TV channels & antenna towers in Guadalupe, California

Guadalupe is a town of about 7,320 people in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 35 licensed TV transmitters: 5 full-power, 11 Class A, 12 low-power and 7 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

12 of them are within 25 miles of Guadalupe, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 14 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to San Luis Obispo, so most of the network channels you will find here come from San Luis Obispo's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 3 (KEYT-TV), NBC on channel 6 (KSBY), Fox on channel 24 (KKFX-CD), CW on channel 12.3 (KCOY-TV) and Univision on channel 38 (KPMR). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, CA, 151 miles to the east. Spanish-language viewers can pick up 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 N, at about 350°. The main network towers for Guadalupe sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KSBY and KKFX-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 27 miles north of Guadalupe (350° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Guadalupe at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Guadalupe is KKFX-CD (Fox), 27 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KEYT-TV (ABC), 46 miles southeast, 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 20 stations at fair strength or better, Guadalupe ranks 645th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 22 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 Santa Maria, 7.8 miles away.