TV channels & antenna towers in Ahwahnee, California

Ahwahnee, California has a population of about 2,250. There are 30 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 10 full-power, 4 Class A, 15 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Ahwahnee, 16 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 12 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Fresno, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Fresno's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 30 (KFSN-TV), CBS on channel 47 (KGPE), NBC on channel 24 (KSEE), Fox on channel 26 (KMPH-TV), CW on channel 59 (KFRE-TV), ION on channel 13 (KVBC-LD), Telemundo on channel 51 (KNSO), Univision on channel 21 (KFTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 43.6 (KGMC). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 2 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna SE, at about 141°. The main network towers for Ahwahnee sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, KFSN-TV, KFRE-TV, KGMC, KFTV-DT and KNSO and others, transmit from the same tower site about 26 miles southeast of Ahwahnee (141° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ahwahnee at fair strength or better, 89% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Ahwahnee, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Ahwahnee is KSEE (NBC), 26 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KMPH-TV (Fox), 67 miles southeast, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 17 stations at fair strength or better, Ahwahnee ranks 726th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 20 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

48% of California's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Madera, 33 miles away.