TV channels & antenna towers in Live Oak, California

Live Oak, California has a population of about 8,530. There are 40 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 5 full-power, 6 Class A, 25 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Live Oak, 14 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 20 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Sacramento, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Sacramento's stations.

The best-placed network stations are Fox on channel 40 (KTXL), PBS on channel 6 (KVIE), CW on channel 12.2 (KHSL-TV), Telemundo on channel 33 (KMUM-CD) and Univision on channel 27 (KUCO-LD). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KXTV in Sacramento, CA, 72 miles to the south. No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KOVR in Stockton, CA, 72 miles to the south. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (weak signal) and Univision (very weak signal). 2 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 S, at about 173°. The main network towers for Live Oak sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KTXL and KVIE, transmit from the same tower site about 70 miles south of Live Oak (173° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Live Oak at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Live Oak is KVIE (PBS), 70 miles away with a fair 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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Live Oak ranks 923rd of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 40 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 Yuba City, 9.6 miles away.