TV channels & antenna towers in Corcoran, California

Corcoran is a town of about 22,500 people in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 43 licensed TV transmitters: 15 full-power, 6 Class A, 20 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 2 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 38 farther out. Four of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Bakersfield, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Bakersfield's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 30 (KFSN-TV), CBS on channel 47 (KGPE), NBC on channel 24 (KSEE), Fox on channel 26 (KMPH-TV), CW on channel 59 (KFRE-TV), ION on channel 13 (KVBC-LD), Telemundo on channel 51 (KNSO), Univision on channel 21 (KFTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 43.6 (KGMC). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (fair signal). 6 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 NNE, at about 15°. The main network towers for Corcoran sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, KSEE, KGPE, KNSO, KFTV-DT and KGMC and others, transmit from the same tower site about 68 miles north of Corcoran (6° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Corcoran at fair strength or better, 78% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Corcoran is KFSN-TV (ABC), 68 miles away with a fair 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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Corcoran ranks 742nd of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 55 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 Tulare, 14 miles away.