Digital Television
DTV - HDTV Channel List
San Francisco Bay Area
(within 100 miles of San Francisco)
Listed by Virtual Channel
All full power analog stations have gone off the air. The only analog stations remaining are low power and translator stations.
See "Notes" below for explanation of header information.
Virtual
ChannelTransmitter
ChannelCall
LettersNetwork/
ProgrammingCity of
LicenseTransmitter
LocationERP
kWAntenna
HAAT-ftInformation
and Notes1.1 42.1 KAXT What's On Santa Clara-San Jose Mt. Allison 12.2 1916 L - V 1.2 42.2 Que Huong TV 1.3 42.3 Tiempos Finales 1.4 42.4 Cool TV 1.5 42.5 Diya TV 1.6 42.6 Vietoda 1.7 42.7 My Family TV 1.8 42.8 i2TV 1.9 42.9 Corner 1.10 42.10 Coastal TV 1.11 42.11 Jewelry 1.12 42.12 Peanut 1.13 42.13 QH Radio Audio only 1.14 42.14 C Music Audio only 1.15 42.15 La Voz Audio only 2.1 44.1 KTVU FOX Oakland Sutro Tower 1000 1680 H - T 2.2 44.2 LATV 3.1 35.1 KCRA NBC Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 1900 H 3.2 35.2 NBC-WxPlus 4.1 4.1 K04QR KTVU Lakeport NE Kelseyville 0.24 151 L 4.1 38.1 KRON MyNetTV San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1679 4.2 38.2 MyNetTV H 5.1 5.1 K05MI KICU Lakeport NE Kelseyville 0.3 1969 L 5.1 29.1 KPIX CBS San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1679 H 6.1 9.1 KVIE PBS Sacramento Walnut Grove 33 1958 H 6.2 9.2 PBS 6.3 9.3 V-me 7.1 7.1 KGO ABC San Francisco Sutro Tower 23.8 1703 H 7.2 7.2 Live Well H - R 7.3 7.3 AccuWx 8.1 8.1 KSBW NBC Salinas Fremont Peak 20.6 2493 H 8.2 8.2 NBC-WxPlus 9.1 30.1 KQED PBS-HD San Francisco Sutro Tower 710 1679 H - Sched. 9.2 30.2 KTEH-SD-PBS San Jose 9.3 30.3 PBS World 10.1 10.1 KXTV ABC Sacramento Walnut Grove 22 2008 H 10.2 10.2 ABC-AccuWx 11.1 12.1 KNTV NBC San Jose Mt. San Bruno 103.1 1236 H 11.2 12.2 NBC-WxPlus 11.3 12.3 Universal Sports 13.1 25.1 KOVR CBS Stockton Walnut Grove 1000 2014 H 14.1 51.1 KDTV Univision San Francisco Mt. Allison 476 2300 H 14.2 51.2 KFSF-TeleFutura 19.1 18.1 KUVS Univision Modesto Angels Camp 500 1821 H 19.2 26.2 KTFK TeleFutura Stockton Walnut Grove 850 1952 20.1 19.1 KOFY Independent San Francisco Sutro Tower 568 1601 H 20.4 19.4 Azteca 22.1 23.1 KRCB PBS Cotati Sonoma Mtn. 299 2068 H 22.2 23.2 PBS Create 22.3 23.3 KRCB-FM91 23.1 15.1 KBSV Armenian Ceres Mt. Oso .421 1888 25.1 25.1 KQET PBS-HD Watsonville Fremont Peak 81.1 2292 H 25.2 25.2 KTEH-SD-PBS 25.3 25.3 V-me 26.1 27.1 KTSF Independent San Francisco Mt. San Bruno 858 1323 26.2 27.2 NHK-Japanese 26.3 27.3 Korean Programs 26.4 27.4 Color Bars 27.1 27.1 KYMB MGM-This Monterey SE of Monterey 5 574 L 27.2 27.2 MegaTV 27.3 27.3 CoastalTV 27.4 27.4 AmericaOne 28.1 28.1 KFTL HSN/News/Variety San Francisco Mt. San Bruno 15 1243 L 28.10 28.10 KEAR-FM Audio only 28.15 28.15 Radio Taiwan Audio only 28.1 28.1 KMMW MTV-TR3S Stockton