TV channels & antenna towers in Camp Pendleton South, California

Camp Pendleton South, California has a population of about 10,600. Our map shows 35 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 8 full-power, 5 Class A, 20 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Camp Pendleton South, 17 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 17 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 14 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.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 10 (KGTV), CBS on channel 38 (KPSP-CD), 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). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good 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 SSE, at about 150°. The main network towers for Camp Pendleton South sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KBNT-CD, KGTV and KFMB-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 28 miles south of Camp Pendleton South (164° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Camp Pendleton South at fair strength or better, 43% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Camp Pendleton South is KSWB-TV (Fox), 45 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KPSP-CD (CBS), 70 miles northeast, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Camp Pendleton South ranks 832nd 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 Oceanside, 2.3 miles away.