Further information: Media in the San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area is currently defined by Nielsen Media Research as the tenth-largest television market in the United States, with all of the major U.S. television networks having affiliates serving the region. All but one of the major network affiliates are directly owned by the networks. KRON-TV had been the one exception when it was a primary, and later secondary, MyNetworkTV affiliate. It's now exclusively affiliated with The CW and is owned by CW majority-owner Nexstar Media Group.
Despite the fact that Philo Farnsworth first demonstrated fully electronic television in San Francisco in 1928, there were no experimental prewar television stations broadcasting in the Bay Area. KPIX, California's first television station, started broadcasts in 1948, with KRON and KGO soon following suit. Until 1952, the FCC had allocated only 6 television channels to the Bay Area, but in 1954 KSAN began transmitting on UHF channel 32 and KQED began educational programming on channel 9. By 1956, the Sacramento area had KCRA, KBET KOVR, and KCCC on the air, the San Jose area had KSBW and KNTV, and San Francisco had KRON, KPIX, KGO, KQED, and KSAN broadcasting. The ownership and programming of these stations has changed significantly over the decades, but most of these channel assignments and call signs remain the same. With the conversion from analog NTSC to digital ATSC broadcast modulation in 2009 and the subsequent "repacking" of the frequency assignments, only KSBW, KICU, and KMTP (originally KSAN) have kept their original RF channel. For branding and audience-familiarity reasons, most broadcasters have kept their virtual channel numbers through all the transitions.
Thanks to the sub-channels that are enabled by ATSC modulation, over 350 channels broadcast on the 33 RF frequencies allocated for digital television may be received within the Bay Area (UHF channels 16 and 17 are allocated for T-band business radio). Television stations whose terrestrial broadcast signals can be received in the San Francisco Bay Area include:
| Callsign | Owner | City of License | VC | RF | Power (kW ERP) | Antenna Location & Height (ft. HAAT) | Network | Notes* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAXT-CD | Weigel Broadcasting | San Francisco, San Jose | 1-1 | 22.8 | 15 | Mount Allison @ 1926 ft. | Catchy Comedy | |
| KTVU | Fox Television Stations | Oakland | 2-1 | 7.1377 | 50 | Sutro Tower @ 1664 ft. | FOX | ATSC-3 / 4K resolution |
| 2-1 | 31.3 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1680 ft. | FOX | "KTVU Fox 2" | |||
| 2-2 | 31.4 | FOX Weather | "FOXWX" | |||||
| 2-3 | 31.5 | Movies! | ||||||
| 2-4 | 31.6 | Buzzr | ||||||
| San Jose | 2-1 | 26.3 | 2 | Monument Peak @ 2149 ft. | FOX | "KTVU Fox 2" | ||
| 2-2 | 26.4 | FOX Weather | ||||||
| 2-3 | 26.5 | Movies! | ||||||
| 2-4 | 26.6 | Buzzr | ||||||
| KCRA | Hearst Television | Sacramento | 3-1 | 35.1 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1900 ft. | NBC | |
| 3-2 | 35.2 | MeTV | ||||||
| 3-3 | 35.3 | Story Television | ||||||
| 3-4 | 35.6 | QVC2 | ||||||
| KURK-LD | One Ministries | San Francisco | 3-1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | Mt. Tamalpais @ 2156 ft. | theDove TV | |
| 3-2 | 3.2 | CMC-USA | ||||||
| 3-3 | 3.1 | CMC | ||||||
| 3-4 | 3.4 | Ace TV | ||||||
| 3-5 | 3.5 | Blues Television Network | "BTN" | |||||
| 3-6 | 3.6 | Family Channel | ||||||
| 3-7 | 3.7 | Retro TV | ||||||
| 3-8 | 3.8 | KTSF | ||||||
| 3-9 | 3.9 | Heartland | ||||||
| 3-10 | 3.10 | AUN | ||||||
| KRON | Nexstar Media Group | San Francisco | 4-1 | 7.1376 | 50 | Sutro Tower @ 1664 ft. | The CW | ATSC-3 / 4K resolution |
| 4-1 | 31.7 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1680 ft. | The CW | KTVU transmitter | |||
| 4-2 | 13.8 | 95 | San Bruno Mountain @ 1375 ft. | Antenna TV | KNTV transmitter | |||
| 4-3 | 28.9 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1609 ft. | Rewind TV | KPYX transmitter | |||
