Digital Television
DTV - HDTV Channel List
San Francisco Bay Area
(within 100 miles of San Francisco)
Listed by Transmitter Channel
The only analog stations remaining are low power and translator stations. They are not listed here.
See "Notes" below for an explanation of the header information.
If re-pack channel # = ? - Future channel assignment not known for this low power station. This information will be updated when available.
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and Notes2.1 45.1 2.1 KFTY Dove TV Middletown Mt. St. Helena 3 2946 L - OMI station - kkpm.tv 2.2 45.2 2.2 CMCU 2.3 45.3 2.3 CMC 2.4 45.4 2.4 KQSL-TV 2.5 45.5 2.5 Blues 2.6 45.6 2.6 Daystar daystar.com 2.7 45.7 2.7 AUN 2.8 45.8 2.8 KTSF-TV 2.1 45.1 2.1 KQRO Dove TV Morgan Hill Mt. Chual 3 2438 L - OMI station - kkpm.tv 2.2 45.2 2.2 CMCU 2.3 45.3 2.3 CMC 2.4 45.4 2.4 KQSL-TV 2.5 45.5 2.5 Blues 2.6 45.6 2.6 Daystar daystar.com 2.7 45.7 2.7 AUN 2.8 26.3 2.8 KTSF-TV 3.1 33.1 3.1 KCSO Telemundo Sacramento Walnut Grove 3 1673 H - L 3.2 33.3 3.2 Telexitos 3.3 33.4 3.3 Light TV 3.1 3.3 3.3 KURK CMC San Francisco Mt. Tamalpais 3 2178 - L - OMI station - kkpm.tv 3.2 3.2 3.2 CMCU 3.3 3.1 3.1 Dove TV 3.4 3.4 3.4 KQSL-TV 3.5 3.5 3.5 Blues 3.6 3.6 3.6 Daystar daystar.com 3.7 3.7 3.7 AUN 3.8 3.8 3.8 KTSF 4.1 38.1 ? K04QR Shopping Esparto SE of Folsom 0.3 482 L 4.1 4.1 ? K04RS ? Salinas-San Juan Bautista ? 0.15 ? L 4.1 17.1 4.1 KQSL Dove TV San Rafael Mt. Tamalpais 3 2178 L - OMI station - kkpm.tv 4.2 17.2 4.2 CMCU 4.3 17.3 4.3 CMC 4.4 17.4 4.4 KQSL-TV 4.5 17.5 4.5 Blues 4.6 17.6 4.6 Daystar daystar.com 4.7 17.7 4.7 AUN 4.8 26.2 4.8 KTSF 6.1 6.1 6.1 KFMY Dove TV Healdsburg Sonoma Mt. 0.3 338 L - OMI station - kkpm.tv 6.2 6.2 6.2 CMCU 6.3 6.3 6.3 CMC 6.4 6.4 6.4 KQSL-TV 6.5 6.5 6.5 Blues 6.6 6.6 6.6 Daystar daystar.com 6.7 6.7 6.7 AUN 6.8 6.8 6.8 KTSF 7.1 11.1 ? K07ZK ? Monterey SE of Monterey 0.1 105 L 7.3 7.1 12.3 KGO ABC San Francisco Sutro Tower 23.8 1703 H - T - abc7news.com 7.4 7.2 12.4 Live Well HD H 7.5 7.3 12.5 LAFF TV 8.1 8.1 8.1 KSBW NBC Salinas Fremont Peak 20.6 2493 H - ksbw.com 8.2 8.2 8.2 ABC H 8.3 8.3 8.3 Estrella TV 8.1 52.1 14.1 KDTS Daystar San Francisco Mt. Diablo 0.22 2835 L - H - daystar.com 9.1 6.1 9.1 KVIE PBS Sacramento Walnut Grove 33 1958 H - M - kvie.org 9.2 6.2 9.2 PBS 9.3 6.3 9.3 PBS World 9.4 6.4 9.4 V-me 10.1 10.1 10.1 KXTV ABC Sacramento Downtown Sacto 28.6 2008 H - news10.net 10.2 10.2 10.2 Justice Network 10.3 10.3 10.3 Bounce 10.4 10.4 10.4 Quest 11.1 24.1 ? KAAP Diya-TV-? Santa Cruz Loma Prieta Mt 1.85 ? 