TV channels & antenna towers in Apple Valley, California

With roughly 72,200 residents, Apple Valley is a city in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 88 licensed TV transmitters: 27 full-power, 12 Class A, 27 low-power and 22 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 38 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 16 transmitters are within 25 miles, 13 between 25 and 45 miles, and 59 farther out. Seven of the 19 network stations in range are licensed to Los Angeles, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Los Angeles's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (KABC-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KCBS-TV), NBC on channel 4 (KNBC), Fox on channel 11 (KTTV), PBS on channel 58 (KLCS), CW on channel 5 (KTLA), ION on channel 30 (KPXN-TV), Telemundo on channel 52 (KVEA), Univision on channel 34 (KMEX-DT), MeTV on channel 56.3 (KDOC-TV) and Trinity on channel 40 (KTBN-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 12 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 WSW, at about 250°. The main network towers for Apple Valley sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

12 network stations, KTBN-TV, KLCS, KTTV, KVEA and KNBC and others, transmit from the same tower site about 54 miles west of Apple Valley (249° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Apple Valley at fair strength or better, 92% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Apple Valley is KCBS-TV (CBS), 54 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 38 stations at fair strength or better, Apple Valley ranks 52nd of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 37 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

30% of California's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is San Bernardino, 28 miles away.