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KRCA · channel 62.1

KRCA is channel 62.1 (Estrella TV), a full-power station licensed to Riverside, CA.

Updated from FCC data

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

  • 62.1 Estrella TV

Which way to point your antenna for KRCA

KRCA transmits from the main Los Angeles tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 7 ( 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 (73°) 11 mi
Torrance, CA north-northeast (31°) 32 mi
Simi Valley, CA east (94°) 39 mi

KRCA 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
7 (VHF-high)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
50 kW
Antenna height
1877 m above sea level, 978 m above average terrain
Tower location
34.2269, -118.0669 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
22161
Licence on file
2025-01-28

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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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