TV channels & antenna towers in Shingle Springs, California

Shingle Springs is a town of about 4,430 people in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 33 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 5 Class A, 14 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Shingle Springs, 20 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 are more than 45 miles out. Eight of the 11 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 (good 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 SW, at about 228°. The main network towers for Shingle Springs sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KQCA, KCRA-TV, KTXL, KVIE and KSPX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 41 miles southwest of Shingle Springs (228° SW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Shingle Springs at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Shingle Springs is KOVR (CBS), 43 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Shingle Springs ranks 662nd of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 30 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 El Dorado Hills, 8.5 miles away.