TV channels & antenna towers in South Yuba City, California

South Yuba City, California has a population of about 15,200. Our map shows 49 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 12 full-power, 6 Class A, 27 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 16 between 25 and 45 miles, and 27 farther out. Eight of the 13 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 6 (KVIE), CW on channel 58 (KQCA), ION on channel 29 (KSPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 31.7 (KMAX-TV) and Univision on channel 14 (KDTV-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (very weak signal). 3 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 173°. The main network towers for South Yuba City 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 59 miles south of South Yuba City (173° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach South Yuba City 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 South Yuba City, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for South Yuba City is KOVR (CBS), 61 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, South Yuba City 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.

30% of California's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Yuba City, 2.0 miles away.