TV channels & antenna towers in Rio Vista, California

Rio Vista, California has a population of about 8,350. Our map shows 72 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 33 full-power, 7 Class A and 32 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 34 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 26 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 10 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 51 farther out. Eight of the 23 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 9 (KQED), CW on channel 58 (KQCA), ION on channel 29 (KSPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 31.7 (KMAX-TV), Univision on channel 14 (KDTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 44.3 (KPYX). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (good signal). 13 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 ENE, at about 60°. The main network towers for Rio Vista sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KXTV, KMAX-TV, KOVR, KSPX-TV and KQCA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 12 miles northeast of Rio Vista (63° ENE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 20 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Rio Vista at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Rio Vista is KCRA-TV (NBC), 13 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

KQED (PBS), 50 miles southwest, 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.

KTFK-DT is only 12 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 34 stations at fair strength or better, Rio Vista ranks 276th of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 12 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 Oakley, 12 miles away.