TV channels & antenna towers in Toro Canyon, California

Toro Canyon is a small community of about 1,510 people in California. There are 28 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 3 full-power, 7 Class A, 15 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

14 of them are within 25 miles of Toro Canyon, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 3 network stations in range are licensed to Santa Barbara, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Santa Barbara's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 3 (KEYT-TV), CW on channel 12.3 (KCOY-TV) and Univision on channel 38 (KPMR). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, CA, 86 miles to the east. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KNBC in Los Angeles, CA, 87 miles to the east. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good signal).

Point your antenna WNW, at about 288°. The main network towers for Toro Canyon sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KEYT-TV and KPMR, transmit from the same tower site about 23 miles west of Toro Canyon (288° WNW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Toro Canyon at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Toro Canyon is KEYT-TV (ABC), 23 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Toro Canyon ranks 868th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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 Santa Barbara, 7.5 miles away.