| 4-4 | 28.10 | TBD | ||||||
| 4-5 | 12.7 | 47 | Sutro Tower @ 1708 ft. | Defy | KGO-TV transmitter | |||
| KPIX | CBS News and Stations | San Francisco | 5-1 | 7.1379 | 50 | Sutro Tower @ 1664 ft. | CBS | ATSC-3 / 4K resolution |
| 5-1 | 29.1 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1679 ft. | CBS | "CBS Bay Area" | |||
| 5-2 | 29.2 | Start TV | ||||||
| 5-3 | 29.3 | Dabl | ||||||
| 5-4 | 29.4 | Fave TV | ||||||
| 5-5 | 29.5 | Comet | ||||||
| KBKF-LD | Venture Technologies Group | San Jose | 6-1 | 6.1 | 2 | Loma Prieta @ 2549 ft. | Air1 | FM radio station at 87.7 MHz |
| 6-2 | 6.2 | UChannel | ATSC-3 | |||||
| KFMY-LD | One Ministries | Petaluma | 6-1 | 6.1 | .1 | Sonoma Mountain @ 1331 ft. | theDove TV | |
| 6-2 | 6.2 | CMC-USA | ||||||
| 6-3 | 6.3 | CMC | ||||||
| 6-4 | 6.4 | Ace TV | ||||||
| 6-5 | 6.5 | Blues Television Network | "BTN" | |||||
| 6-6 | 6.6 | Family Channel | ||||||
| 6-7 | 6.7 | Retro TV | ||||||
| 6-8 | 6.8 | KTSF | ||||||
| 6-9 | 6.9 | Heartland | ||||||
| 6-10 | 6.10. | AUN | ||||||
| 30-1 | 6.11 | Estrella TV | ||||||
| KVIE | KVIE, Inc. | Sacramento | 6-1 | 9.1 | 35 | Walnut Grove @ 1958 ft. | PBS | |
| 6-2 | 9.2 | PBS | "KVIE2" | |||||
| 6-3 | 9.3 | PBS World | ||||||
| 6-4 | 9.4 | PBS Kids | ||||||
| KGO-TV | ABC Owned Television Stations | San Francisco | 7-1 | 7.138 | 50 | Sutro Tower @ 1664 ft. | ABC | ATSC-3 / 4K resolution |
| 7-1 | 12.3 | 47 | Sutro Tower @ 1708 ft. | ABC | "ABC7" | |||
| 7-2 | 12.4 | Localish | ||||||
| 7-3 | 12.5 | Charge! | ||||||
| 7-4 | 12.6 | HSN | "HSN" | |||||
| San Jose | 7-1 | 35.3 | 12 | Mount Allison @ 1959 ft. | ABC | "ABC7" | ||
| 7-2 | 35.4 | Localish | ||||||
| 7-3 | 35.5 | Charge! | ||||||
| 7-4 | 35.4 | HSN | ||||||
| KBTV-CD | Innovate Corp. | Sacramento | 8-1 | 27.1 | 15 | Downtown Sacramento @ 285 ft. | Buzzr | |
| 8-2 | 27.2 | Crossings TV | Asian Multilingual | |||||
| 8-3 | 27.3 | SonLife Broadcasting Network | "SBN" | |||||
| 8-4 | 27.4 | 365BLK | ||||||
| 8-5 | 27.5 | Defy | ||||||
| 8-7 | 27.7 | Outlaw | ||||||
| KQSL | One Ministries | Cloverdale | 8-1 | 8.1 | 26 | Cloverdale @ 2441 ft. | TLN | |
| 8-2 | 8.2 | Daystar | ||||||
| KSBW | Hearst Television | Salinas | 8-1 | 8.1 | 20.6 | Fremont Peak @ 2493 ft. | NBC | |
| 8-2 | 8.2 | ABC | "Central Coast ABC" | |||||
| 8-3 | 8.3 | Estrella TV | "Estrella Costa Central" | |||||
| 8-4 | 8.4 | Story Television | ||||||
| 8-5 | 8.5 | Nosey | ||||||
| KQED | KQED, Inc. | San Francisco | 9-1 | 30.1 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1679 ft. | PBS | |
| 9-2 | 30.2 | PBS | "KQED Plus" | |||||
| 9-3 | 30.3 | PBS World | ||||||
| 9-4 | 30.4 | PBS Kids | ||||||
| KXTV | Tegna Inc. | Sacramento | 10-1 | 10.1 | 28.6 | Walnut Grove @ 2008 ft. | ABC | "ABC10" |
| 10-2 | 10.2 | True Crime Network | ||||||
| 10-3 | 10.3 | Grit | ||||||
| 10-4 | 10.4 | Ion Mystery | ||||||
| 10-5 | 10.5 | Quest | ||||||
| 10-6 | 10.6 | The Nest | ||||||
| 10-7 | 10.7 | Confess | ||||||
| 10-8 | 10.8 | blank | ||||||
| 10-9 | 10.9 | Shop LC | ||||||
| KNTV | NBC Owned Television Stations | San Francisco | 11-1 | 7.1378 | 50 | Sutro Tower @ 1664 ft. | NBC | ATSC-3 / 4K resolution |
| 11-1 | 13.3 | 95 | San Bruno Mountain @ 1375 ft. | NBC | "NBC Bay Area" | |||
| 11-2 | 13.4 | Cozi TV | ||||||
| 11-3 | 19.5 | 500 | Mount Allison @ 2306 ft. | NBC | KSTS transmitter | |||
| 11-4 | 19.6 | Cozi TV | KSTS transmitter | |||||
| 11-5 | 13.7 | 95 | San Bruno Mountain @ 1375 ft. | NBC American Crimes | ||||
| KPJC-LD | Jeff Chang | San Francisco | 12-1 | 11.1 | .07 | San Bruno Mountain @ 1170 ft. | News of the World | |
| 12-2 | 11.2 | RVTV | ||||||
| 12-3 | 11.3 | Infomercials | ||||||
| 12-4 | 11.4 | OnTV4U | ||||||
| 12-5 | 11.5 | American Country Network | ||||||
| KOVR | CBS News and Stations | Stockton | 13-1 | 25.1 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1998 ft. | CBS | "CBS Sacramento" |
| 13-2 | 25.2 | Start TV | ||||||
| 13-3 | 25.3 | Dabl | ||||||
| 13-4 | 25.4 | Fave TV | ||||||
| 13-5 | 25.5 | Catchy Comedy | ||||||
