TV channels & antenna towers in Hollister, California

With roughly 37,500 residents, Hollister is a town in California. Our map shows 43 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 3 Class A, 28 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

11 of them are within 25 miles of Hollister, 15 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 17 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Monterey, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Monterey's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 8.2 (KSBW), Fox on channel 46.2 (KION-TV), PBS on channel 25 (KQET), CW on channel 35 (KCBA), Telemundo on channel 23 (KMUV-LD), Univision on channel 67 (KSMS-TV) and MeTV on channel 27.1 (KMBY-LD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KPIX-TV in San Francisco, CA, 85 miles to the northwest. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KNTV in San Jose, CA, 81 miles to the northwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 3 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 216°. The main network towers for Hollister sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KQET, KSBW, KSMS-TV and KCBA, transmit from the same tower site about 8.7 miles southwest of Hollister (220° SW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hollister at fair strength or better, 71% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hollister is KION-TV (Fox), 25 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Hollister ranks 572nd of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 8.7 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 Salinas, 19 miles away.