TV channels & antenna towers in South San Gabriel, California

South San Gabriel is a town of about 8,070 people in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 60 licensed TV transmitters: 25 full-power, 6 Class A, 19 low-power and 10 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 38 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 30 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 39 transmitters are within 25 miles, 1 between 25 and 45 miles, and 20 farther out. Seven of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Los Angeles, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Los Angeles's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 7 (KABC-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KCBS-TV), NBC on channel 4 (KNBC), Fox on channel 11 (KTTV), PBS on channel 58 (KLCS), CW on channel 5 (KTLA), ION on channel 30 (KPXN-TV), Telemundo on channel 52 (KVEA), Univision on channel 34 (KMEX-DT), MeTV on channel 56.3 (KDOC-TV) and Trinity on channel 40 (KTBN-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong 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 N, at about 8°. The main network towers for South San Gabriel sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

12 network stations, KAZA-TV, KLCS, KTBN-TV, KTTV and KVEA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles north of South San Gabriel (9° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach South San Gabriel at fair strength or better, 92% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for South San Gabriel is KCBS-TV (CBS), 13 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KOCE-TV is only 12 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 38 stations at fair strength or better, South San Gabriel ranks 52nd of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 11 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

22% of California's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Monterey Park, 1.9 miles away.