TV channels & antenna towers in Mission Viejo, California

Mission Viejo is a city of about 97,200 people in California. There are 56 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 27 full-power, 8 Class A, 18 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 46 farther out. Seven of the 18 network stations in range are licensed to Los Angeles, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Los Angeles's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (KABC-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KCBS-TV), NBC on channel 4 (KNBC), Fox on channel 11 (KTTV), PBS on channel 58 (KLCS), CW on channel 5 (KTLA), ION on channel 30 (KPXN-TV), Telemundo on channel 52 (KVEA), Univision on channel 34 (KMEX-DT), MeTV on channel 56.3 (KDOC-TV) and Trinity on channel 40 (KTBN-TV). 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 333°. The main network towers for Mission Viejo sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

12 network stations, KAZA-TV, KLCS, KTBN-TV, KTTV and KVEA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 48 miles northwest of Mission Viejo (332° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Mission Viejo at fair strength or better, 92% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Mission Viejo is KCBS-TV (CBS), 49 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 25 stations at fair strength or better, Mission Viejo ranks 522nd of 1,078 places in California: the same as the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 34 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 Irvine, 9.9 miles away.