Antenna aiming / Snow Hill, NC
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Snow Hill, NC

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

Transmitter directions from Snow Hill, NC N E S W WUNK — 32° NNE, 8 mi WEPX — 103° ESE, 15 mi WITN — 110° ESE, 17 mi WNCT — 110° ESE, 17 mi WUNM — 141° SE, 31 mi WCTI — 141° SE, 31 mi WYDO — 141° SE, 31 mi WPXU — 168° SSE, 66 mi WHFL — 253° WSW, 21 mi WARZ — 279° W, 35 mi WNGT — 279° W, 35 mi WTVD — 288° WNW, 50 mi WRTD — 288° WNW, 50 mi WRDC — 288° WNW, 51 mi WLFL — 288° WNW, 50 mi WRAL — 288° WNW, 50 mi WRAZ — 288° WNW, 50 mi WNCN — 288° WNW, 50 mi WWIW — 293° WNW, 61 mi WRAY — 315° NW, 37 mi WRPX — 328° NNW, 53 mi WNCR — 350° N, 32 mi WUNP — 352° N, 59 mi Snow Hill

Point West-Northwest 298° on a compass — 66 miles of range covers this whole market

12/23stations in the beam
41/96free channels
43%of what's available
The other 11 stations sit east-southeast of you (112°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
5 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 Snow Hill, NC

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WUNK PBS 25 32° NNE 8 mi 4
WEPX Ion 38 103° ESE 15 mi 9
WITN NBC 7 110° ESE 17 mi 7
WNCT CBS 9 110° ESE 17 mi 4
WUNM PBS 19 141° SE 31 mi 4
WCTI ABC 12 141° SE 31 mi 4
WYDO Roar 14 141° SE 31 mi 4
WPXU Ion 35 168° SSE 66 mi 9
WHFL Independent 43 253° WSW 21 mi 4
WARZ 3ABN 21 279° W 35 mi 1
WNGT WRAL Plus 34 279° W 35 mi 4
WTVD ABC 11 288° WNW 50 mi 5
WRTD Telemundo 54 288° WNW 50 mi 1
WRDC MyNetworkTV 28 288° WNW 51 mi 3
WLFL CW 22 288° WNW 50 mi 4
WRAL NBC 5 288° WNW 50 mi 5
WRAZ FOX 50 288° WNW 50 mi 4
WNCN CBS 17 288° WNW 50 mi 5
WWIW Daystar 66 293° WNW 61 mi 1
WRAY TCT 30 315° NW 37 mi 1
WRPX Ion 47 328° NNW 53 mi 7
WNCR Biz TV 21 350° N 32 mi 2
WUNP PBS 36 352° N 59 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Snow Hill, NC?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 8.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 36 miles.

For Snow Hill 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 Snow Hill are spread across 275° 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.

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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 Snow Hill. 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 Snow Hill, NC, including what each station carries.

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