Digital Television
DTV - HDTV Channel List
San Francisco Bay Area
(within 100 miles of San Francisco)
Listed by Virtual Channel - POST Re-packTo see the list sorted by transmitter channel click here
See "Notes" below the list for an explanation of the header information.
ATSC 3.0 Stations
The following stations have converted to the new ATSC 3.0 format. You must have an ATSC receiver to receive these stations in ATSC 3.0.
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ChannelVirtual
ChannelCall
LettersNetwork/
ProgrammingLocation 6.1 6.2 KBKF U_Channel San Jose 6.1 6.1 KEFM Unknown Sacramento 23.1 3.1 KCRA NBC3 Sacramento 23.2 10.1 KXTV ABC10 Sacramento 23.3 13.1 KOVR CBS13 Stockton 23.4 19.1 KUVS UNI19 Modesto 23.5 40.1 KTXL FOX40 Sacramento 23.6 58.1 KQCA MY58 Stockton Coming on March 29 4.x 2.1 KTVU FOX2 4.x 4.1 KRON Local4 4.x 5.1 KPIX CBS5 4.x 7.1 KGO ABC7 4.x 11.1 KNTV NBC11 4.x 20.1 KDTV UNIV.14
ATSC 1.0 Stations
Virtual
ChannelTransmtr
ChannelCall
LettersNetwork/
ProgrammingCity of
LicenseTransmitter
LocationERP
kWAntenna
HAAT-ftInformation
and Notes1.2 <22.8 KAXT Decades San Francisco-San Jose Mt. Allison 15 1926 L - V 2.1 31.3 KTVU FOX Oakland Sutro Tower 1000 1680 H - M - ktvu.com 2.2 31.4 FOXWeather 2.3 31.5 Movies! 2.4 31.6 Buzzr 2.1 26.3 KTVU FOX San Jose Monument Pk 2.15 2149 H - L - R - ktvu.com 2.2 26.4 FOXWeather 2.3 26.5 Movies! 2.4 26.6 Buzzr 3.1 35.1 KCRA NBC Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 1900 H - M - kcra.com 3.2 35.2 MeTV 3.1 4.1 K04RS K14TG/TLN 8 Salinas ? 0.6 1258 H - L 3.2 4.2 DefyTV 3.3 4.3 TruReal 3.4 4.4 News/Scripps News 3.5 4.5 TheDove 3.6 4.6 Daystar 3.1 3.3 KURK CMC Santa Rosa Mt. Tamalpais 3 2178 L - OMI station - kkpm.tv 3.2 3.2 CMC-USA 3.3 3.1 Dove TV 3.4 3.4 KQSL-TV 3.5 3.5 Blues 3.6 3.6 Daystar daystar.com 3.7 3.7 AUN 3.8 3.8 KTSF 3.9 3.9 Heartland 3.10 3.10 Dot10 4.1 7.4 KRON MyNetTV San Francisco Sutro Tower 50 1664 H - kron4.com 4.2 7.3 Antenna TV 4.3 7.5 RewindTV 4.4 7.6 Charge! 4.5 7.7 Shop LC 5.1 29.1 KPIX CBS San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1679 H - kpix.com 5.2 29.2 Start TV 5.3 29.3 DABL 5.4 29.4 FAVE TV 6.1 6.1 KFMY Dove TV Healdsburg Sonoma Mt. 2 2162 L - OMI station - kkpm.tv 6.2 6.2 CMC-USA 6.3 6.3 CMC 6.4 6.4 KQSL-TV 6.5 6.5 Blues 6.6 6.6 Daystar daystar.com 6.7 6.7 AUN 6.8 6.8 KTSF 6.9 6.9 Heartland 6.10 6.10 Dot10 6.1 9.1 KVIE PBS Sacramento Walnut Grove 35.1 1958 H - M - kvie.org 6.2 9.2 PBS 6.3 9.3 PBS World 6.4 9.4 PBS Kids 7.1 12.3 KGO ABC San Francisco Sutro Tower 47 1708 H - abc7news.com 7.2 12.4 LOCALish H 7.3 12.5 ThisTV 7.4 12.6 Homeshopping 7.1 35.3 