TV channels & antenna towers in King City, California

With roughly 13,900 residents, King City is a city in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 35 licensed TV transmitters: 7 full-power, 6 Class A, 17 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 7 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 1 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of King City, 24 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Monterey, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Monterey's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 8.2 (KSBW), NBC on channel 6 (KSBY), 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 KGPE in Fresno, CA, 111 miles to the northeast. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak 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 NW, at about 324°. The main network towers for King City sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KCBA, KQET, KSBW and KSMS-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 43 miles northwest of King City (331° NNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach King City at fair strength or better, 83% 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 King City, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for King City is KQET (PBS), 43 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KSBY (NBC), 65 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 7 stations at fair strength or better, King City ranks 986th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 35 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, 44 miles away.