TV channels & antenna towers in Windsor, California

Windsor, California has a population of about 27,500. There are 36 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 17 full-power, 2 Class A, 13 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 8 between 25 and 45 miles, and 22 farther out. Five of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to San Francisco, so most of the network channels you will find here come from San Francisco's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 7 (KGO-TV), CBS on channel 5 (KPIX-TV), NBC on channel 11 (KNTV), Fox on channel 2 (KTVU), PBS on channel 9 (KQED), CW on channel 4 (KRON-TV), ION on channel 65 (KKPX-TV), Univision on channel 14 (KDTV-CD) and MeTV on channel 44.3 (KPYX). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (fair signal). 9 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 SSE, at about 160°. The main network towers for Windsor sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KPIX-TV, KGO-TV, KQED, KTVU and KRON-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 58 miles south of Windsor (160° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Windsor at fair strength or better, 89% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

KNTV (NBC) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Windsor. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Windsor is KNTV (NBC), 63 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 20 stations at fair strength or better, Windsor ranks 645th of 1,078 places in California: fewer than the typical California town (25). Its nearest major network tower is 13 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 Santa Rosa, 9.2 miles away.