5
WMYV MyNetworkTV 48 283° WNW 36 mi 3
WGPX Ion 16 323° NW 43 mi 9
WYAT This TV 40 330° NNW 75 mi 2
WMDV Independent 23 351° N 69 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Pittsboro, NC?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 7.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 36 miles.

For Pittsboro we would start with an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The towers are far enough out that an amplified indoor antenna, or one mounted in the attic, will pull in far more of the lineup than a basic flat antenna.

The towers around Pittsboro are spread across 257° of the compass, so no single directional antenna will reach all of them. An omnidirectional antenna picks up every direction at once but with less reach, and a rotator lets a directional antenna turn toward whichever station you want.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

Before You Climb the Ladder

The limits of these numbers, and how to work around them.

These are true bearings, not magnetic. A compass app on your phone usually reads magnetic north, which differs from true north by a few degrees depending on where you are in the country. For antenna aiming that difference is small, but if you are lining up a long-range directional antenna it is worth checking your local declination.

Bearings are measured from the centre of Pittsboro. Over the distances involved, a few miles in any direction barely moves the angle, but your own address is what ultimately matters.

Hills and buildings are not in these numbers. A transmitter 20 miles away behind a ridge can be harder to receive than one 40 miles away across flat ground. Point at the recommended bearing first, then adjust a few degrees either way while watching your TV's signal meter.

See every channel available in Pittsboro, NC, including what each station carries.

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