TV channels & antenna towers in Escondido, California

With roughly 151,000 residents, Escondido is a city in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 46 licensed TV transmitters: 9 full-power, 8 Class A, 25 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

8 of them are within 25 miles of Escondido, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 28 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 17 network stations in range are licensed to San Diego, so most of the network channels you will find here come from San Diego's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 10 (KGTV), CBS on channel 38 (KPSP-CD), NBC on channel 39 (KNSD), Fox on channel 69 (KSWB-TV), PBS on channel 15 (KPBS), CW on channel 8.2 (KFMB-TV), Telemundo on channel 48 (KUAN-LD) and Univision on channel 17 (KBNT-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna S, at about 174°. The main network towers for Escondido sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KBNT-CD, KGTV and KFMB-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 22 miles southwest of Escondido (206° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Escondido at fair strength or better, 43% 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 Escondido, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Escondido is KSWB-TV (Fox), 30 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KPSP-CD (CBS), 64 miles northeast, 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Escondido ranks 762nd of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 8.9 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 San Diego, 28 miles away.