What channel is Telemundo on antenna in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose?
Telemundo is channel 48.1 (KSTS).
It broadcasts on RF 19 (UHF), which any digital TV can receive.
Our terrain predictions put Telemundo on KSTS within antenna reach of about 80% of people in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose market, and an indoor antenna is likely enough for about 64% (an estimate, not yet checked against real scans). Check your ZIP.
Updated from FCC data
Lost Telemundo? 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 Telemundo still doesn't appear, the antenna needs to point toward the KSTS tower and handle UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary .
Where Telemundo 48.1 comes from
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Works on any digital TV
KSTS RF 19 · UHF
KSTS's own transmitter.
Which way to point for Telemundo around San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
Aim at the KSTS tower . It stands apart from the main tower site, so it may need its own aim.
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | north-northwest (347°) | 14 mi |
| Oakland, CA | southeast (134°) | 27 mi |
| Santa Rosa, CA | southeast (145°) | 80 mi |
| Richmond, CA | southeast (139°) | 41 mi |
The antenna you need for Telemundo in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
Telemundo 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 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose · 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 KSTS
- 48.2 TeleXitos
- 48.5 NBC True CRMZ
- 48.6 Oxygen
Other networks in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
Questions about Telemundo in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
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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