What channel is ION on antenna in Los Angeles?
ION is channel 30.1 (KPXN-TV).
It broadcasts on RF 24 (UHF), which any digital TV can receive.
Updated from FCC data
Lost ION? Rescan your TV first
Most missing channels come back after a Rescan Asking your TV to search for channels again. Fixes most missing channels. More in the glossary . If ION still doesn't appear, the antenna needs to point toward the KPXN-TV tower and handle UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary .
Where ION 30.1 comes from
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Works on any digital TV
KPXN-TV RF 24 · UHF
KPXN-TV's own transmitter.
Which way to point for ION around Los Angeles
Aim at the KPXN-TV tower , at the main tower site with most other stations.
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach, CA | north (11°) | 31 mi |
| Anaheim, CA | northwest (326°) | 31 mi |
| Santa Clarita, CA | east-southeast (118°) | 28 mi |
| Oxnard, CA | east (88°) | 65 mi |
| Glendale, CA | east-northeast (73°) | 11 mi |
| Torrance, CA | north-northeast (31°) | 32 mi |
| Simi Valley, CA | east (94°) | 39 mi |
The antenna you need for ION in Los Angeles
ION reaches ordinary TVs on UHF, so any antenna that picks up UHF will do. Close to the towers an indoor antenna by a window often works; farther out, height matters most: attic beats window, roof beats attic.
The best antenna for all of Los Angeles · VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary
More free channels from KPXN-TV
- 30.2 Court TV
- 30.3 Ion Plus
- 30.4 Laff
- 30.5 Game Show Central
- 30.6 Busted
- 30.8 HSN
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Questions about ION in Los Angeles
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Where this comes from
- Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
- Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
- Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
- Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).
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