TV channels & antenna towers in Lexington Hills, California

Lexington Hills, California has a population of about 2,420. There are 69 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 28 full-power, 4 Class A, 36 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 32 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

11 of them are within 25 miles of Lexington Hills, 19 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 39 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 18 network stations in range are licensed to San Francisco, so most of the network channels you will find here come from San Francisco's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (KGO-TV), CBS on channel 5 (KPIX-TV), NBC on channel 11 (KNTV), Fox on channel 2 (KTVU), PBS on channel 9 (KQED), CW on channel 4 (KRON-TV), ION on channel 65 (KKPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 48 (KSTS), Univision on channel 14 (KDTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 44.3 (KPYX). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good 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 NNW, at about 327°. The main network towers for Lexington Hills 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 38 miles southeast of Lexington Hills (137° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lexington Hills at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lexington Hills is KQED (PBS), 49 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 32 stations at fair strength or better, Lexington Hills ranks 352nd of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 24 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

30% of California's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Los Gatos, 4.3 miles away.