TV channels & antenna towers in Brisbane, California

With roughly 4,720 residents, Brisbane is a town in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 54 licensed TV transmitters: 32 full-power, 3 Class A and 19 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 39 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 32 at good or strong strength.

25 of them are within 25 miles of Brisbane, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 21 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 21 network stations in range are licensed to Sacramento, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Sacramento's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (KGO-TV), CBS on channel 5 (KPIX-TV), NBC on channel 11 (KNTV), Fox on channel 2 (KTVU), PBS on channel 9 (KQED), CW on channel 4 (KRON-TV), ION on channel 65 (KKPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 48 (KSTS), Univision on channel 14 (KDTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 44.3 (KPYX). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 13 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Brisbane are in different directions: ABC 331° NNW (5.9 mi), CBS 331° NNW (5.9 mi), NBC 279° W (1.9 mi), Fox 331° NNW (5.9 mi) and PBS 331° NNW (5.9 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Six network stations, KPIX-TV, KGO-TV, KQED, KTVU and KRON-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 5.9 miles northwest of Brisbane (331° NNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 19 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Brisbane at fair strength or better, 42% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Brisbane is KQED (PBS), 5.9 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

KNTV is only 1.9 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 39 stations at fair strength or better, Brisbane ranks 19th of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 1.9 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

22% of California's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is South San Francisco, 1.9 miles away.