TV channels & antenna towers in Nipomo, California

Nipomo, California has a population of about 16,700. There are 35 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 5 full-power, 11 Class A, 12 low-power and 7 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

20 of them are within 25 miles of Nipomo, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 12 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 5 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 ABC on channel 3 (KEYT-TV), NBC on channel 6 (KSBY), Fox on channel 24 (KKFX-CD), 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, 148 miles to the east. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (fair signal). 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 NNW, at about 335°. The main network towers for Nipomo sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KSBY and KKFX-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles northwest of Nipomo (335° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Nipomo at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Nipomo is KKFX-CD (Fox), 24 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KEYT-TV (ABC), 46 miles southeast, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Nipomo ranks 662nd of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 19 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 Maria, 6.6 miles away.