| KDTV | TelevisaUnivision | San Francisco | 14-1 | 7.1381 | 50 | Sutro Tower @ 1664 ft. | Univision | ATSC-3 / 4K resolution |
| 14-1 | 20.1 | 475 | Mount Allison @ 2301 ft. | Univision | "Univision 14" | |||
| 14-3 | 20.3 | GetTV | ||||||
| 14-4 | 20.4 | Ion Mystery | ||||||
| KQTA-LD | One Ministries | San Francisco | 15-1 | 14.5 | 15 | Sutro Tower @ 1574 ft. | Jewelry TV | KDTS-LD Multiplex |
| 15-2 | 14.6 | KQSL | ||||||
| 15-3 | 14.7 | Crossings TV | ||||||
| 15-4 | 14.8 | MBC America | ||||||
| 15-5 | 14.9 | Newsmax2 | ||||||
| 15-7 | 14.18 | K-Love audio | ||||||
| KZHD-LD | One Ministries | Rohnert Park | 15-1 | 22.5 | 2.6 | Sonoma Mountain @ 1331 ft. | Jewelry TV | |
| 15-2 | 22.6 | KQSL | ||||||
| 15-3 | 22.7 | Crossings TV | ||||||
| 15-4 | 22.8 | MBC America | ||||||
| 15-5 | 22.9 | Newsmax2 | ||||||
| 15-7 | 22.18 | K-Love audio | ||||||
| 30-1 | 22.4 | Estrella TV | ||||||
| K15CU | NBC Owned Television Stations | Salinas | 15-1 | 15.3 | 5.74 | Fremont Peak @ 2182 ft. | Cozi TV | |
| 15-2 | 15.4 | TeleXitos | ||||||
| 15-3 | 15.5 | NBC American Crimes | ||||||
| KSCZ-LD | Venture Technologies Group | San Jose, San Francisco | 16-1 | 23.3 | 15 | Mount Allison @ 2263 ft. | KDHL | |
| 16-2 | 23.4 | VCAL | "Hahn Le" | |||||
| 16-3 | 23.5 | VietSky | ||||||
| 16-4 | 23.6 | VLife | ||||||
| 16-5 | 23.7 | QHTV | ||||||
| 16-6 | 23.8 | NetViet | ||||||
| 16-7 | 23.9 | AWM-TV | ||||||
| 16-8 | 23.10 | VBS | KJLA 57.6 | |||||
| 16-9 | 23.11 | UChannel | ||||||
| 16-10 | 23.12 | VNA-TV | ||||||
| 16-11 | 23.13 | SBTN | KJLA 57.22 | |||||
| 16-12 | 23.14 | IBC-TV | ||||||
| 16-14 | 23.15 | Viet Vegas TV | ||||||
| 16-15 | 23.16 | Ventana TV | ||||||
| 16-16 | 23.17 | VietMedia TV | ||||||
| 16-17 | 23.18 | ChidaTV | ||||||
| KQSL-LD | One Ministries | San Rafael | 17-1 | 4.1 | 3 | Mt. Tamalpais @ 2156 ft. | theDove TV | |
| 17-2 | 4.2 | CMC-USA | ||||||
| 17-3 | 4.3 | CMC-USA | ||||||
| 17-4 | 4.4 | Ace TV | ||||||
| 17-5 | 4.5 | Blues Television Network | "BTN" | |||||
| 17-6 | 4.6 | Family Channel | ||||||
| 17-7 | 4.7 | Retro TV | ||||||
| 17-9 | 4.9 | Heartland | ||||||
| 17-10 | 4.10 | AUN | ||||||
| 26-2 | 4.8 | KTSF | ||||||
| K14TG | One Ministries | Monterey | 17-1 | 14.1 | 3 | Hidden Mesa @ 493 ft. | KQSL | |
| 17-2 | 14.2 | Ion Plus | ||||||
| 17-3 | 14.3 | Family Channel | ||||||
| 17-4 | 14.4 | Grit | ||||||
| 17-5 | 14.5 | theDove TV | ||||||
| 17-6 | 14.6 | Daystar | ||||||
| KMPX-LD | CNZ Communications | Petaluma | 18-1 | 21.3 | 15 | San Bruno Mountain @ 1312 ft. | ShopHQ | KCNZ-CD Multiplex |
| KUVS | TelevisaUnivision | Modesto | 19-1 | 18.1 | 500 | Angels Camp @ 1821 ft. | Univision | "Univision 19" |
| 19-2 | 26.2 | 850 | Walnut Grove @ 1952 ft. | |||||
| 19-4 | 18.4 | 500 | Angels Camp @ 1821 ft. | Ion Mystery | ||||
| KBNY-LD | Bridge News LLC | Monterey | 19-1 | 29.4 | 15 | Mt. Toro @ 2189 ft. | ShopHQ | |
| 19-2 | 29.2 | Infomercials | ||||||
| 19-3 | 29.5 | Best of ShopHQ | ||||||
| KOFY-TV | CNZ Communications | San Francisco | 20-1 | 21.7 | 15 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1312 ft. | Merit Street | KCNZ-CD Multiplex |
| 20-2 | 21.8 | Grit | ||||||
| 20-3 | 21.6 | Positiv | ||||||
| 20-7 | 21.14 | RVTV | ||||||
| 20-8 | 21.10 | Fun Roads | ||||||
| KRCB | Rural California Broadcasting Corp. | Cotati | 22-1 | 5.1 | 18.6 | Sutro Tower @ 1520 ft. | PBS | |
| 22-2 | 5.2 | Create | "KRCB-C" | |||||
| 22-3 | 5.3 | NHK World | ||||||
| KLFB-LD | Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc. | Salinas | 22-1 | 22.3 | 15 | Mt. Toro @ 2443 ft. | 3ABN | |
| 22-2 | 22.4 | 3ABN Proclaim | ||||||
| 22-3 | 22.5 | blank | ||||||
| 22-4 | 22.6 | 3ABN Latino | ||||||
| 22-5 | 22.7 | 3ABN Kids | ||||||
| 22-7 | 22.9 | 3ABN Radio | ||||||
| 22-8 | 22.10 | 3ABN Radio Latino | ||||||
| 22-9 | 22.11 | Radio 74 Internationale | ||||||
| 22-10 | 22.12 | 3ABN Music Radio | ||||||
| KMUV-LD | News-Press & Gazette Company | Monterey | 23-1 | 32.5 | 46 | Mount Toro @ 2487 ft. | Telemundo | |
| 23-1 | 23.3 | 15 | Fremont Peak @ 2258 ft. | |||||
