TV channels & antenna towers in Vista Santa Rosa, California

Vista Santa Rosa, California has a population of about 2,930. There are 44 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 3 full-power, 7 Class A, 22 low-power and 12 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

22 of them are within 25 miles of Vista Santa Rosa, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 15 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Palm Springs, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Palm Springs's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are CBS on channel 38 (KPSP-CD), NBC on channel 36 (KMIR-TV), Fox on channel 33 (KDFX-CD), PBS on channel 24 (KVCR-DT), CW on channel 2.3 (KESQ-TV), Telemundo on channel 15 (KUNA-LD) and Univision on channel 41 (KVER-CD). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KGTV in San Diego, CA, 81 miles to the southwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (fair signal).

Point your antenna NW, at about 323°. The main network towers for Vista Santa Rosa sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KVER-CD, KPSP-CD, KESQ-TV, KDFX-CD and KMIR-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 21 miles northwest of Vista Santa Rosa (323° NW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Vista Santa Rosa at fair strength or better, 83% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Vista Santa Rosa is KMIR-TV (NBC), 21 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KVCR-DT (PBS), 66 miles west, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Vista Santa Rosa ranks 726th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 12 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 Coachella, 4.4 miles away.