KGO ABC San Jose Mt. Allison 12.1 1959 H - L - abc7news.com 7.2 35.4 LOCALish H - L 7.3 35.5 ThisTV L 7.4 35.4 Homeshopping L 8.1 27.1 KBTV Crossings Sacramento Downtown Sac'to 15 285 L 8.2 27.2 ONTV4U 8.3 27.3 SBN 8.4 27.4 HomeShopping2 8.5 27.5 HOT-TV 8.6 27.6 Shopping 8.7 27.7 QVC 8.8 27.8 Blank 8.9 27.9 Blank 8.1 23.1 KQSL TLN Cloverdale Cloverdale 200 2493 H - DRT 8.1 8.1 KSBW NBC Salinas Fremont Peak 20.6 2493 H - ksbw.com 8.2 8.2 ABC H 8.3 8.3 Estrella TV 8.4 8.4 Story 9.1 30.1 KQED PBS-HD San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1679 H - kqed.org 9.2 30.2 KQED Plus-PBS San Jose H 9.3 30.3 PBS World 9.4 30.4 PBS Kids 10.1 10.1 KXTV ABC Sacramento Walnut Grove 28.6 2008 H - news10.net 10.2 10.2 Justice Network 10.3 10.3 Bounce 10.4 10.4 Quest 10.1 36.1 KXTV ABC Sacramento Downtown Sacto 3 100 H - news10.net 10.2 36.2 Justice Network 10.3 36.3 Bounce 10.4 36.4 Quest 11.1 7.1 KOTR MyNet TV Monterey SE of Monterey .1 -85 L 11.1 13.3 KNTV NBC San Jose Mt. San Bruno 103.1 1236 H - M - nbcbayarea.com 11.2 13.4 Cozi-TV Mt. San Bruno 11.3 19.5 KNTV-NBC Mt. Allison H 11.4 19.6 Cozi-TV Mt. Allison H 11.5 13.7 NBCLX Mt. San Bruno 13.1 25.1 KOVR CBS Stockton Walnut Grove 1000 1591 H - cbssacramento.com 13.2 25.2 Start TV 13.3 25.3 DABL 13.4 25.4 FAVE TV 14.1 20.1 KDTV Univision San Francisco Mt. Allison 475 2306 H - univision14.com 14.3 20.3 GetTV 14.4 20.4 Mystery TV 15.1 14.5 KQTA Jewelry TV San Francisco Sutro Tower 15 1539 L - (Shares with KDTS 52) 15.2 14.6 KQSL H 15.3 14.7 Crossings 15.4 14.8 MBC 15.5 14.9 U_Channel 15.7 14.18 KLOVE 15.8 14.19 audio 15.9 14.20 audio 15.10 14.21 audio 15.1 15.1 K15CU Cozi TV Salinas Fremont Peak 5.74 2267 H - L 15.2 15.2 Telexitos 15.3 15.3 NBCLX 16.1 23.3 KSCZ Hai Le San Francisco/San Jose Mt. Allison 15 2221 L 16.2 23.4 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 VietTop 16.8 23.10 VBS 16.9 23.11 U_Channel 16.10 23.12 VNA-TV 16.11 23.13 SetTV 16.12 23.14 IBC 16.14 23.16 VietSun 16.15 23.17 NetV 16.16 23.18 RB-NetV 16.17 23.19 Faith 17.1 14.1 K14TG TLN KQSL 8 Monterey Hidden Hills 15 x 17.2 14.2 DefyTV 17.2 14.3 TruReal 17.2 14.4 News/Scripps News 17.2 14.5 TheDove 17.2 14.6 Daystar 17.1 4.1 KQSL Dove TV San Rafael Mt. Tamalpais 3 2178 L - OMI station - kkpm.tv 17.2 4.2 CMC-USA 17.3 4.3 CMC 17.4 4.4 KQSL-TV 17.5 4.5 Blues 17.6 4.6 Daystar daystar.com 17.7 4.7 AUN 17.9 4.9 Heartland 17.10 4.10 Dot10 18.1 21.3 KQRM Jewelry TV Petaluma Mt. San Bruno 15 1345 (Shares with KCNZ 21) 19.1 21.14 KUVS Univision Modesto S of San Andreas 500 1821 H 19.2 26.2 KTFK-UniMas Walnut Grove H 19.3 18.3 Bounce TV S of San