TV channels & antenna towers in Menlo Park, California

Menlo Park, California has a population of about 33,400. Our map shows 68 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 36 full-power, 3 Class A, 28 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 38 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 23 at good or strong strength.

14 of them are within 25 miles of Menlo Park, 23 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 31 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 25 network stations in range are licensed to Sacramento, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Sacramento's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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 58 (KQCA), 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 (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 13 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 Menlo Park 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 26 miles northwest of Menlo Park (325° NW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 20 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Menlo Park at fair strength or better, 40% 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 Menlo Park, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Menlo Park is KQED (PBS), 26 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic 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 38 stations at fair strength or better, Menlo Park ranks 52nd 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.

48% of California's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Redwood City, 3.7 miles away.