TV channels & antenna towers in Vandenberg Village, California

Vandenberg Village is a town of about 6,500 people in California. There are 36 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 5 full-power, 11 Class A, 13 low-power and 7 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 12 transmitters are within 25 miles, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 18 farther out. Two of the 5 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.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 3 (KEYT-TV), NBC on channel 6 (KSBY), Fox on channel 24 (KKFX-CD), 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, 140 miles to the east. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good signal). 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Vandenberg Village are in different directions: ABC 113° ESE (32 mi), NBC 347° NNW (46 mi) and Fox 347° NNW (46 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, KPMR and KEYT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles southeast of Vandenberg Village (114° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Vandenberg Village at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Vandenberg Village is KKFX-CD (Fox), 46 miles away with a very weak estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KLDF-CD is only 2.6 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 12 stations at fair strength or better, Vandenberg Village ranks 868th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 21 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 Lompoc, 4.8 miles away.