| 23-2 | 23.6 | Dabl | ||||||
| KMMC-LD | Major Market Broadcasting | San Francisco | 24-1 | 14.16 | 15 | Sutro Tower @ 1574 ft. | Diya TV | |
| 24-7 | 14.15 | OAN Plus | ||||||
| 24-8 | 14.13 | AWE Plus | ||||||
| 26-11 | 14.10 | KTSF | ||||||
| 30-1 | 14.11 | Estrella TV | ||||||
| 30-2 | 14.12 | Infomerciales en español | ||||||
| 30-6 | 14.14 | VBS | KJLA 57.6 | |||||
| KAAP-LD | Major Market Broadcasting | Santa Cruz | 24-1 | 24.9 | .55 | Monument Peak @ 1783 ft. | Diya TV | |
| 24-3 | 24.3 | Antenna TV | ||||||
| 24-6 | 24.1 | VBS | KJLA 57.6 | |||||
| 24-7 | 24.10 | OAN Plus | ||||||
| 24-8 | 24.11 | AWE Plus | ||||||
| 24-10 | 24.5 | Jewelry TV | ||||||
| 24-11 | 24.2 | QVC | ||||||
| 24-12 | 24.4 | QVC2 | ||||||
| 30-1 | 24.1 | Estrella TV | ||||||
| KQET | Watsonville | 25-1 | 25.1 | 81 | Fremont Peak @ 2292 ft. | KQED | ||
| KQET | Watsonville | 25-2 | 25.2 | 81 | Fremont Peak @ 2292 ft. | KQED+ | ||
| KQET | Watsonville | 25-3 | 25.3 | 81 | Fremont Peak @ 2292 ft. | PBS World | ||
| KQET | Watsonville | 25-4 | 25.4 | 81 | Fremont Peak @ 2292 ft. | PBS Kids | ||
| KTSF | San Francisco | 26-1 | 20.5 | 475 | Mt. Allison @ 2306 ft. | Asian
"|Shares with KDTV, KDTS" | ||
| KTSF | San Francisco | 26-2 | 4.8 | 475 | Mt. Allison @ 2306 ft. | KTSF
"|Shares with KDTV, KDTS" | ||
| KTSF | San Francisco | 26-3 | 2.8 | 475 | Mt. Allison @ 2306 ft. | KTSF | "26-3" | |
| KTSF | San Francisco | 26-3 | 20.6 | 475 | Mt. Allison @ 2306 ft. | MBC
"|Shares with KDTV, KDTS" | ||
| KTSF | San Francisco | 26-4 | 475 | Mt. Allison @ 2306 ft. | OMI.8
"|Shares with KDTV, KDTS" | |||
| KTSF | San Francisco | 26-5 | 20.7 | 475 | Mt. Allison @ 2306 ft. | Vietday
"|Shares with KDTV, KDTS" | ||
| KTSF | San Francisco | 26-6 | 20.8 | 475 | Mt. Allison @ 2306 ft. | VSTV
"|Shares with KDTV, KDTS" | ||
| KTSF | San Francisco | 26-11 | 14.10 | 475 | Mt. Allison @ 2306 ft. | KDTS
"|Shares with KDTV, KDTS" | ||
| JKMMC | San Francisco | 26-11 | 14 | KDTS | ||||
| KUKR | One Ministries | Santa Rosa | 27-1 | 26.1 | 1 | NE of Santa Rosa @ 883 ft. | Dove TV | |
| KUKR | One Ministries | Santa Rosa | 27-2 | 26.2 | 1 | NE of Santa Rosa @ 883 ft. | CMC-USA | |
| KUKR | One Ministries | Santa Rosa | 27-3 | 26.3 | 1 | NE of Santa Rosa @ 883 ft. | CMC | |
| KUKR | One Ministries | Santa Rosa | 27-4 | 26.4 | 1 | NE of Santa Rosa @ 883 ft. | KQSL-TV | |
| KUKR | One Ministries | Santa Rosa | 27-5 | 26.5 | 1 | NE of Santa Rosa @ 883 ft. | Blues | |
| KUKR | One Ministries | Santa Rosa | 27-6 | 26.6 | 1 | NE of Santa Rosa @ 883 ft. | Daystar | |
| KUKR | One Ministries | Santa Rosa | 27-7 | 26.7 | 1 | NE of Santa Rosa @ 883 ft. | AUN | |
| KUKR | One Ministries | Santa Rosa | 27-8 | 26.8 | 1 | NE of Santa Rosa @ 883 ft. | KTSF | |
| KUKR | One Ministries | Santa Rosa | 27-9 | 26.9 | 1 | NE of Santa Rosa @ 883 ft. | Heartland | |
| KUKR | One Ministries | Santa Rosa | 27-10 | 26.10 | 1 | NE of Santa Rosa @ 883 ft. | Dot10 | |
| KYMB | Monterey | 27-1 | 27.1 | 8 | Mt. Toro @ 1290 ft. | ME-TV | ||
| KYMB | Monterey | 27-2 | 27.2 | 8 | Mt. Toro @ 1290 ft. | MGM-This | ||
| KYMB | Monterey | 27-3 | 27.3 | 8 | Mt. Toro @ 1290 ft. | Get TV | ||
| KYMB | Monterey | 27-4 | 27.4 | 8 | Mt. Toro @ 1290 ft. | Buzzr | ||
| KYMB | Monterey | 27-5 | 27.5 | 8 | Mt. Toro @ 1290 ft. | SBN | ||
| KYMB | Monterey | 27-6 | 27.6 | 8 | Mt. Toro @ 1290 ft. | Country Net | ||
| KCNZ | San Francisco | 28-1 | 21.1 | 15 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1345 ft. | LATV | ||
| KCNZ | San Francisco | 28-2 | 21.2 | 15 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1345 ft. | Majestad | ||
| KCNZ | San Francisco | 28-4 | 21.4 | 15 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1345 ft. | SINO | ||
| KCNZ | San Francisco | 28-5 | 21.5 | 15 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1345 ft. | CRTV | ||
| KCNZ | San Francisco | 28-6 | 21.6 | 15 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1345 ft. | ShopLC | ||
