Twelve guides over three shooting days. Each row is one scene, with how long it takes to read.
Day 1Stations
01Los Angeles TV Channels: Every Free Over-the-Air StationThe TV stations you can get free with an antenna in Los Angeles, with the channel your TV shows, the RF channel behind it and the town on each FCC license, including the five big stations that broadcast on VHF.4 min02Los Angeles Radio Stations by Frequency: FM and AM Dial GuideThe Los Angeles FM and AM dial in order, with call letters, the town each FCC license names and what the stations say they play: public radio, jazz, classical, college radio, hit music, alternative rock, news and talk, and Chinese- and Korean-language AM.4 min03Public Radio and TV in Los Angeles: LAist, KCRW, KUSC, KPFK, PBS SoCal and MoreLos Angeles’s public and noncommercial broadcasters: two NPR stations, classical KUSC, jazz on KKJZ, listener-powered KPFK, student radio at KXLU, and PBS SoCal, KCET and KLCS on TV, with who holds each license.4 min04A Short History of Los Angeles Broadcasting: KNX, KTLA, KPFK and the MountainMilestones in Los Angeles radio and TV from the stations’ own records: KNX on the air since 1920 and all-news since 1968, KTLA as the first commercial TV station licensed west of the Mississippi, listener-powered KPFK from 1959, and the mountaintop towers that carry almost everything.4 minDay 2Reception
05The Best TV Antenna for Los Angeles: VHF, Mount Wilson and PlacementHow to choose and place a TV antenna in Los Angeles: why ABC7, KCAL, FOX 11 and KCOP need VHF, why line of sight to Mount Wilson matters, where to put it in an apartment or house, your legal right to install one and how to stay safe on the roof.4 min06TV Reception in the San Fernando Valley: Why It Is Different and How to Fix ItWhy antenna TV can be harder in parts of the San Fernando Valley, foothills and canyons, how to find a clear path toward Mount Wilson and the other transmitter peaks, and practical fixes from antenna height to VHF performance.4 min07How to Watch Los Angeles Local News Without CableThe free ways to watch L.A. local news: an antenna, NBC4’s free 24/7 streaming channel, FOX 11’s free FOX LOCAL app, the stations’ own apps and websites and PBS SoCal’s free PBS app, with step-by-step setup from the stations themselves.4 min08NextGen TV in Los Angeles: What ATSC 3.0 Means for Antenna ViewersWhat NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) adds to free TV in Los Angeles, why your current TV keeps working under the FCC’s simulcast rule, which equipment to buy, and what L.A.’s shared transmitters and VHF stations mean for the switch.4 minDay 3Languages & Coverage
09Spanish-Language TV and Radio in Los AngelesWhere to find news and entertainment in Spanish on Los Angeles TV and radio: Univision 34, Telemundo 52, UniMás’s KFTR, and the Spanish-language radio broadcasters on the FM and AM dial, checked against the FCC’s public files.4 min10Asian-Language TV and Radio in Los Angeles: Chinese, Korean and MoreWhere to find Chinese- and Korean-language radio in Los Angeles, from KAZN 1300 and KMRB 1430 to Radio Korea on AM 1540, plus the stations whose licenses and programming serve the city’s many language communities.4 min11Wildfire and Earthquake Alerts in Los Angeles: ShakeAlert, Red Flag Warnings, TV and RadioHow earthquake early warnings and wildfire warnings reach Los Angeles residents: USGS ShakeAlert on phones, NWS Red Flag Warnings, the Emergency Alert System on TV and radio, NOAA Weather Radio and why Mount Wilson matters during big fires.4 min12L.A. Traffic Reports on the Radio, and the Official Tools That Back Them UpWhere Los Angeles drivers get traffic: KNX’s all-news radio with its traffic reports, KFI’s talk and news, TV morning shows, and the official SoCal511 system with freeway travel times, incidents and cameras.4 min