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KCBA · channel 35.1

KCBA is channel 35.1 (The CW), a full-power station licensed to Salinas, CA.

Updated from FCC data

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

  • 35.1 The CW
  • 35.2 Court TV
  • 35.3 Ion Plus
  • 35.6 Confess by Nosey

Which way to point your antenna for KCBA

KCBA transmits from the main Monterey-Salinas tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 11 ( 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
Salinas, CA east-northeast (58°) 9 mi
Santa Cruz, CA east-southeast (117°) 33 mi
Soledad, CA north-northwest (335°) 24 mi
Greenfield, CA north-northwest (334°) 33 mi

KCBA 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
11 (VHF-high)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
19.75 kW
Antenna height
1015 m above sea level, 726 m above average terrain
Tower location
36.7561, -121.5028 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
14867
Licence on file
2020-06-11

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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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