Angels Camp 15 1831 L 29.1 48.1 KSPX Ion Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 1604 29.2 48.2 Qubo 29.3 48.3 Ion Life 31.1 21.1 KMAX CW Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 2014 H 32.1 33.1 KMTP News-Arts San Francisco Sutro Tower 480 1696 32.2 33.2 World Channel 32.4 33.4 DW/NASA 32.5 33.5 NTD 35.1 13.1 KCBA FOX Salinas Fremont Peak 19.75 2362 H 36.1 36.1 KICU Independent San Jose Monument Pk 550 2251 H 36.2 36.2 Korean Programs 36.3 36.3 KTNC 38.1 38.1 K38JP AYM Sports Salinas Mt. Toro 15 2254 L 38.2 38.2 MCOD 38.3 38.3 Spanish Programs 38.4 38.4 Spanish Programs 38.1 39.1 KCNS Shopping/Asian San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1679 38.2 39.2 Chinese Programs 38.3 39.3 SaigonTV 39.1 39.1 KMMD MTV-TR3S Salinas Mt. Toro 15 2418 L 40.1 40.1 KTXL FOX Sacramento Walnut Grove 950 1972 H 40.2 40.2 LATV 42.1 14.1 KTNC EstrellaTV Concord Mt. Diablo 40 3156 42.2 14.2 EstrellaTV 44.1 45.1 KBCW CW San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1609 H 46.1 32.1 KION CBS Monterey Mt. Toro 46 2487 H 46.2 32.2 CW 48.1 49.1 KSTS Telemundo San Jose Mt. Allison 257 2257 H 48.2 49.2 Telemundo 50.1 32.1 KFTY Independent Santa Rosa Mt. St. Helena 19.9 3071 54.1 50.1 KTEH KTEH-SD-PBS San Jose Monument Pk 1000 2172 T 54.2 50.2 KQED-SD-PBS 54.3 50.3 PBS Life 54.4 50.4 PBS Kids 54.5 50.5 V-me 58.1 46.1 KQCA MyNetTV Stockton Walnut Grove 600 1903 H 58.2 46.2 MGM-This 60.1 43.1 KCSM Educational San Mateo Sutro Tower 500 1678 H 60.2 43.2 MHzWorldview 60.3 43.3 Jazz TV 64.1 26.1 KTFK TeleFutura Stockton Walnut Grove 850 1952 H 64.2 18.2 KUVS Univision Modesto Angels Camp 500 1821 65.1 41.1 KKPX Ion San Jose Mt. San Bruno 1000 1371 H 65.2 41.2 Qubo 65.3 41.3 Ion Life 66.1 34.1 KFSF TeleFutura Vallejo Sutro Tower 330 1637 H 66.2 34.2 KDTV-Univision 67.1 31.1 KSMS Univision Monterey Fremont Peak 1000 2299 67.2 31.2 KDJT-TeleFutura 67.3 31.3 LATV 68.1 47.1 KTLN TLN Novato Burdell Mtn. 1000 1319 ? 3.1 K03HY Religion Petaluma Mt. Tamalpais 1.2 2195 L - N ? 4.1 K04QR KTVU Esparto NW Rio Linda 0.3 151 L - N ? 4.1 KTVJ Independent Petaluma Mt. Tamalpais 0.3 2188 L - N ? 5.1 KBKF ? Glen Arbor CA 35 N of CA 84 0.3 1358 L - N - T ? 5.1 KCSO Telemundo Sacramento Angels Camp 0.3 1955 L - N ? 5.1 KTFK TeleFutura Stockton Mt.Diablo 0.3 3025 L - N ? 6.1 KBKF ? Glen Arbor Santa Cruz Mt. 0.3 1883 L - N - T ? 6.1 KEFM ? Sacramento Sutter Buttes 0.3 2123 L - N - T ? 8.1 KDAS Daystar Guerneville Mt. St. Helena 0.2 2963 L - N ? 8.1 KDTS Daystar San Francisco Mt. Diablo 0.22 2835 L - N ? 11.1 KMUV TMD Monterey Fremont Peak 0.3 2365 L - N ? 14.1 K14MW Religion Petaluma NE of Santa Rosa 4 919 L - N ? 14.1 KMMK MTV-TR3S Sacramento Rt 49-S of Placerville 2.3 804 L - N ? 18.1 KMCE ? Monterey NE of Salinas 15 2247 L - N ? 20.1 KACA Daystar Modesto W of Ripon 15 440 L - N ? 