Andreas 19.4 18.4 Escape TV S of San Andreas 19.1 29.1 KMBY Heroes&Icons Monterey Mt. Toro 15 687 L 19.2 29.2 Telexitos 19.3 29.3 Daystar daystar.com 19.4 29.4 KMBY 19.5 29.5 Daystar 19.6 29.6 HomeShopping 20.1 21.7 KOFY Gritt San Francisco Mt. San Bruno 15 1345 H - (Shares with KCNZ 21) 20.2 21.8 Charge 20.3 21.5 PosiTV 20.7 21.14 Mariavision 20.6 21.13 Jewelry TV 20.8 21.10 Fun Road 21.1 22.1 KZHD KRCB-PBS Santa Rosa Sonoma Mt. 1.38 1362 Off the air 22.1 22.1 KLFB 3ABN Salinas Mt. Toro 3.49 2651 L 22.2 22.2 Blank 22.3 22.3 QVTV 22.4 22.4 Banner-No channel 22.1 5.1 KRCB PBS Cotati Sutro Tower 18.6 1520 H 22.2 5.2 PBS Create 22.3 5.3 NHK World H 23.1 15.1 KBSV Armenian Ceres Ceres .500 135 23.1 23.3 KMUV Telemundo Monterey Fremont Peak 3.6 2369 H - See note K 23.2 23.6 SMUV DABL 24.1 24.4 KAAP Diya-TV Santa Cruz Mt. Allison .55 1765 L 24.3 24.3 Antenna TV 24.4 14.12 Fun Road 24.5 14.15 VietBay 24.5 24.8 VietBay 24.6 24.6 MBC 24.7 14.14 OAN Plus < 24.8 14.13 AWE Plus 25.1 25.1 KQET PBS Watsonville Fremont Peak 81.1 2292 H 25.2 25.2 KQED+-PBS H 25.3 25.3 PBS World 25.4 25.4 PBS Kids 26.1 20.5 KTSF Asian San Francisco Mt. Allison 475 2306 H - (Shares with KDTV 20, KDTS and OMI} 26.2 4.8 KTSF On most OMI stations 26.3 2.8 KTSF On most OMI stations 26.3 20.6 MBC 26.4 OMI.8 KTSF 26.5 20.7 Vietday 26.6 20.8 VSTV 26.11 KDTS14.10 KTSF 27.1 27.1 K27OT ? Modesto Modesto ? ? L 27.1 27.1 KYMB ME-TV Monterey Mt. Toro 8.4 1290 L 27.2 27.2 MGM-This 27.3 27.3 Get TV 27.4 27.4 Buzzr 27.5 27.5 SBN 27.6 27.6 Country Net 27.1 20.1 K20JX 3ABN Sacramento SW of Lincoln 4.7 272 L 27.2 20.2 AmazingFacts 27.3 20.3 3ABNProclaim 27.4 20.4 3ABNLatino 27.1 26.1 KUKR Dove TV Santa Rosa NE of Santa Rosa 1 883 L - OMI station - kkpm.tv 27.2 26.2 CMC-USA 27.3 26.3 CMC 27.4 26.4 KQSL-TV 27.5 26.5 Blues 27.6 26.6 Daystar daystar.com 27.7 26.7 AUN 27.8 26.8 KTSF 27.9 26.9 Heartland 27.10 26.10 Dot10 28.1 28.1 KKPM Dove TV Yuba City Sutter Butttes 15 2146 L - OMI station - kkpm.tv 28.2 28.2 CMC-USA 28.3 28.3 CMC 28.4 28.4 KQSL-TV 28.5 28.5 Blues 28.6 28.6 Daystar daystar.com 28.7 28.7 AUN 28.8 28.8 KTSF 28.9 28.9 Heartland 28.10 28.10 Dot10 28.1 21.1 KCNZ LATV San Francisco Mt. San Bruno 15 1345 L 28.2 21.2 Majestad 28.4 21.4 SINO 28.5 21.5 CRTV 28.6 21.6 ShopLC 28.7 21.7 Majestad 28.1 21.1 KDTV KDTV Univision Santa Rosa N of Calistoga 11 3012 L 28.2 21.2 KFSF UniMas 28.3 21.3 KDTV Get TV 28.4 21.4 KDTV Escape TV 28.5 21.5 KFSF Justice TV 29.1 21.1 KSPX Ion Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 1459 H 29.2 21.2 Qubo 29.3 21.3 Ion Life 29.4 21.4 Shop TV 29.5 21.5 QVC 29.6 21.6 HomeShopping 