TV channels & antenna towers in Pismo Beach, California

Pismo Beach, California has a population of about 8,160. Our map shows 28 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 5 full-power, 9 Class A, 9 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 12 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 5 farther 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.

The best-placed network stations 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 KGPE in Fresno, CA, 149 miles to the northeast. 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 N, at about 357°. The main network towers for Pismo Beach 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 15 miles north of Pismo Beach (357° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Pismo Beach 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 Pismo Beach, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Pismo Beach is KKFX-CD (Fox), 15 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KEYT-TV (ABC), 58 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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Pismo Beach ranks 684th 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 San Luis Obispo, 9.7 miles away.