| KCNZ | San Francisco | 28-7 | 21.7 | 15 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1345 ft. | Majestad | ||
| KDTV | Santa Rosa | 28-1 | 21.1 | 11 | N of Calistoga @ 3012 ft. | Univision | ||
| KDTV | Santa Rosa | 28-2 | 21.2 | 11 | N of Calistoga @ 3012 ft. | TeleFutura | ||
| KDTV | Santa Rosa | 28-3 | 21.3 | 11 | N of Calistoga @ 3012 ft. | Get TV | ||
| KDTV | Santa Rosa | 28-4 | 21.4 | 11 | N of Calistoga @ 3012 ft. | ION Mystery | ||
| KDTV | Santa Rosa | 28-5 | 21.5 | 11 | N of Calistoga @ 3012 ft. | True Crime | ||
| KSPX | Sacramento | 29-1 | 21.1 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1459 ft. | Ion | ||
| KSPX | Sacramento | 29-2 | 21.2 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1459 ft. | Qubo | ||
| KSPX | Sacramento | 29-3 | 21.3 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1459 ft. | Ion Life | ||
| KSPX | Sacramento | 29-4 | 21.4 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1459 ft. | Shop TV | ||
| KSPX | Sacramento | 29-5 | 21.5 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1459 ft. | QVC | ||
| KSPX | Sacramento | 29-6 | 21.6 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1459 ft. | HomeShopping | ||
| KMMC | San Francisco | 30-1 | 14.1 | Estrella | "KMMC-LD" | |||
| KMMC | San Francisco | 30-1 | 22 | Estrella | "KMMC-LD" | |||
| KMMC | San Francisco | 30-2 | 22 | Novisms | ||||
| KMMC | San Francisco | 30-6 | 14.1 | VBS | ||||
| KMMC | San Francisco | 30-6 | 22 | VBS | ||||
| KMAX | Sacramento | 31-1 | 24.1 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1939 ft. | CW | ||
| KMAX | Sacramento | 31-2 | 24.2 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1939 ft. | LAFF TV | ||
| KMAX | Sacramento | 31-3 | 24.3 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1939 ft. | Comet TV | ||
| KMAX | Sacramento | 31-4 | 24.4 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1939 ft. | Stadium | ||
| KMAX | Sacramento | 31-5 | 24.5 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1939 ft. | Circle Net | ||
| KMTP | San Francisco | 32-1 | 32.1 | 15 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1345 ft. | News-Arts | ||
| KFKK | Stockton | 32-1 | 32.1 | 5 | Modesto @ 341 ft. | ? | ||
| KSTV | Sacramento | 32-1 | 32.1 | 15 | Folsom @ 354 ft. | LATV | ||
| KSTV | Sacramento | 32-2 | 32.2 | 15 | Folsom @ 354 ft. | Jewelry TV | ||
| KCSO | Sacramento | 33-1 | 3.1 | 3 | Walnut Grove @ 1673 ft. | Telemundo | ||
| KCSO | Sacramento | 33-3 | 3.2 | 3 | Walnut Grove @ 1673 ft. | Telexitos | ||
| KCSO | Sacramento | 33-4 | 3.3 | 3 | Walnut Grove @ 1673 ft. | Light TV | ||
| KDJT | Salinas | 33-1 | 26.1 | 15 | Fremont Peak @ 2431 ft. | UniMas | ||
| KMMW | Stockton | 33-1 | 14.1 | 6 | S of San Andreas @ 1909 ft. | Telemundo | ||
| KMMW | Stockton | 33-3 | 14.3 | 6 | S of San Andreas @ 1909 ft. | Telexitos | ||
| KMMW | Stockton | 33-4 | 14.4 | 6 | S of San Andreas @ 1909 ft. | Light TV | ||
| KSPX | Sacramento | 33-2 | 21.9 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1459 ft. | Telemundo | ||
| KACA | Modesto | 34-1 | 34.1 | 10 | W of Ripon @ 440 ft. | Daystar | ||
| KEZT | Sacramento | 34-1 | 34.1 | 15 | Downtown Sacto @ 276 ft. | Univision | ||
| KEZT | Sacramento | 34-2 | 34.2 | 15 | Downtown Sacto @ 276 ft. | UniMas | ||
| KEZT | Sacramento | 34-3 | 34.3 | 15 | Downtown Sacto @ 276 ft. | Bounce | ||
| KEZT | Sacramento | 34-4 | 34.4 | 15 | Downtown Sacto @ 276 ft. | Escape TV | ||
| KCBA | Salinas | 35-1 | 11.3 | 20 | Fremont Peak @ 2362 ft. | CW | ||
| KCBA | Salinas | 35-2 | 11.4 | 20 | Fremont Peak @ 2362 ft. | Newsy | ||
| KCBA | Salinas | 35-3 | 11.5 | 20 | Fremont Peak @ 2362 ft. | Defy | ||
| KCBA | Salinas | 35-4 | 11.6 | 20 | Fremont Peak @ 2362 ft. | ION | ||
| K30OM | Monterey | 36-1 | 30.3 | 5 | Fremont Peak @ 2189 ft. | Independent | ||
| K30OM | Monterey | 36-2 | 30.4 | 5 | Fremont Peak @ 2189 ft. | KEMS-Korean | ||
| K30OM | Monterey | 36-3 | 30.5 | 5 | Fremont Peak @ 2189 ft. | FoxWeather | ||
| K30OM | Monterey | 36-4 | 30.6 | 5 | Fremont Peak @ 2189 ft. | Decades | ||
