TV channels & antenna towers in Sheridan, California

With roughly 1,240 residents, Sheridan is a small community in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 40 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 5 Class A, 19 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

8 of them are within 25 miles of Sheridan, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 22 are more than 45 miles out. Eight of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Sacramento, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Sacramento's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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 6 (KVIE), CW on channel 58 (KQCA), ION on channel 29 (KSPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 31.7 (KMAX-TV) and Univision on channel 19 (KUVS-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 2 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 188°. The main network towers for Sheridan sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KTXL, KVIE, KQCA, KCRA-TV and KSPX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 49 miles south of Sheridan (188° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Sheridan at fair strength or better, 90% 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 Sheridan, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Sheridan is KOVR (CBS), 52 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Sheridan ranks 572nd of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 20 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 Lincoln, 7.5 miles away.