What channel is Univision on antenna in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo?
Univision is channel 38.1 (KPMR).
It broadcasts on RF 21 (UHF), which any digital TV can receive.
Our terrain predictions put Univision on KPMR within antenna reach of about 53% of people in the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo market, and an indoor antenna is likely enough for about 34% (an estimate, not yet checked against real scans). Check your ZIP.
Updated from FCC data
Lost Univision? 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 Univision still doesn't appear, the antenna needs to point toward the KPMR tower and handle UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary .
Where Univision 38.1 comes from
Which way to point for Univision around Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo
Aim at the KPMR tower . It stands apart from the main tower site, so it may need its own aim.
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria, CA | southeast (136°) | 39 mi |
| Goleta, CA | northwest (317°) | 8 mi |
| Carpinteria, CA | west-northwest (290°) | 27 mi |
The antenna you need for Univision in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo
Univision 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 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo · 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 KPMR
- 38.3 UniMás
- 38.88 AltaVision
Other networks in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo
All 37 antenna channels in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo
Questions about Univision in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo
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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