Sacramento Local Channels: How to Watch Free & Without Cable
Last updated: September 21, 2026
Here is every local channel in the Sacramento 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.
| Channel | Antenna (Free) | Streaming services |
|---|---|---|
| ABC KXTV · Ch 10 | YesGood | DirecTV Stream (free trial) Fubo (free trial) Hulu + Live TV YouTube TV (free trial) |
| CBS KOVR · Ch 13 | YesGood | DirecTV Stream (free trial) Fubo (free trial) Hulu + Live TV YouTube TV (free trial) |
| FOX KTXL · Ch 40 | YesGood | DirecTV Stream (free trial) Fubo (free trial) Hulu + Live TV YouTube TV (free trial) |
| Univision KUVS · Ch 19 | YesGood | Fubo (free trial) |
| Telemundo KCSO · Ch 33 | YesGood | Fubo (free trial) |
| The CW KMAX · Ch 31 | YesGood | Fubo (free trial) Hulu + Live TV YouTube TV (free trial) |
| UniMás KTFK | YesGood | Fubo (free trial) |
| NBC KCRA · 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 Sacramento 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.
Full-power
| Station | What it carries | Owner | On air since |
|---|---|---|---|
| KCRA-TV 3UHF | NBC | Hearst Television | 1955 |
| KVIE 6VHF | PBS | KVIE, Inc. | 1959 |
| KXTV 10VHF | ABC | Tegna Inc., a subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group | 1955 |
| KOVR 13UHF | CBS | CBS News and Stations | 1954 |
| KUVS-DTUHF | 19.1 Univision, 64.2 UniMás | TelevisaUnivision | 1966 |
| KBSV 23UHF | Assyrian | Bet-Nahrain, Inc. | 1996 |
| KSPX-TVUHF | 29.1 Ion Television, 33.2 Telemundo | Ion Media | 1990 |
| KMAX-TV 31UHF | Independent | CBS News and Stations | 1974 |
| KTXL 40UHF | Fox | Nexstar Media Group | 1968 |
| KQCA 58UHF | The CW/MyNetworkTV | Hearst Television | 1986 |
| KTFK-DTUHF | 64.1 UniMás, 19.2 Univision | TelevisaUnivision | 1987 |
Low-power
| Station | What it carries | Owner | On air since |
|---|---|---|---|
| KBTV-CD 8UHF | Buzzr | Innovate Corp. | 1994 |
| KEZT-CDUHF | 23.1 Univision, 23.2 UniMás | TelevisaUnivision | 1997 |
| K20JX-D 27 | — | — | — |
| KFKK-LD 32 | Heartland | — | — |
| KCSO-LD / KMUM-CD 33 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | — |
| KACA-LD 34 | Daystar | — | — |
| K04QR-D 38 | — | — | — |
| KBIS-LD 38 | — | — | — |
| KAHC-LD 43 | LATV | — | — |
| KFTY-LD 45 | — | — | — |
| KFMS-LD 47 | — | — | — |
| KSAO-LD 49UHF | — | Bridge Media Networks | 1989 |
| K12XJ-D 49 | — | — | — |
Defunct
| Station | What it carries | Owner | On air since |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAZV-LP 14 | — | AZV Video Production, Inc. | 1996 |
| KTVU 36 | — | San Joaquin Telecasters | 1953 |
| KCCC-TV 40 | — | Capital City TV Corporation | 1953 |
| KVUE 40 | — | Capitol Television Company | 1959 |
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 Sacramento
An antenna is the only free answer, and in this market it gets you all of them. If you want them streamed instead, Fubo at $79.99 a month is the cheapest service that carries every one of the 4 network stations here.
| Service | Price | Carries all 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Sling TV | $45.99/mo | 0 of 4 |
| DirecTV Stream | $59.99/mo | 3 of 4 |
| Fubo | $79.99/mo | Yes |
| Hulu + Live TV | $82.99/mo | Yes |
| YouTube TV | $82.99/mo | Yes |
Prices are the current base plans and change often. Local carriage is checked at signup by ZIP code.
How Far Are the Sacramento Transmitters?
Most of the dial transmits from within 24 miles, which is attic or outdoor antenna territory for the full lineup. An indoor antenna will pull in the closest stations and miss the rest. 1 station transmit from farther out, up to 53 miles, and those are the ones you lose first in bad weather. KVIE, KXTV broadcast on VHF, which the small flat antennas sold as "HDTV antennas" are bad at. Check the box says VHF and UHF.
| Station | Distance | Direction | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEZT-CD 23.1 Univisionlow power | 1 miles | southeast | UHF |
| KBTV-CD Buzzrlow power | 1 miles | southeast | UHF |
| KCCC-TVlow power | 4 miles | northwest | — |
| KVIE PBS | 21 miles | south | VHF |
| KTXL Fox | 21 miles | south | UHF |
| KQCA The CW/MyNetworkTV | 22 miles | south | UHF |
| KCRA-TV NBC | 22 miles | south | UHF |
| KSPX-TV 29.1 Ion Television | 23 miles | south | UHF |
| KTFK-DT 64.1 UniMás | 24 miles | south | UHF |
| KMAX-TV Independent | 24 miles | south | UHF |
| KOVR CBS | 24 miles | south | UHF |
| KXTV ABC | 24 miles | south | VHF |
| KUVS-DT 19.1 Univision | 53 miles | southeast | UHF |
| KTVUlow power | 55 miles | south | — |
| KAZV-LPlow power | 77 miles | south | — |
Measured from downtown Sacramento in a straight line. Hills, buildings and how high your antenna sits matter as much as the distance.
Sports in the Sacramento Market
Teams that call this market home, with the full breakdown of where each game airs:
- Athletics (MLB)
- Sacramento Kings (NBA)
Regional sports networks carried here, which is where most local games actually live:
| Network | Services confirmed to carry it |
|---|---|
| NBC Sports Bay Area | Fubo and Hulu + Live TV |
| NBC Sports California | Fubo and Hulu + Live TV |
| NBC Sports California Plus | Fubo |
| NBC Sports California Plus 3 | Fubo |
Sacramento Market at a Glance
| Market rank | #20 of 210 US TV markets |
| Stations on the air | 28 |
| Networks carried over the air | 16, including NBC, PBS, ABC, CBS, Univision, UniMás, Assyrian, Ion Television |
| Station groups | Hearst Television, KVIE, Inc., Tegna Inc., a subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, CBS News and Stations, TelevisaUnivision, Bet-Nahrain, Inc. |
| Oldest station | on air since 1953 |