TV channels & antenna towers in Rio Dell, California

Rio Dell is a town of about 3,390 people in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 21 licensed TV transmitters: 5 full-power, 8 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

13 of them are within 25 miles of Rio Dell, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Eureka, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Eureka's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 23 (KAEF-TV), CBS on channel 14 (KVIQ-LD), NBC on channel 3 (KIEM-TV), PBS on channel 13 (KEET), CW on channel 29 (KECA-LD) and Univision on channel 35 (KEUV-LD). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KMVU-DT in Medford, OR, 143 miles to the northeast. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (fair signal). 2 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 NNE, at about 25°. The main network towers for Rio Dell sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KAEF-TV, KEET and KIEM-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 17 miles northeast of Rio Dell (24° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Rio Dell at fair strength or better, all arrive from the northeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Rio Dell is KIEM-TV (NBC), 18 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Rio Dell ranks 923rd of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Eureka, 21 miles away.