TV channels & antenna towers in Rio Linda, California

With roughly 15,100 residents, Rio Linda is a town in California. Our map shows 38 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 6 Class A, 19 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 12 transmitters are within 25 miles, 13 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther 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.

The best-placed network stations 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 33 (KMUM-CD) and Univision on channel 19 (KUVS-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (good 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 S, at about 185°. The main network towers for Rio Linda 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 29 miles south of Rio Linda (186° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Rio Linda 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 Rio Linda, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Rio Linda is KOVR (CBS), 31 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KMUM-CD is only 1.9 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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Rio Linda ranks 606th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 1.9 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 North Highlands, 4.1 miles away.