TV channels & antenna towers in El Cerrito Corona, California

With roughly 5,100 residents, El Cerrito Corona is a town in California. Our map shows 87 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 27 full-power, 13 Class A, 29 low-power and 18 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of El Cerrito Corona, 40 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 41 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 20 network stations in range are licensed to Los Angeles, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Los Angeles's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (KABC-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KCBS-TV), NBC on channel 4 (KNBC), Fox on channel 11 (KTTV), PBS on channel 24 (KVCR-DT), CW on channel 5 (KTLA), ION on channel 30 (KPXN-TV), Telemundo on channel 52 (KVEA), Univision on channel 34 (KMEX-DT), MeTV on channel 56.3 (KDOC-TV) and Trinity on channel 40 (KTBN-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 12 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 El Cerrito Corona are in different directions: ABC 311° NW (41 mi), CBS 311° NW (41 mi), NBC 311° NW (41 mi), Fox 311° NW (41 mi) and PBS 57° ENE (16 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

12 network stations, KAZA-TV, KLCS, KTBN-TV, KTTV and KVEA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 40 miles northwest of El Cerrito Corona (310° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach El Cerrito Corona at fair strength or better, 92% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for El Cerrito Corona is KCBS-TV (CBS), 41 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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, El Cerrito Corona ranks 434th of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Corona, 3.5 miles away.