Viewers can see UNC-TV through UHF antenna, cable, or satellite. If you CANNOT see UNC-TV on any of your channels, try one of the following:

• If you do NOT subscribe to cable OR satellite, see the channel list below for the channel on which you may receive it. Residents of areas in the translator list may need to tune to a channel in that list.
• If you subscribe to cable, check your cable guide to see the corresponding channel to the transmitter list below.
• If you subscribe to satellite, click here to read information you should know.

Statewide Network

UNC-TV 11 transmitters blanket North Carolina's counties with a signal that reaches almost all of the state's people. This broadcast signal is available free of charge to anyone with an ordinary television set and antenna within range. In mountainous areas, many viewers may receive signals through one of 23 translators, low-power transmitter facilities that extend signals across rugged terrain.

Virtually all of North Carolina's more than 200 cable systems carry UNC-TV as well. UNC-TV's network includes all North Carolina public television stations except WTVI-TV, a local station that provides the Charlotte area with another public television service.

UNC-TV's network transmitters broadcast television programs simultaneously, allowing viewers in all parts of the state see the same programs at the same time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In North Carolina, UNC-TV is unique in its ability to knit citizens of our large, diverse state into a single community.

Below is a list of channels on which you may view UNC-TV:

Click on map to see a larger version of the transmitter coverage area.
UNC-TV Transmitters
WUNF-TV 33 Asheville, NC WUNC-TV 4 Chapel Hill, NC WUND-TV 2 Columbia, NC WUNG-TV 58 Concord/Charlotte, NC WUNK-TV 25 Greenville, NC WUNM-TV 19 Jacksonville, NC	WUNE-TV 17Linville, NC WUNU-TV 31 Lumberton , NC WUNP-TV 36 Roanoke Rapids, NC WUNJ-TV 39 Wilmington, NC WUNL-TV 26 Winston-Salem, NC
UNC-TV Translators
Ch. 59 Andrews, NC Ch. 42 Bakersville, NC Ch. 52 Black Mountain, NC Ch. 65 Boone, NC Ch. 68 Brevard, NC Ch. 46 Bryson City, NC Ch. 67 Burnsville, NC Ch. 27 Canton, NC Ch. 24 Cashiers, NC Ch. 05 Chimney Rock, NC Ch. 23 Cullowhee, NC Ch. 28 Franklin (Wine Springs), NC	Ch. 60 Franklin (Cowee Bald), NC Ch. 42 Hayesville, NC Ch. 27 Highlands, NC Ch. 25 Jefferson, NC Ch. 27 Lake Lure, NC Ch. 43 Marion, NC Ch. 31 Murphy, NC Ch. 35 Sparta, NC Ch. 28 Spruce Pine, NC Ch. 19 Tryon, NC Ch. 59 Zionville, NC

For Satellite Users: Receiving UNC-TV

If you are a satellite subscriber and have been receiving the national feed directly from PBS, here are a few facts you should know:

UNC-TV is available on satellite to 91% of North Carolina homes who are in areas that have "local-to -local" service. ("Local-to-local" means that you can subscribe to receive local stations from their satellite provider.)

Specifically, for stations in DIRECTV's and DISHNetwork's local markets: The PBS national feed is no longer available as of February 28. In order to receive public television stations, you would need to sign up for the local channels package to receive UNC-TV. To subscribe, contact DIRECTV at 1-800-DIRECTV or Echostar at 1-800-333-DISH.

The national PBS feed is not available in the areas that do not have local-to-local service. If you are in one of those areas, you can receive PBS through UNC-TV via cable or an antenna, or the same way you receive all other broadcast networks -- that is, via cable or antenna through their local network affiliate stations.