TV channels & antenna towers in Los Gatos, California

Los Gatos, California has a population of about 30,700. 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 Los Gatos, 34 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 24 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 NW, at about 324°. The main network towers for Los Gatos sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KPIX-TV, KGO-TV, KQED, KTVU and KRON-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 45 miles northwest of Los Gatos (324° NW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Los Gatos is KQED (PBS), 45 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 32 stations at fair strength or better, Los Gatos ranks 352nd of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 20 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 Santa Clara, 8.9 miles away.