TV channels & antenna towers in Topanga, California

With roughly 8,290 residents, Topanga is a town in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 50 licensed TV transmitters: 24 full-power, 8 Class A, 15 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 32 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 19 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Topanga, 35 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 12 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 12 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 (good signal) and Univision (good 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 ENE, at about 73°. The main network towers for Topanga sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

12 network stations, KCBS-TV, KDOC-TV, KMEX-DT, KPXN-TV and KAZA-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles east of Topanga (72° ENE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Topanga at fair strength or better, all arrive from the east, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Topanga is KLCS (PBS), 32 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 32 stations at fair strength or better, Topanga ranks 352nd of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 32 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 Calabasas, 4.9 miles away.