TV channels & antenna towers in Parkway, California

Parkway is a town of about 14,700 people in California. There are 43 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 12 full-power, 6 Class A, 24 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

22 of them are within 25 miles of Parkway, 0 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 21 are more than 45 miles out. Eight of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Sacramento, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Sacramento's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 10 (KXTV), CBS on channel 13 (KOVR), NBC on channel 3 (KCRA-TV), Fox on channel 40 (KTXL), PBS on channel 6 (KVIE), CW on channel 58 (KQCA), ION on channel 29 (KSPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 31.7 (KMAX-TV) and Univision on channel 19 (KUVS-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (good signal). 3 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 S, at about 188°. The main network towers for Parkway sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KTXL, KVIE, KQCA, KCRA-TV and KSPX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 16 miles south of Parkway (189° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Parkway at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Parkway is KOVR (CBS), 18 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Parkway ranks 572nd 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.

48% of California's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Florin, 2.7 miles away.