TV channels & antenna towers in Koreatown, California

Koreatown is a city of about 124,000 people in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 59 licensed TV transmitters: 25 full-power, 6 Class A, 19 low-power and 9 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 37 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 23 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 36 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 19 farther out. Seven of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Los Angeles, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Los Angeles's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (KABC-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KCBS-TV), NBC on channel 4 (KNBC), Fox on channel 11 (KTTV), PBS on channel 58 (KLCS), CW on channel 5 (KTLA), ION on channel 30 (KPXN-TV), Telemundo on channel 52 (KVEA), Univision on channel 34 (KMEX-DT), MeTV on channel 56.3 (KDOC-TV) and Trinity on channel 40 (KTBN-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 12 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 NE, at about 49°. The main network towers for Koreatown sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

12 network stations, KAZA-TV, KPXN-TV, KMEX-DT, KCBS-TV and KDOC-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 17 miles northeast of Koreatown (52° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Koreatown at fair strength or better, 92% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Koreatown is KLCS (PBS), 18 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 37 stations at fair strength or better, Koreatown ranks 113th of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Los Angeles, 3.3 miles away.