| K30OM | Monterey | 36-5 | 30.7 | 5 | Fremont Peak @ 2189 ft. | TheGrio | ||
| KICU | San Jose | 36-1 | 36.3 | 860 | Monument Pk @ 2257 ft. | KTVU+ | ||
| KICU | San Jose | 36-2 | 36.4 | 860 | Monument Pk @ 2257 ft. | KBSA | ||
| KICU | San Jose | 36-3 | 36.5 | 860 | Monument Pk @ 2257 ft. | Nosey | ||
| KICU | San Jose | 36-4 | 36.6 | 860 | Monument Pk @ 2257 ft. | Catchy Comedy | ||
| KICU | San Jose | 36-5 | 36.7 | 860 | Monument Pk @ 2257 ft. | TheGrio | ||
| K31OL | Salinas | 38-1 | 31.3 | 3 | Mt. Toro @ 2188 ft. | Monterey Cty Ed. | ||
| K31OL | Salinas | 38-2 | 31.4 | 3 | Mt. Toro @ 2188 ft. | ESNE | ||
| KCNS | San Francisco | 38-1 | 32.1 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1680 ft. | Shop LC | ||
| KCNS | San Francisco | 38-2 | 32.2 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1680 ft. | RNN-TV | "Skylink" | |
| KCNS | San Francisco | 38-4 | 32.4 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1680 ft. | Estrella | "SBN" | |
| KCNS | San Francisco | 38-5 | 32.5 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1680 ft. | NTD-TV | ||
| KCNS | San Francisco | 38-6 | 32.6 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1680 ft. | CRTV | "NTD Eng" | |
| KMMD | Salinas | 39-1 | 28.3 | 12 | Mt. Toro @ 2431 ft. | CourtTV | ||
| KMMD | Salinas | 39-2 | 28.4 | 12 | Mt. Toro @ 2431 ft. | Bounce TV | ||
| KMMD | Salinas | 39-3 | 28.8 | 12 | Mt. Toro @ 2431 ft. | Grit | ||
| KMMD | Salinas | 39-4 | 28.6 | 12 | Mt. Toro @ 2431 ft. | LAFF | ||
| KMMD | Salinas | 39-5 | 28.7 | 12 | Mt. Toro @ 2431 ft. | Mystery | ||
| KMMD | Salinas | 39-6 | 28.5 | 12 | Mt. Toro @ 2431 ft. | MariaVS | ||
| KMMD | Salinas | 39-7 | 28.1 | 12 | Mt. Toro @ 2431 ft. | CRTV | ||
| KMMD | Salinas | 39-10 | 28.11 | 12 | Mt. Toro @ 2431 ft. | MariaVS | ||
| KMMD | Salinas | 39-11 | 28.9 | 12 | Mt. Toro @ 2431 ft. | MajesTV | ||
| KTXL | Sacramento | 40-1 | 22.1 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1965 ft. | FOX | ||
| KTXL | Sacramento | 40-2 | 22.2 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1965 ft. | Antenna TV | ||
| KTXL | Sacramento | 40-3 | 22.3 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1965 ft. | Court TV | ||
| KTXL | Sacramento | 40-4 | 22.4 | 1000 | Walnut Grove @ 1965 ft. | TBD-TV | ||
| KTNC | Concord | 42-1 | 32.3 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1679 ft. | TCT
"| Shares with KCNS, ESNE" | ||
| KTNC | Concord | 42-2 | 32.6 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1679 ft. | U_Church | Shares with KCNS | |
| KMCE | Monterey | 43-1 | 35.1 | 15 | Mt Madonna @ ? ft. | Azteca TV | ||
| KAHC | Sacramento | 43-1 | 30.1 | 15 | Downtown Sac'to @ 130 ft. | LAFF TV | ||
| KAHC | Sacramento | 43-2 | 35.2 | 15 | Downtown Sac'to @ 130 ft. | Azteca2 | ||
| KAHC | Sacramento | 43-2 | 30.2 | 15 | Downtown Sac'to @ 130 ft. | Comet TV | ||
| KAHC | Sacramento | 43-3 | 35.3 | 15 | Downtown Sac'to @ 130 ft. | Azteca3 | ||
| KAHC | Sacramento | 43-3 | 30.3 | 15 | Downtown Sac'to @ 130 ft. | Cozi TV | ||
| KAHC | Sacramento | 43-4 | 35.4 | 15 | Downtown Sac'to @ 130 ft. | Azteca4 | ||
| KAHC | Sacramento | 43-4 | 30.4 | 15 | Downtown Sac'to @ 130 ft. | LCHD | ||
| KAHC | Sacramento | 43-5 | 30.5 | 15 | Downtown Sac'to @ 130 ft. | QVC | ||
| KAHC | Sacramento | 43-6 | 30.6 | 15 | Downtown Sac'to @ 130 ft. | QVC Plus | ||
| KAHC | Sacramento | 43-7 | 30.7 | 15 | Downtown Sac'to @ 130 ft. | Tuff TV | ||
| KPYX | San Francisco | 44-1 | 28.1 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1609 ft. | KPIX+ | ||
| KPYX | San Francisco | 44-2 | 28.2 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1609 ft. | Nest | ||
| KPYX | San Francisco | 44-3 | 28.3 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1609 ft. | MeTV | ||
| KPYX | San Francisco | 44-4 | 28.4 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1609 ft. | Confess | ||
| KPYX | San Francisco | 44-5 | 28.5 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1609 ft. | QVC2 | ||
| KFTY | Middletown | 45-1 | 2.1 | 3 | Mt. St. Helena @ 2946 ft. | BeIN Sports | ||
