TV channels & antenna towers in Morro Bay, California

Morro Bay, California has a population of about 10,600. There are 23 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 3 full-power, 9 Class A, 7 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

11 of them are within 25 miles of Morro Bay, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 3 network stations in range are licensed to San Luis Obispo, so most of the network channels you will find here come from San Luis Obispo's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are NBC on channel 6 (KSBY), Fox on channel 24 (KKFX-CD) and CW on channel 12.3 (KCOY-TV). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara, CA, 77 miles to the southeast. No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KGPE in Fresno, CA, 142 miles to the northeast. 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna E, at about 92°. The main network towers for Morro Bay sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KKFX-CD and KSBY, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles east of Morro Bay (92° E). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Morro Bay is KSBY (NBC), 11 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KSBY is only 11 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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Morro Bay ranks 868th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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 San Luis Obispo, 12 miles away.