TV channels & antenna towers in Stratford, California

Stratford is a small community of about 1,280 people in California. There are 31 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 13 full-power, 4 Class A, 12 low-power and 2 translators. 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.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Stratford, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 30 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Fresno, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Fresno's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 30 (KFSN-TV), CBS on channel 47 (KGPE), NBC on channel 24 (KSEE), Fox on channel 26 (KMPH-TV), CW on channel 59 (KFRE-TV), ION on channel 13 (KVBC-LD), Telemundo on channel 51 (KNSO), Univision on channel 21 (KFTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 43.6 (KGMC). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (fair signal). 5 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 NNE, at about 29°. The main network towers for Stratford sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, KNSO, KSEE, KGPE, KFTV-DT and KGMC and others, transmit from the same tower site about 65 miles north of Stratford (19° NNE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Stratford at fair strength or better, 88% 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 Stratford, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Stratford is KFSN-TV (ABC), 65 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Stratford ranks 790th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 62 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 Lemoore, 8.0 miles away.