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KCOP-TV · channel 13.1

KCOP-TV is channel 13.1 (MyNetworkTV), a full-power station licensed to Los Angeles, CA. It now sends NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) A newer broadcast format. Older TVs can't decode it, so stations also send the old format from a partner station. More in the glossary , so ordinary TVs get its channels from partner stations.

Updated from FCC data

KCOP-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

  • 13.1 MyNetworkTV NextGen TV only
  • 13.2 network unknown NextGen TV only
  • 13.3 network unknown NextGen TV only

Which way to point your antenna for KCOP-TV

KCOP-TV transmits from its own site, apart from the main Los Angeles towers, so it may need a separate aim. It broadcasts on RF 13 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.

FromPointDistance
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 (74°) 11 mi
Torrance, CA north-northeast (31°) 32 mi
Simi Valley, CA east (94°) 39 mi

KCOP-TV transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
13 (VHF-high)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
120 kW
Antenna height
1785 m above sea level, 905 m above average terrain
Tower location
34.2247, -118.0642 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
33742
Licence on file
2024-02-20

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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).

Updated How we work this out