TV channels & antenna towers in Pasadena, California

Pasadena is a city of about 142,000 people in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 62 licensed TV transmitters: 25 full-power, 6 Class A, 21 low-power and 10 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 39 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 31 at good or strong strength.

38 of them are within 25 miles of Pasadena, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 22 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 13 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 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 (strong signal) and Univision (strong 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 NE, at about 39°. The main network towers for Pasadena sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

12 network stations, KAZA-TV, KPXN-TV, KMEX-DT, KLCS and KTTV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 6.5 miles northeast of Pasadena (46° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Pasadena is KCBS-TV (CBS), 7.1 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

KOCE-TV is only 7.0 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 39 stations at fair strength or better, Pasadena ranks 19th of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 6.5 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 Los Angeles, 8.7 miles away.