TV channels & antenna towers in San Juan Bautista, California

San Juan Bautista, California has a population of about 1,960. Our map shows 43 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 3 Class A, 28 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

25 of them are within 25 miles of San Juan Bautista, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 17 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Monterey, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Monterey's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 8.2 (KSBW), Fox on channel 46.2 (KION-TV), PBS on channel 25 (KQET), CW on channel 35 (KCBA), Telemundo on channel 23 (KMUV-LD), Univision on channel 67 (KSMS-TV) and MeTV on channel 27.1 (KMBY-LD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KPIX-TV in San Francisco, CA, 80 miles to the northwest. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KNTV in San Jose, CA, 76 miles to the northwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 3 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 172°. The main network towers for San Juan Bautista sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KQET, KSBW, KSMS-TV and KCBA, transmit from the same tower site about 6.5 miles south of San Juan Bautista (162° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach San Juan Bautista at fair strength or better, 63% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for San Juan Bautista is KION-TV (Fox), 22 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KQET is only 6.5 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 23 stations at fair strength or better, San Juan Bautista ranks 554th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 6.5 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 Hollister, 7.6 miles away.