TV channels & antenna towers in Elk Grove, California

With roughly 167,000 residents, Elk Grove is a city in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 46 licensed TV transmitters: 17 full-power, 6 Class A and 23 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 21 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 22 farther out. Eight of the 14 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 10 (KXTV), CBS on channel 13 (KOVR), NBC on channel 3 (KCRA-TV), Fox on channel 40 (KTXL), PBS on channel 6 (KVIE), CW on channel 58 (KQCA), ION on channel 29 (KSPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 31.7 (KMAX-TV), Univision on channel 19 (KUVS-DT) and MeTV on channel 68.2 (KTLN-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong 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 SW, at about 214°. The main network towers for Elk Grove sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KQCA, KCRA-TV, KTXL, KVIE and KSPX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 12 miles southwest of Elk Grove (213° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Elk Grove at fair strength or better, 83% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Elk Grove is KOVR (CBS), 14 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KQCA is only 12 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 25 stations at fair strength or better, Elk Grove ranks 522nd of 1,078 places in California: the same as the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 12 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

22% of California's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Sacramento, 14 miles away.