TV channels & antenna towers in Shackelford, California

Shackelford is a town of about 3,370 people in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 47 licensed TV transmitters: 20 full-power, 3 Class A, 23 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

10 of them are within 25 miles of Shackelford, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 35 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 19 network stations in range are licensed to Sacramento, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Sacramento's stations.

For the networks, the best local options 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 25 (KQET), CW on channel 58 (KQCA), ION on channel 29 (KSPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 31.7 (KMAX-TV), Univision on channel 19 (KUVS-DT) and MeTV on channel 68.2 (KTLN-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 4 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 Shackelford are in different directions: ABC 327° NNW (51 mi), CBS 327° NNW (51 mi), NBC 329° NNW (53 mi), Fox 329° NNW (53 mi) and PBS 205° SSW (66 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Six network stations, KXTV, KMAX-TV, KOVR, KSPX-TV and KQCA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 51 miles northwest of Shackelford (327° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Shackelford at fair strength or better, 62% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Shackelford is KQET (PBS), 66 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.

K36QQ-D is only 3.0 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Shackelford ranks 540th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 38 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 Modesto, 1.8 miles away.