TV channel 6 watch
W22FC-D: channel 6 grant, Greenville, NC
It was granted before the NCE FM translator window opens on November 4, 2026, so translator applications on 88.1 to 91.9 MHz near it now have to protect it (47 CFR 74.1205).
| Granted | February 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Service | Channel 6 LPTV |
| What | A move to channel 6 from channel 22 |
| Community | Greenville, NC |
| Facility ID | 187911 |
| FCC file number | 0000284920 |
| ERP | 3 kW |
| Antenna height | 598.7 m above mean sea level |
| Height above average terrain | 515.8 m (72 radials) |
| Site | 35.67642, -78.53533 |
| 47 dBu contour | 81 to 83 km from the site |
Towns inside the 47 dBu contour
Reserved band translator and LPFM sites here are limited.
- Raleigh, NC (499,825 people)
- Durham, NC (301,870 people)
- Fayetteville, NC (209,496 people)
- Cary, NC (182,659 people)
- Apex, NC (75,977 people)
- Chapel Hill, NC (64,028 people)
- Wake Forest, NC (56,764 people)
- Rocky Mount, NC (54,541 people)
- Holly Springs, NC (48,674 people)
- Wilson, NC (48,579 people)
- Fuquay-Varina, NC (46,317 people)
- Garner, NC (39,345 people)
- Goldsboro, NC (34,629 people)
- Sanford, NC (32,971 people)
- Morrisville, NC (32,628 people)
- Clayton, NC (31,732 people)
- Knightdale, NC (21,829 people)
- Carrboro, NC (21,079 people)
- Mebane, NC (20,654 people)
- Wendell, NC (16,845 people)
- Henderson, NC (14,807 people)
- Smithfield, NC (12,806 people)
- Rolesville, NC (11,854 people)
- Spring Lake, NC (11,530 people)
- Zebulon, NC (10,505 people)
- Hillsborough, NC (9,773 people)
- Oxford, NC (8,972 people)
- Dunn, NC (8,754 people)
- Clinton, NC (8,317 people)
- Angier, NC (8,284 people)
- Butner, NC (8,134 people)
- Selma, NC (7,228 people)
- Nashville, NC (5,850 people)
- Archer Lodge, NC (5,522 people)
- Creedmoor, NC (5,049 people)
- Pittsboro, NC (4,989 people)
- Erwin, NC (4,865 people)
- Lillington, NC (4,848 people)
- Benson, NC (4,534 people)
- Mount Olive, NC (4,498 people)
And 25 smaller towns.
Just outside it
Within 25 km of the contour, where sites may be limited too.
- Greenville, NC (95,138 people)
- Burlington, NC (61,365 people)
- Kinston, NC (19,519 people)
- Graham, NC (19,311 people)
- Pinehurst, NC (18,502 people)
- Hope Mills, NC (18,102 people)
- Southern Pines, NC (16,987 people)
- Elon, NC (11,282 people)
- Tarboro, NC (10,954 people)
- Winterville, NC (10,899 people)
- Gibsonville, NC (9,744 people)
- Aberdeen, NC (9,573 people)
- Roxboro, NC (8,289 people)
- Siler City, NC (8,087 people)
- Whispering Pines, NC (5,416 people)
- Ayden, NC (5,190 people)
- Raeford, NC (4,578 people)
- Farmville, NC (4,547 people)
- Green Level, NC (3,362 people)
- Carthage, NC (2,999 people)
← Every channel 6 grant and pending application
Why channel 6 matters
- TV channel 6 (82-88 MHz) sits right below the reserved FM band. An FM translator on channels 201 to 220 (88.1 to 91.9 MHz) near a channel 6 station has to keep its interfering contour off the TV station's 47 dBu contour (47 CFR 74.1205); LPFM stations have their own channel 6 spacings (47 CFR 73.825).
- The NCE FM translator window opens November 4, 2026. FCC staff has said pending channel 6 applications need not be protected in a window application. One granted before the window opens must be: the translator applicant needs extra steps, and a grant can keep a new translator permit from being granted.
- So this page lists every channel 6 grant as it happens, and every channel 6 application still pending.
Planning a translator or LPFM near a channel 6 station?
Nexus Broadcast checks every channel 6 station and pending application in its translator and LPFM studies, and prepares the showing when a site needs one. Every study runs on RF Navigator, our own broadcast engineering software.
From the FCC's LMS public database as of October 20, 2026, updated every morning. Contours are the FCC contour API's 47 dBu F(50,50) service contour from the filing's ERP and antenna height, drawn non-directional; towns are incorporated places of 1,000 people or more (Census 2024 estimates). Not a product of the FCC; check LMS and run a full study before you rely on it.