31.1 24.1 KMAX CW Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 1939 H 31.2 24.2 LAFF TV 31.3 24.3 Comet TV 31.4 24.4 Stadium 31.5 24.5 Circle Net 32.1 32.1 KMTP News-Arts San Francisco Mt. San Bruno 15 1345 L 32.1 32.1 KFKK ? Stockton Modesto 5 341 L 32.1 32.1 KSTV LATV Sacramento Folsom 15 354 L 32.2 32.2 Jewelry TV 33.1 3.1 KCSO Telemundo Sacramento Walnut Grove 3 1673 H - L 33.3 3.2 Telexitos 33.4 3.3 Light TV 33.1 19.1 KMUM Telemundo Sacramento Elverta 15 331 H - L 33.3 19.2 Telexitos 33.4 19.3 Light TV 33.2 21.9 KSPX Telemundo Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 1459 H 33.1 26.1 KDJT UniMas Salinas-Monterey Fremont Peak 15 2431 H - L 33.1 14.1 KMMW Telemundo Stockton S of San Andreas 5.9 1909 H - L 33.3 14.3 Telexitos 33.4 14.4 Light TV 34.1 34.1 KACA Daystar Modesto W of Ripon 10 440 L - H - daystar.com 34.1 34.1 KEZT Univision Sacramento Downtown Sacto 15 276 H - L 34.2 34.2 UniMas H 34.3 34.3 Bounce 34.4 34.4 Escape TV 35.1 11.3 KCBA CW Salinas Fremont Peak 19.75 2362 H 35.2 11.4 Newsy H 35.3 11.5 Defy H 35.4 11.6 TruReal H 36.1 30.3 K30OM Independent Monterey Fremont Peak 5.41 2189 H - M 36.2 30.4 KEMS-Korean KEMS 36.3 30.5 FoxWeather 36.4 30.6 Decades 36.5 30.7 TheGrio 36.1 36.3 KICU Independent San Jose Monument Pk 860 2257 H - M 36.2 36.4 KEMS-Korean KEMS 36.3 36.5 FoxWeather 36.4 36.6 Decades 36.5 36.7 TheGrio 38.1 ? K04QR Shopping Esparto SE of Folsom 0.3 482 L 38.1 31.3 K31OL Monterey Cty Ed. Salinas Mt. Toro 3 2188 H - L - R 38.2 31.4 ESNE 38.1 32.1 KCNS Shop LC San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1680 H 38.2 32.2 RNN-TV 38.4 32.4 Estrella 38.5 32.5 NTD-TV 38.6 32.6 CRTV 38.1 4.1 KBIS Infomercials Turlock Turlock 1 292 38.2 4.2 Infomercials 39.1 28.3 KMMD CourtTV Salinas Mt. Toro 12 2431 L - R 39.2 28.4 Bounce TV 39.3 28.8 Grit 39.4 28.6 LAFF 39.5 28.7 Mystery 39.6 28.5 MariaVS 39.7 28.10 CRTV 39.10 28.11 MariaVS 39.11 28.9 MajesTV 40.1 22.1 KTXL FOX Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 1965 H 40.2 22.2 Antenna TV 40.3 22.3 Court TV 40.4 22.4 TBD-TV 42.1 32.3 KTNC SBN Concord Sutro Tower 1000 1679 Shares with KCNS 42.2 32.6 U_Church 43.1 35.1 KMCE Azteca TV Monterey Mt Madonna-Morgan Hill 15 ? 43.2 35.2 Azteca2 43.3 35.3 Azteca3 43.4 35.4 Azteca4 43.1 30.1 KAHC LAFF TV Sacramento Downtown Sac'to 15 130 L 43.2 30.2 Comet TV 43.3 30.3 Cozi TV 43.4 30.4 LCHD 43.5 30.5 QVC 43.6 30.6 QVC Plus 43.7 30.7 Tuff TV 44.1 28.1 KBCW CW San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1609 H 44.2 28.2 Comet TV 44.3 28.3 MeTV 44.4 28.4 TBD-TV 44.5 28.5 Circle Net 45.1 2.1 KFTY BeIN Sports