TV channels & antenna towers in Santa Paula, California

Santa Paula, California has a population of about 30,500. There are 53 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 26 full-power, 8 Class A, 15 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Santa Paula, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 41 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Los Angeles, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Los Angeles's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 3 (KEYT-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KCBS-TV), NBC on channel 4 (KNBC), Fox on channel 11 (KTTV), PBS on channel 58 (KLCS), CW on channel 5 (KTLA), ION on channel 30 (KPXN-TV), Telemundo on channel 52 (KVEA), Univision on channel 34 (KMEX-DT), MeTV on channel 56.3 (KDOC-TV) and Trinity on channel 40 (KTBN-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 12 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Santa Paula are in different directions: ABC 283° WNW (53 mi), CBS 98° E (57 mi), NBC 99° E (57 mi), Fox 99° E (58 mi) and PBS 99° E (58 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

12 network stations, KCBS-TV, KDOC-TV, KMEX-DT, KPXN-TV and KABC-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 57 miles east of Santa Paula (98° E). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Santa Paula at fair strength or better, 85% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Santa Paula is KLCS (PBS), 58 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 27 stations at fair strength or better, Santa Paula ranks 488th of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 53 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

30% of California's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Camarillo, 9.6 miles away.