TV channels & antenna towers in Downieville, California

With roughly 282 residents, Downieville is a small community in California. Our map shows 71 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 10 full-power, 4 Class A, 34 low-power and 23 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 6 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Downieville, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 67 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Reno, NV, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Reno's stations.

The best-placed network stations are CBS on channel 2 (KTVN), Fox on channel 11 (KRXI-TV), CW on channel 12.2 (KHSL-TV), Telemundo on channel 33 (KMUM-CD) and Univision on channel 27 (KREN-TV). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KXTV in Sacramento, CA, 98 miles to the south. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KNVN in Chico, CA, 83 miles to the northwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (good signal). 5 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 E, at about 98°. The main network towers for Downieville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KTVN, KOLO-TV and KREN-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 53 miles east of Downieville (108° ESE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Downieville at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Downieville is KTVN (CBS), 53 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 6 stations at fair strength or better, Downieville ranks 1,000th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 48 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 Paradise, 44 miles away.