Middletown Mt. St. Helena 3 2946 L 45.2 2.2 BeIN Sports=Spanish 45.3 2.3 Infomercials 45.4 2.4 Infomercials 45.1 2.1 KQRO BeIN Sports Morgan Hill Mt. Chual 3 2438 L 45.2 2.2 BeIN Sports=Spanish 45.3 2.3 Infomercials 45.4 2.4 Infomercials 45.5 2.5 Infomercials 46.1 32.3 KION CBS Monterey Mt. Toro 105 2559 H - K 46.2 32.4 FOX35 K 47.1 31.1 KFMS 3ABN Keyes Downtown Sac'to 15 315 L 47.2 31.2 Fostivo 47.3 31.3 Cheddar 47.4 31.4 Infomercials 47.5 31.5 Infomercials 47.6 31.6 Newsmax 47.7 31.7 ? 48.1 19.3 KSTS Telemundo San Jose Mt. Allison 500 2306 H - M 48.2 19.4 TeleX Mt. Allison 48.3 13.5 KSTS-Telemundo Mt. San Bruno H 48.4 13.6 TeleX Mt. San Bruno H 48.5 19.5 NBCLX Mt. Allison 48.6 19.6 Oxygen Mt. Allison 48.1 25.1 KDAS Daystar Santa Rosa Santa Rosa 3 1063 L - H - daystar.com 49.1 14.1 KSAO ? Sacramento SE of Folsom 15 322 L 49.2 14.2 THIS TV 49.3 14.3 Buzzr 49.4 14.4 Blues 49.5 14.5 REVN 49.6 14.6 SBN 49.7 14.7 Country 50.1 32.7 KEMO Azteca Fremont Sutro Tower 1000 1679 H - (Shares with KCNS 32) 50.2 32.8 BE-IN-Sports align=center>* 52.1 14.1 KDTS Daystar San Francisco Sutro Tower 15 1539 L - H - daystar.com 52.2 14.2 Daystar-Spanish 54.1 30.11 KQEH PBS-KQED+ San Jose Sutro Tower 1000 1679 H - (Shares with KQED) kqed.org 54.2 30.12 PBS-KQED H 54.3 30.13 PBS World 54.4 30.14 PBS Kids 58.1 23.1 KQCA MyNetTV Stockton Walnut Grove 425 1900 H 58.2 23.2 Heroes&Icons 58.3 23.3 EstrellaTV H - EstrellaTV 60.1 27.3 KPJK Educational San Mateo Sutro Tower 465 1699 H 60.2 27.4 France 24 60.3 27.5 NHK TV 60.4 27.6 DW-TV 60.5 27.7 FNX 60.6 27.8 KCSM-FM Audio 64.1 26.1 KTFK UniMas Stockton Walnut Grove 850 1952 H 64.2 18.2 KUVS-Univision S of San Andreas H 64.3 26.3 Get TV Walnut Grove 64.4 26.4 Grit TV Walnut Grove 65.1 33.3 KKPX Ion San Jose Mt. San Bruno 510 1417 H - M 65.2 33.4 Qubo 65.3 33.5 Ion Plus 65.4 33.6 Shop TV 65.5 33.7 HomeShopping 65.6 33.8 QVC 65.7 33.9 Scripps Newa 66.1 34.1 KFSF UniMas Vallejo Sutro Tower 850 1637 H 66.2 34.2 KDTV-Univision H 66.3 34.3 Bounce TV 66.4 34.4 Grit TV 66.5 34.5 Justice Network 67.1 26.2 KSMS Univision Monterey Fremont Peak 15 2431 H - R - (Shares with KDJT 33) 67.3 26.3 LATV 68.1 22.3 KTLN Heroes&Icons Palo Alto Mt. Allison 15 2215 H - (Shares with KAXT 1) 68.2 22.4 MeTV-HD H 68.3 22.5 MeTV-SD
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.
Transmitter Channel is the channel number the station is transmitting on after the re-pack channel changes.
Station sub-channels:
Several programming sub-channels 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, many tuners will not show those changes until you scan again.Tuners:
Some tuners show stations with the actual transmitter channels but most tuners only show stations on their virtual channels.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, you'll see all of the sub-channels. For the transmitter channel, some tuners may not show sub-channels on the same sub-channel numbers that appear on the virtual channel. Some stations do not begin their sub-channels with .1 on their transmitter channel, so you may find nothing on .1 or .2 and find sub-channels on .3 and above.
General notes:
Knowing transmitter channels is important when you select antennas, coax, and preamplifiers, since virtual channels are meaningless when you design your antenna and signal distribution systems.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.
The television band now consists of channels 2 through 36.
Channels 2 through 6 are Low VHF.
Channels 7 through 13 are High VHF.
Channels 14 through 36 are UHF.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.
Abbreviations in headers:
ERP = Effective Radiated Power
HAAT = Height Above Average Terrain
H - Transmits in High Definition
K - KMUV 23.1 and 23.2 and KOIN 46.1 and 46.2 are sharing RF 23 and 32, both available from two transmitters: RF 23 from Fremont Peak and RF 32 from Mt. Toro
L - Low Power or Translator Station
M - Transmits mobile DTV
S - Secondary Transmitter - Distributed Transmission System
T - KTSF 26 shares with KDTV and 26.2 is on all OMI stations
V - KAXT has FCC approval to use channel 1 for its virtual channel
X - Station has gone off the air
Major San Francisco sites are in red.
Major Sacramento site is in green.
Data on this page was compiled by:
Larry Kenney, WB9LOZ, Retired engineer, KGO/ABC
Paul Brown, N6RME, Engineer, KCSO/KMUM
Keith Trinity, WE6RThere are very active HDTV forums on line for the Bay Area and the nation.
Visit our Broadcasting Page for links to them - https://larrykenney.com/broadcast.htmlThese charts will be updated as required.
Last updated on March 10, 2023.Accuracy is not guaranteed but is correct to the best of my knowledge.
Larry Kenney
Corrections are welcome
San Francisco Bay Area-Sacramento-Monterey Digital Channel Lists:
- This page: Listing by Virtual Channel - post repack with full information and details
https://larrykenney.com/sfonair.html
- Listing by Transmitter Channel - post repack with full information and details
https://larrykenney.com/sfonair2.html
- Listing by Re-Pack Channel with re-pack information and details
(This list does not have sub-channel information for each station.)
https://larrykenney.com/sfonair3.html
Larry's Broadcasting Page