TV channels & antenna towers in Brea, California

With roughly 41,900 residents, Brea is a city in California. Our map shows 64 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 25 full-power, 6 Class A, 20 low-power and 13 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 34 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 19 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 38 transmitters are within 25 miles, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 20 farther out. Seven of the 14 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 (strong 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 NNW, at about 336°. The main network towers for Brea sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

12 network stations, KAZA-TV, KLCS, KTBN-TV, KTTV and KVEA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 23 miles northwest of Brea (336° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Brea at fair strength or better, 92% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Brea is KCBS-TV (CBS), 24 miles away with a good 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 34 stations at fair strength or better, Brea ranks 276th of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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 Fullerton, 3.5 miles away.