TV channels & antenna towers in West Carson, California

With roughly 21,700 residents, West Carson is a town in California. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 48 licensed TV transmitters: 25 full-power, 6 Class A, 15 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 32 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of West Carson, 38 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 8 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 13 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 strongest network signals here 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 NNE, at about 25°. The main network towers for West Carson sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

12 network stations, KAZA-TV, KLCS, KTBN-TV, KTTV and KVEA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 30 miles northeast of West Carson (26° NNE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for West Carson is KCBS-TV (CBS), 31 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic 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 32 stations at fair strength or better, West Carson ranks 352nd of 1,078 places in California: more than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 30 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 Carson, 0.9 miles away.