TV channels & antenna towers in Piru, California

Piru is a small community of about 2,060 people in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 56 licensed TV transmitters: 26 full-power, 8 Class A, 18 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 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 39 between 25 and 45 miles, and 16 farther out. Seven of the 15 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.

Point your antenna ESE, at about 107°. The main network towers for Piru sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

12 network stations, KCBS-TV, KDOC-TV, KMEX-DT, KPXN-TV and KABC-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 43 miles east of Piru (107° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Piru at fair strength or better, 86% 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 Piru, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Piru is KLCS (PBS), 44 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KEYT-TV (ABC), 67 miles west, 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 28 stations at fair strength or better, Piru ranks 475th of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 43 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 Simi Valley, 10 miles away.