TV channels & antenna towers in Cotati, California

Cotati, California has a population of about 7,450. Our map shows 48 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 26 full-power, 4 Class A, 14 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Cotati, 19 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 23 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 18 network stations in range are licensed to Sacramento, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Sacramento's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (KGO-TV), CBS on channel 5 (KPIX-TV), NBC on channel 3 (KCRA-TV), Fox on channel 2 (KTVU), PBS on channel 9 (KQED), CW on channel 58 (KQCA), ION on channel 65 (KKPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 31.7 (KMAX-TV), Univision on channel 14 (KDTV-CD) and MeTV on channel 44.3 (KPYX). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 10 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 SSE, at about 161°. The main network towers for Cotati sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KPIX-TV, KGO-TV, KQED, KTVU and KRON-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles south of Cotati (161° SSE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Cotati at fair strength or better, 47% 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 Cotati, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Cotati is KQED (PBS), 42 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KCRA-TV (NBC), 66 miles east, 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 30 stations at fair strength or better, Cotati ranks 434th of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 24 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 Rohnert Park, 0.9 miles away.