TV channels & antenna towers in Sutter, California

Sutter, California has a population of about 2,900. There are 49 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 12 full-power, 6 Class A, 27 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Sutter, 15 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 28 are more than 45 miles 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.

The best-placed network stations 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 SSE, at about 168°. The main network towers for Sutter 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 63 miles south of Sutter (168° SSE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Sutter is KOVR (CBS), 65 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Sutter ranks 726th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 35 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, 7.4 miles away.