TV channels & antenna towers in Mission Canyon, California

Mission Canyon is a small community of about 2,380 people in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 28 licensed TV transmitters: 3 full-power, 7 Class A, 15 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 13 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 8 farther out. Two of the 3 network stations in range are licensed to Santa Barbara, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Santa Barbara's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 3 (KEYT-TV), CW on channel 12.3 (KCOY-TV) and Univision on channel 38 (KPMR). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, CA, 95 miles to the east. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KSBY in San Luis Obispo, CA, 82 miles to the northwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good signal).

Point your antenna WNW, at about 290°. The main network towers for Mission Canyon sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KEYT-TV and KPMR, transmit from the same tower site about 15 miles west of Mission Canyon (290° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Mission Canyon is KEYT-TV (ABC), 15 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KVMM-CD is only 2.2 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 13 stations at fair strength or better, Mission Canyon ranks 832nd of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Santa Barbara, 2.2 miles away.