| KFTY | Middletown | 45-2 | 2.2 | 3 | Mt. St. Helena @ 2946 ft. | BeIN Sports=Spanish | ||
| KFTY | Middletown | 45-3 | 2.3 | 3 | Mt. St. Helena @ 2946 ft. | Infomercials | ||
| KFTY | Middletown | 45-4 | 2.4 | 3 | Mt. St. Helena @ 2946 ft. | Infomercials | ||
| KQRO | Morgan Hill | 45-1 | 2.1 | 3 | Mt. Chual @ 2438 ft. | BeIN Sports | ||
| KQRO | Morgan Hill | 45-2 | 2.2 | 3 | Mt. Chual @ 2438 ft. | BeIN Sports=Spanish | ||
| KQRO | Morgan Hill | 45-3 | 2.3 | 3 | Mt. Chual @ 2438 ft. | Infomercials | ||
| KQRO | Morgan Hill | 45-4 | 2.4 | 3 | Mt. Chual @ 2438 ft. | Infomercials | ||
| KQRO | Morgan Hill | 45-5 | 2.5 | 3 | Mt. Chual @ 2438 ft. | Infomercials | ||
| KION | Monterey | 46-1 | 23.1 | 105 | Mt. Toro @ 2559 ft. | CBS | ||
| KION | Monterey | 46-2 | 23.2 | 105 | Mt. Toro @ 2559 ft. | FOX35 | ||
| KSTS | San Jose | 48-3 | 13.5 | Mt. San Bruno @ ft. | Telemundo | |||
| KSTS | San Jose | 48-4 | 13.6 | Mt. San Bruno @ ft. | TeleX | |||
| KSTS | San Jose | 48-2 | 19.4 | 500 | Mt. Allison @ 2306 ft. | TeleX | ||
| KSTS | San Jose | 48-1 | 19.3 | 500 | Mt. Allison @ 2306 ft. | Telemundo | ||
| KSTS | San Jose | 48-5 | 19.5 | 500 | Mt. Allison @ 2306 ft. | NBCLX | ||
| KSTS | San Jose | 48-6 | 19.6 | 500 | Mt. Allison @ 2306 ft. | Oxygen | ||
| KDAS | Santa Rosa | 48-1 | 25.1 | 3 | Santa Rosa @ 1063 ft. | Daystar | ||
| KEMO | Fremont | 50-1 | 32.7 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1679 ft. | Shop HQ | Shares with KCNS 32 | |
| KEMO | Fremont | 50-2 | 32.8 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1679 ft. | Vision L | ||
| KEMO | Fremont | 50-3 | 32.9 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1679 ft. | Golden T | ||
| KEMO | Fremont | 50-4 | 32.11 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1679 ft. | Outlaw | ||
| KEMO | Fremont | 50-5 | 32.13 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1679 ft. | Timeless | ||
| KDTS | San Francisco | 52-1 | 14.1 | 15 | Sutro Tower @ 1539 ft. | Daystar | "KDTS-HD" | |
| KDTS | San Francisco | 52-2 | 14.2 | 15 | Sutro Tower @ 1539 ft. | Daystar-Spanish | "Daystar" | |
| KDTS | San Francisco | 52-1 | 22 | Daystar | "KDTS-HD" | |||
| KDTS | San Francisco | 52-2 | 22 | Daystar-Spanish | "Daystar" | |||
| KDTS | San Francisco | 52-3 | 14.3 | 15 | Religious | "Reflect" | ||
| KQEH | San Jose | 54-1 | 30.11 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1679 ft. | KQED+ | Shares with KQED 9 | |
| KQEH | San Jose | 54-2 | 30.12 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1679 ft. | KQED | ||
| KQEH | San Jose | 54-3 | 30.13 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1679 ft. | PBS World | ||
| KQEH | San Jose | 54-4 | 30.14 | 1000 | Sutro Tower @ 1679 ft. | PBS Kids | ||
| KQCA | Stockton | 58-1 | 23.1 | 425 | Walnut Grove @ 1900 ft. | MyNetTV | ||
| KQCA | Stockton | 58-2 | 23.2 | 425 | Walnut Grove @ 1900 ft. | Heroes&Icons | ||
| KQCA | Stockton | 58-3 | 23.3 | 425 | Walnut Grove @ 1900 ft. | EstrellaTV | ||
| KPJK | San Mateo | 60-1 | 27.3 | 465 | Sutro Tower @ 1699 ft. | PBS | ||
| KPJK | San Mateo | 60-2 | 27.4 | 465 | Sutro Tower @ 1699 ft. | France 24 | "PJKF24" | |
| KPJK | San Mateo | 60-3 | 27.5 | 465 | Sutro Tower @ 1699 ft. | NHK TV | "PJKNHK" | |
| KPJK | San Mateo | 60-4 | 27.6 | 465 | Sutro Tower @ 1699 ft. | DW-TV | "PJKDW" | |
| KPJK | San Mateo | 60-5 | 27.7 | 465 | Sutro Tower @ 1699 ft. | FNX | "PJKDW" | |
| KPJK | San Mateo | 60-6 | 27.8 | 465 | Sutro Tower @ 1699 ft. | KCSM-FM Audio | "PJKJAZZ" | |
| KTFK | Stockton | 64-1 | 26.1 | 850 | Walnut Grove @ 1952 ft. | UniMas | ||
| KTFK | Stockton | 64-2 | 18.2 | S of San Andreas @ ft. | KUVS-Univision | |||
| KTFK | Stockton | 64-3 | 26.3 | 850 | Walnut Grove @ 1952 ft. | Get TV | ||
| KTFK | Stockton | 64-4 | 26.4 | 850 | Walnut Grove @ 1952 ft. | Grit TV | ||
| KKPX | San Jose | 65-1 | 33.3 | 510 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1417 ft. | Ion | ||
| KKPX | San Jose | 65-2 | 33.4 | 510 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1417 ft. | Bounce | ||
