TV channels & antenna towers in Bayview, California

Bayview is a town of about 2,510 people in California. There are 20 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 4 full-power, 9 low-power and 7 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

13 of them are within 25 miles of Bayview, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Eureka, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Eureka's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 23 (KAEF-TV), CBS on channel 14 (KVIQ-LD), NBC on channel 3 (KIEM-TV), PBS on channel 13 (KEET), CW on channel 29 (KECA-LD) and Univision on channel 35 (KEUV-LD). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KMVU-DT in Medford, OR, 129 miles to the northeast. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good 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 ESE, at about 105°. The main network towers for Bayview sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KEET, KAEF-TV and KIEM-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles east of Bayview (105° ESE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bayview at fair strength or better, all arrive from the east, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Bayview is KIEM-TV (NBC), 12 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Bayview ranks 868th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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 Eureka, 2.3 miles away.