TV channels & antenna towers in Alpine, California

Alpine, California has a population of about 14,200. Our map shows 20 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 6 full-power, 2 Class A, 10 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 12 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 3 farther out. Seven of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to San Diego, so most of the network channels you will find here come from San Diego's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 10 (KGTV), NBC on channel 39 (KNSD), Fox on channel 69 (KSWB-TV), PBS on channel 15 (KPBS), CW on channel 8.2 (KFMB-TV), Telemundo on channel 48 (KUAN-LD) and Univision on channel 17 (KBNT-CD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KPSP-CD in Cathedral City, CA, 74 miles to the north. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (fair signal). 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna WSW, at about 237°. The main network towers for Alpine sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KPBS, KNSD and KSWB-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 14 miles southwest of Alpine (226° SW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Alpine at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Alpine is KGTV (ABC), 28 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KPBS is only 14 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 14 stations at fair strength or better, Alpine ranks 790th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 14 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 El Cajon, 12 miles away.