| KKPX | San Jose | 65-3 | 33.5 | 510 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1417 ft. | CourtTV | ||
| KKPX | San Jose | 65-4 | 33.6 | 510 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1417 ft. | Defy TV | ||
| KKPX | San Jose | 65-5 | 33.7 | 510 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1417 ft. | LAFF | ||
| KKPX | San Jose | 65-6 | 33.8 | 510 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1417 ft. | Scripps Newa | ||
| KKPX | San Jose | 65-7 | 33.9 | 510 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1417 ft. | Jewelry TV | ||
| KKPX | San Jose | 65-8 | 33.10 | 510 | Mt. San Bruno @ 1417 ft. | QVC | ||
| KFSF | Vallejo | 66-1 | 34.1 | 850 | Sutro Tower @ 1637 ft. | UniMas | ||
| KFSF | Vallejo | 66-2 | 34.2 | 850 | Sutro Tower @ 1637 ft. | KDTV-Univision | ||
| KFSF | Vallejo | 66-3 | 34.3 | 850 | Sutro Tower @ 1637 ft. | Bounce TV | ||
| KFSF | Vallejo | 66-4 | 34.4 | 850 | Sutro Tower @ 1637 ft. | Grit TV | ||
| KFSF | Vallejo | 66-5 | 34.5 | 850 | Sutro Tower @ 1637 ft. | Justice Network | "Crime" | |
| KFSF | Vallejo | 66-6 | 34.6 | 850 | Sutro Tower @ 1637 ft. | Grit TV | "NVSN" | |
| KSMS | Monterey | 67-1 | 26.2 | 15 | Fremont Peak @ 2431 ft. | Univision | Shares with KDJT 33 | |
| KSMS | Monterey | 67-3 | 26.3 | 15 | Fremont Peak @ 2431 ft. | LATV | Shares with KDJT 33 | |
| KTLN | Palo Alto | 68-1 | 22.3 | 15 | Mt. Allison @ 2215 ft. | Heroes&Icons | Shares with KAXT 1 | |
| KTLN | Palo Alto | 68-2 | 22.4 | 15 | Mt. Allison @ 2215 ft. | MeTV-HD | Shares with KAXT 1 | |
| KTLN | Palo Alto | 68-3 | 22.5 | 15 | Mt. Allison @ 2215 ft. | MeTV-SD | Shares with KAXT 1 |
- Words in quotation marks indicate what is broadcast in the "station info" area instead of the call sign or the network being broadcast.
KBKF-LD additionally transmits with an experimental analog FM radio subcarrier that is accessible at 87.7 MHz.
Defunct stations
- 27 KEXT-CD/San Jose (1994–2017)
- 32 KSAN-TV–KNEW-TV–KQEC/San Francisco (1954–1972, 1977–1979, 1980–1988)
- 38 KUDO–KVOF-TV/San Francisco (1968–1985)
- 42 KCFT-TV/Concord (1966)
- 46 KMST/Monterey (1969-1993)
San Francisco/San Jose Cable Stations
- CBS News Bay Area - Pairs with KPIX (CBS) & KPYX (KPIX+)
- Comcast Hometown Network - Cable TV in SF
- CreaTV San Jose - Public access channel
- NBC Sports Bay Area - Broadcasts some games on KNTV/San Jose & KSTS/San Jose
- NBC Sports California - Broadcasts some games on KNTV/San Jose & KSTS/San Jose
References
- "2024-2025 Nielsen DMA Ranking". October 27, 2022.
- "KSAN". 24 May 2024.
- "Station Index – San Francisco – Oakland – San Jose". Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "Stations for San Francsico". Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- "Digital Television / HDTV Channels for San Francsico". Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- "Blues Television Network". December 27, 2024.
- "UChannel". December 27, 2024.
- "Blues Television Network". December 27, 2024.
- "Crossings TV". December 27, 2024.
- "News of the World". December 27, 2024.
- "American Country Network". December 27, 2024.
- "Crossings TV". December 27, 2024.
- "MBC America". December 27, 2024.
- "Crossings TV". December 27, 2024.
- "MBC America". December 27, 2024.
- "KDHL". December 27, 2024.
- "VCAL". December 27, 2024.
- "VietSky". December 27, 2024.
- "NetViet". December 27, 2024.
- "AWM-TV". December 27, 2024.
- "VBS". December 27, 2024.
- "UChannel". December 27, 2024.
- "VNA-TV". December 27, 2024.
- "IBC-TV". December 27, 2024.
- "Ventana TV". December 27, 2024.
- "VietMedia TV". December 27, 2024.
- "ChidaTV". December 27, 2024.
- "Blues Television Network". December 27, 2024.
- "Fun Roads". December 27, 2024.
- "VBS". December 27, 2024.
- "VBS". December 27, 2024.
- "Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority: KBKF-LD, San Jose, CA" (correspondence from Barbara A. Kreisman, Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau), June 10, 2021 (FCC.gov)