22.1 KDTS Daystar San Francisco Mt. Diablo 15 3123 L - N ? 23.1 KEZT Telemundo Sacramento Downtown Sacto 4.5 279 L - N ? 27.1 KEXT Telefutura Modesto Mt. Oso 15 1214 L - N ? 28.1 KDTV KDTV Santa Rosa N of Calistoga 3.7 2697 L - N ? 31.1 KBCW KBCW Napa Mt. Vaca .55 2044 H - L - N ? 31.1 KMUM MTV-TR3S Sacramento NW of Rio Linda 15 410 L - N - T ? 35.1 KGO ABC San Jose Monument Pk 2.26 1959 H - L - N ? 35.2 Live Well H - R -L -N ? 35.3 AccuWx L - N ? 36.1 KAZV Independent Modesto Mt. Oso 0.5 1214 L - N ? 39.1 K39JM ? Sacramento Sutter Buttes 3 2123 L - N ? 40.1 KMMC MTV-TR3S San Francisco Mt. San Bruno 3.2 1283 L - N ? 41.1 KOTR MyNetTV Gonzales Mt. Toro 15 2487 L - N ? 42.1 KPIX KPIX Napa Mt. Vaca 1.28 2044 H - L - N ? 42.1 KMSX ? Sacramento S. of Colfax 15 584 L - N ? 43.1 900312KG Religion Sacramento Rt 49-S of Placerville 100 1010 L - N - T ? 44.1 K49EO TBN Modesto WNW of Ripon 15 436 L - N ? 45.1 K45HC TBN Sacramento Walnut Grove 15 587 L - N ? 47.1 K47LC MTV-TR3S Salinas Fremont Peak 15 2300 L - N ? 48.1 KTVU FOX Oakland Monument Pk 3.5 2100 L - H - N - T ? 48.2 LATV L - N - T ? 49.1 KSAO CoastalTV Sacramento SE of Folsom 10.3 341 L - N ? 49.1 K49KS ? Santa Rosa 15 341 L - N ? 51.1 KBTV Asian Sacramento Downtn Sacto 15 285 L - N NOTES:
"Virtual Channel" is the channel to which the signal is aliased. A signal transmitted by the station causes this number to be used on viewers' sets. Stations are required by the FCC to use their former analog channel number as their Virtual Channel since viewers are familiar with that numbering system and station identification. The virtual channel is marked with a question mark for those stations not yet on the air.
"Transmitter Channel" is the channel number the station actually transmits on. See the Transmitter Channel Listing for a station list by transmitter channel number.
Several sub-channels (programs) can be transmitted on each digital television channel. To distinguish a station's sub-channels, decimals or dashes are added after the channel number - for example 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3, or 7-1, 7-2 and 7-3. Most tuners will not show any digital signals at all until you've had the tuner do a "scan", and if a station has made changes in its lineup, these tuners will not show those changes until you scan again.
Most tuners only show stations on their virtual channels, but some tuners show stations on their actual transmitted channels as well. A few tuners show stations only on their transmitted channels. This is why we show both channels in our list. (Note, too, that knowing transmitted channels is important when you select antennas, coax, and preamplifiers, since virtual channels are meaningless when you design your antenna and signal distribution systems.)
