TV channels & antenna towers in Val Verde, California

Val Verde, California has a population of about 2,470. Our map shows 72 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 28 full-power, 13 Class A, 27 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 39 between 25 and 45 miles, and 32 farther out. Seven of the 19 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.

The best-placed network stations 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). 13 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 ESE, at about 114°. The main network towers for Val Verde 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 KABC-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 36 miles southeast of Val Verde (114° ESE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Val Verde at fair strength or better, 92% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Val Verde is KLCS (PBS), 37 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 27 stations at fair strength or better, Val Verde ranks 488th of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 36 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 Valencia, 2.7 miles away.