TV channels & antenna towers in Shafter, California

With roughly 18,300 residents, Shafter is a town in California. Our map shows 33 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 8 full-power, 7 Class A, 17 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 20 between 25 and 45 miles, and 12 farther out. Seven of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Bakersfield, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Bakersfield's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 23 (KERO-TV), Fox on channel 58.2 (KBAK-TV), CW on channel 17.2 (KGET-TV), ION on channel 14.6 (KXBF-LD), Univision on channel 39 (KABE-CD) and MeTV on channel 34.2 (KCBT-LD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KGPE in Fresno, CA, 109 miles to the north. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KSBY in San Luis Obispo, CA, 79 miles to the west. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (fair signal). 4 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 E, at about 95°. The main network towers for Shafter sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KERO-TV, KBAK-TV and KBFX-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 38 miles east of Shafter (95° E). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Shafter at fair strength or better, 80% 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 Shafter, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Shafter is KBAK-TV (Fox), 38 miles away with a fair 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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Shafter ranks 790th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 24 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 Bakersfield, 17 miles away.