All tuners will show all of a station's sub-channels if you receive the station well enough to receive any one of its sub-channels, but on the transmitted channel, some tuners may not show sub-channels on the same sub-channel numbers (such as .1, .2, or .3) that appear on the virtual channel and which appear in our list. Some stations do not begin their sub-channels with .1 on their transmitted channel, so you may find nothing on .1 or .2 and find sub-channels on .3 and above. Therefore, if you are watching a transmitter channel, and the sub-channels don't match our list, tune through all of the sub-channels to find the program you want.
The television band now only consists of channels 2 through 51. The frequencies above channel 51 have been auctioned off for public service, cell phone and other services.
Channels 2 through 13 are VHF.
Channels 14 through 51 are UHF.Although still authorized for television, channels 2 through 6 have been found to be poor for digital service. Electrical interference from power lines, motors, lightning, etc. causes the loss of digital bits and the loss of signal. Only 40 full power digital stations are on these channels in the entire country; only one in California, channel 3 in Eureka.
VHF signals propagate more readily than UHF signals, so VHF stations need to transmit with less power to cover the same area.
The actual frequencies of the various channels can be seen on the CSG Network Television Frequency Table.
Clicking on the call letters of a station in the list above will take you to that station's records on the Federal Communications Commission site.
ERP = Effective Radiated Power
HAAT = Height Above Average Terrain
H - Transmits in High Definition (HDTV)
L - Low Power or Translator Station
N - Not Yet On The Air
R - Reruns earlier programs from main channel
T - See notes below for special information for this station
V - KAXT has FCC okay to use channel 1 for it's virtual channel
Major San Francisco sites are in red.
Major Sacramento site is in green.
TV STATION INFORMATION:
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2-KTVU has a construction permit for a 3.5 kW translator on channel 48 at Monument Peak.
5-KBKF has applications for stations on channel 5, 6 and 42.
6-KBKF has applications for stations on channel 5, 6 and 42.
6-KEFM has submitted an application for channel 6 and has a construction permit for channel 59.
7-KGO has applied for a 2.26 kW translator on channel 35 at Monument Peak.
15-KMUM has applications submitted for channels 15 and 31.
31-KMUM has applications submitted for channels 15 and 31.
42-KBKF has applications for stations on channel 5, 6 and 42.
43-900312KG - callsign pending winner of lottery for channel.
48-KTVU has a construction permit for a 3.5 kW translator on channel 48 at Monument Peak.
54-KTEH will be increasing power from 290 to 1000 kW.
SPACING REQUIREMENTSTransmitter Channels 7-13:
Prohibited on same channel: 0-170 mi
Prohibited on adjacent channel: 14.29-68.35 miTransmitter Channels 14-51:
Prohibited on same channel: 0-139 mi
Prohibited on adjacent channel: 14.91-68.35 miNote on spacing requirements:
The "doughnut" shaped exclusion zone for adjacent channels recognizes
that adjacent stations only present a problem when there is a strong
station right next to a weak station you want to watch.The source for most of this information is the FCC web site.
Data on this page was compiled by:
Larry Kenney, WB9LOZ, Retired engineer, KGO/ABC
Bill Choisser, K9AT, Registered Professional Engineer, CaliforniaThere are very active HDTV forums on line for the Bay Area and the nation. Visit our Broadcasting Page for links to them.
These charts will be updated as required.
Last updated on March 28, 2010.Accuracy is not guaranteed but is correct to the best of our knowledge.
Larry Kenney
Corrections are welcome.
San Francisco Bay Area-Sacramento-Monterey Digital Channel Lists:
- Listing by Virtual Channel - (Printer Version) - full information and details, sorted by virtual channel
- Listing by Transmitter Channel - (Printer Version) - full information and details, sorted by transmitter channel
- Post Transition Analog Listing - analog channels that have remained on the air after the transition on 6/12/09
- Post Transition Changes - a summary of the changes seen during 2009
Bill & Larry's Broadcasting Page