TV channels & antenna towers in Oxnard, California

With roughly 207,000 residents, Oxnard is a city in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 52 licensed TV transmitters: 26 full-power, 8 Class A, 14 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Oxnard, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 41 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 14 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.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 3 (KEYT-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.

The main network towers around Oxnard are in different directions: ABC 297° WNW (50 mi), CBS 88° E (63 mi), NBC 88° E (64 mi), Fox 88° E (64 mi) and PBS 88° E (64 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

12 network stations, KCBS-TV, KDOC-TV, KMEX-DT, KPXN-TV and KABC-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 63 miles east of Oxnard (88° E). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Oxnard at fair strength or better, 85% 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 Oxnard, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Oxnard is KLCS (PBS), 64 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 28 stations at fair strength or better, Oxnard ranks 475th of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 50 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

30% of California's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna.