TV channels & antenna towers in Saratoga, California

Saratoga is a town of about 31,000 people in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 69 licensed TV transmitters: 28 full-power, 4 Class A, 36 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 32 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 11 transmitters are within 25 miles, 23 between 25 and 45 miles, and 35 farther out. Six of the 18 network stations in range are licensed to San Francisco, so most of the network channels you will find here come from San Francisco's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (KGO-TV), CBS on channel 5 (KPIX-TV), NBC on channel 11 (KNTV), Fox on channel 2 (KTVU), PBS on channel 9 (KQED), CW on channel 4 (KRON-TV), ION on channel 65 (KKPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 48 (KSTS), 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). 12 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 NW, at about 325°. The main network towers for Saratoga sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KPIX-TV, KGO-TV, KQED, KTVU and KRON-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 41 miles northwest of Saratoga (325° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Saratoga at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Saratoga is KQED (PBS), 41 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.

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 32 stations at fair strength or better, Saratoga ranks 352nd of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 18 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 Santa Clara, 7.3 miles away.