Eureka Local Channels: How to Watch Free & Without Cable

Last updated: September 21, 2026

Here is every local channel in the Eureka market, whether you can pull it in free with an antenna, and which live TV streaming services carry it. Click any channel for the full free-and-without-cable rundown.

ChannelAntenna (Free)Streaming services
ABC YesGood Fubo (free trial)
ABC KAEF · Ch 23 YesGood DirecTV Stream (free trial) Hulu + Live TV YouTube TV (free trial)
CBS KVIQ · Ch 14 YesGood Hulu + Live TV YouTube TV (free trial)
The CW KECA · Ch 29 YesGood YouTube TV (free trial)
FOX KBVU · Ch 28 YesGood DirecTV Stream (free trial) Fubo (free trial) Hulu + Live TV YouTube TV (free trial)
NBC KIEM · Ch 3 YesGood Fubo (free trial) Hulu + Live TV YouTube TV (free trial)

Antenna reception is free with a one-time antenna purchase. Services tagged “free trial” let you watch at no cost during the trial window; the rest require a paid subscription from day one.

Every Station in the Eureka Market

The streaming lineup above only covers the channels the live TV services carry. Over the air there is more: public television, independents, religious broadcasters and the low-power stations that carry the diginets. Here is the full market.

Local stations

StationWhat it carriesOwnerOn air since
KIEM-TV 3VHFNBCMarquee Broadcasting1953
KEET 13VHFPBSRedwood Empire Public Television, Inc.1969
KVIQ-LD 14UHFCBSMarquee Broadcasting1958
KAEF/K12JJ-D 23UHF23.1 ABC, 23.2 FoxSinclair Broadcast Group1987
KBVU 28UHFRoarSinclair Broadcast Group1994
KECA-LD 29UHF29.1 The CW, 29.2 MyNetworkTVSinclair Broadcast Group2014
KEUV-LD 35UHFUnivisionSinclair Broadcast Group1996

Defunct

StationWhat it carriesOwnerOn air since
KUVU-LP 9
KJRW 17UHFMarquee Broadcasting1958
KEMY-LP 33

Station details come from public FCC filings and each station’s own record. Subchannel lineups change more often than main channels do.

The Cheapest Way to Get All Four Networks in Eureka

An antenna is the only free answer, and in this market it gets you all of them. If you want them streamed instead, Hulu + Live TV at $82.99 a month is the cheapest service that carries every one of the 4 network stations here.

ServicePriceCarries all 4
Sling TV$45.99/mo0 of 4
DirecTV Stream$59.99/mo2 of 4
Fubo$79.99/mo3 of 4
Hulu + Live TV$82.99/moYes
YouTube TV$82.99/moYes

Prices are the current base plans and change often. Local carriage is checked at signup by ZIP code.

How Far Are the Eureka Transmitters?

Most of the dial transmits from within 12 miles, so a flat indoor antenna in a window facing the towers is usually enough. KEET, KIEM-TV broadcast on VHF, which the small flat antennas sold as "HDTV antennas" are bad at. Check the box says VHF and UHF.

StationDistanceDirectionBand
KEUV-LD Univisionlow power11 milessoutheastUHF
KEET PBSlow power11 milessoutheastVHF
KECA-LD 29.1 The CWlow power11 milessoutheastUHF
KAEF/K12JJ-D 23.1 ABClow power11 milessoutheastUHF
KJRWlow power12 milessoutheastUHF
KVIQ-LD CBSlow power12 milessoutheastUHF
KIEM-TV NBClow power12 milessoutheastVHF

Measured from downtown Eureka in a straight line. Hills, buildings and how high your antenna sits matter as much as the distance.

Sports in the Eureka Market

Regional sports networks carried here, which is where most local games actually live:

NetworkServices confirmed to carry it
NBC Sports Bay AreaFubo
NBC Sports CaliforniaFubo
NBC Sports California PlusFubo
NBC Sports California Plus 3Fubo

Eureka Market at a Glance

Market rank#196 of 210 US TV markets
Stations on the air10
Networks carried over the air9, including NBC, PBS, CBS, ABC, Fox, Roar, The CW, MyNetworkTV
Station groupsMarquee Broadcasting, Redwood Empire Public Television, Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group
Oldest stationon air since 1953
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