Spencer Mountain is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States.

The town is sited along the South Fork Catawba River at an elevation of 679 feet (207 m).

[5] On July 15, 1949, WBTV, the CBS affiliate for the Charlotte area, broadcast the first commercial television signal in the Carolinas from its transmitter on Spencer Mountain.

[7] The old transmitter tower on Spencer Mountain has since been truncated, but it is still in use by various groups, including NOAA, and local amateur radio clubs.

[dubious – discuss] As of 2016, only two residents remained living in the town, Chase and Alice White; mayor and councilwoman, respectively.

In May 2016, this husband and wife team were notified that a bill was being introduced in the state legislature that would suspend the town's charter until it is repopulated.

The NC General Assembly adopted SL 2016-45 which suspended the charter effective July 1, 2016, with a sunset of June 30, 2019.