Antenna aiming / Santa Clarita, CA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Santa Clarita, CA

Every transmitter near Santa Clarita, with the compass direction and distance from town, and the one direction that picks up the most channels.

Transmitter directions from Santa Clarita, CA N E S W KHIZ — 119° ESE, 28 mi KFLA — 119° ESE, 28 mi KNLA — 119° ESE, 28 mi KOCE — 119° ESE, 29 mi KABC — 119° ESE, 29 mi KAZA — 119° ESE, 29 mi KCBS — 119° ESE, 29 mi KCAL — 119° ESE, 29 mi KTLA — 119° ESE, 29 mi KMEX — 119° ESE, 29 mi KFTR — 119° ESE, 29 mi KNBC — 119° ESE, 29 mi KXLA — 119° ESE, 29 mi KDOC — 119° ESE, 29 mi KJLA — 119° ESE, 29 mi KTTV — 119° ESE, 29 mi KCOP — 119° ESE, 29 mi KTBN — 119° ESE, 29 mi KCET — 119° ESE, 29 mi KLCS — 119° ESE, 29 mi KSCI — 121° ESE, 29 mi KSCN — 121° ESE, 29 mi KVEA — 121° ESE, 29 mi KWHY — 121° ESE, 29 mi KRCA — 121° ESE, 29 mi KHTV — 121° ESE, 29 mi KPXN — 121° ESE, 29 mi KPOM — 121° ESE, 29 mi KSFV — 121° ESE, 29 mi KZNO — 121° ESE, 29 mi KILM — 121° ESE, 29 mi KILA — 131° SE, 67 mi KIIO — 136° SE, 25 mi KEDD — 157° SSE, 12 mi KSKJ — 170° S, 10 mi KXBF — 341° NNW, 67 mi Santa Clarita

Point Southeast 141° on a compass — 67 miles of range covers this whole market

35/36stations in the beam
180/187free channels
96%of what's available
The other 1 station sit north-northwest of you (341°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
13 of these stations broadcast on VHF frequencies. Many antennas sold as "HDTV" or "4K" are UHF-only and will miss them entirely, whichever way you point.

Every transmitter near Santa Clarita, CA

Sorted by compass bearing, so neighbouring rows are neighbouring towers.

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KHIZ Defy TV 39 119° ESE 28 mi 7
KFLA Infomercials 8 119° ESE 28 mi 12
KNLA Daystar 20 119° ESE 28 mi 6
KOCE PBS 50 119° ESE 29 mi 5
KABC ABC 7 119° ESE 29 mi 4
KAZA MeTV 54 119° ESE 29 mi 5
KCBS CBS 2 119° ESE 29 mi 5
KCAL Independent 9 119° ESE 29 mi 6
KTLA CW 5 119° ESE 29 mi 6
KMEX Univision 34 119° ESE 29 mi 6
KFTR UniMas 46 119° ESE 29 mi 6
KNBC NBC 4 119° ESE 29 mi 5
KXLA Independent 44 119° ESE 29 mi 6
KDOC TCT 56 119° ESE 29 mi 12
KJLA Vision Latina 57 119° ESE 29 mi 9
KTTV FOX 11 119° ESE 29 mi 5
KCOP MyNetworkTV 13 119° ESE 29 mi 4
KTBN TBN 40 119° ESE 29 mi 5
KCET PBS 28 119° ESE 29 mi 3
KLCS PBS 58 119° ESE 29 mi 3
KSCI Shop LC 18 121° ESE 29 mi 4
KSCN Scientology Network 22 121° ESE 29 mi 1
KVEA Telemundo 52 121° ESE 29 mi 3
KWHY Canal de la Fe 63 121° ESE 29 mi 2
KRCA Estrella TV 62 121° ESE 29 mi 3
KHTV MeTV Plus 6 121° ESE 29 mi 1
KPXN Ion 30 121° ESE 29 mi 7
KPOM Catchy Comedy 14 121° ESE 29 mi 2
KSFV MeTV Toons 27 121° ESE 29 mi 3
KZNO Jewelry TV 12 121° ESE 29 mi 1
KILM Bounce TV 64 121° ESE 29 mi 1
KILA Infomercials 8 131° SE 67 mi 12
KIIO US Armenia 10 136° SE 25 mi 7
KEDD Jewelry TV 45 157° SSE 12 mi 1
KSKJ Heartland TV 45 170° S 10 mi 12
KXBF SonLife 14 341° NNW 67 mi 7

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Santa Clarita, CA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 10.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 29 miles.

For Santa Clarita we would start with an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The towers are far enough out that an amplified indoor antenna, or one mounted in the attic, will pull in far more of the lineup than a basic flat antenna.

The towers around Santa Clarita are spread across 189° of the compass, so no single directional antenna will reach all of them. An omnidirectional antenna picks up every direction at once but with less reach, and a rotator lets a directional antenna turn toward whichever station you want.

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Before you climb the ladder

The limits of these numbers, and how to work around them

These are true bearings, not magnetic. A compass app on your phone usually reads magnetic north, which differs from true north by a few degrees depending on where you are in the country. For antenna aiming that difference is small, but if you are lining up a long-range directional antenna it is worth checking your local declination.

Bearings are measured from the centre of Santa Clarita. Over the distances involved, a few miles in any direction barely moves the angle, but your own address is what ultimately matters.

Hills and buildings are not in these numbers. A transmitter 20 miles away behind a ridge can be harder to receive than one 40 miles away across flat ground. Point at the recommended bearing first, then adjust a few degrees either way while watching your TV's signal meter.

See every channel available in Santa Clarita, CA, including what each station carries.

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