11.7 24.7 ? NewsNet 12.3 11.1 13.3 KNTV NBC San Jose Mt. San Bruno 103.1 1236 H - M - nbcbayarea.com 12.4 11.2 13.4 Cozi-TV 12.5 48.3 19.3 Telemundo H 13.1 35.1 11.1 KCBA FOX Salinas Fremont Peak 19.75 2362 H 15.1 23.1 15.1 KBSV Armenian Ceres Mt. Oso .421 1788 15.1 15.1 15.1 K15CU Cozi TV Salinas Fremont Peak 5.74 2267 H - L 18.1 19.1 18.1 KUVS Univision Modesto S of San Andreas 500 1821 H 18.2 64.2 18.2 KTFK-UniMas Walnut Grove H 18.3 19.3 18.3 Bounce TV S of San Andreas 18.4 19.4 18.4 Escape TV S of San Andreas 19.1 19.1 ? KMBY Hereos&Icons Templeton Mt. Toro 15 687 L 19.2 19.2 Telexitos EstrellaTV 19.3 19.3 Daystar daystar.com 19.4 19.4 Religious 19.5 19.5 BTN 19.6 19.6 Home Shopping 20.3 16.1 23.3 KSCZ Hai Le SanFrancisco-San Jose Mt. Allison 3.6 1964 L 20.4 16.2 23.4 Hahn Le 20.5 16.3 23.5 VietSky 20.6 16.4 23.6 VLife 20.7 16.5 23.7 QHTV 20.8 16.6 23.8 NetViet 20.9 16.7 23.9 VietTop 20.10 16.8 23.10 Vietpho 20.11 16.9 23.11 U_Channel 20.12 16.10 23.12 Diamond TV 20.13 16.11 23.14 SetTV 20.14 16.12 23.15 IBC 20.15 16.14 23.16 VietSun 20.16 16.15 23.17 NetV 20.17 16.16 23.18 RB-NetV 20.18 16.17 23.19 Faith 20.1 27.1 20.1 K20JX 3ABN Sacramento SW of Lincoln 4.7 259 L 20.2 27.2 20.2 AmazingFacts 20.3 27.3 20.3 3ABNProclaim 20.4 27.4 20.4 3ABNLatino 21.3 23.1 21.3 KMUV Telemundo Monterey Fremont Peak 4.5 2359 H - See note K 21.4 23.2 21.4 KION-CBS H 21.5 23.3 21.5 KION-CW 21.6 23.4 21.6 Ion TV 21.1 31.1 24.1 KMAX CW Sacramento Walnut Grove 545 1988 H 21.2 31.2 24.2 LAFF TV 21.3 31.3 24.3 Comet TV 21.4 31.4 24.4 Stadium 22.1 22.1 ? KLFB 3ABN Salinas Mt. Toro 3.49 2651 L 22.2 22.2 Daystar 22.3 22.3 QVTV 22.4 22.4 Best Buddies 23.1 22.1 5.1 KRCB PBS Cotati Sonoma Mtn. 299 2068 H 23.2 22.2 5.2 PBS Create 23.3 22.3 5.3 NHK World H 23.1 23.1 34.1 KEZT Univision Sacramento Downtown Sacto 4.5 279 H - L 23.2 23.2 34.2 UniMas H 23.3 23.3 34.3 Bounce 23.4 23.4 34.4 Escape TV 25.1 13.1 25.1 KOVR CBS Stockton Walnut Grove 1000 2021 H - cbssacramento.com 25.2 13.2 25.2 Start TV 25.1 25.1 25.1 KQET KQED-PBS Watsonville Fremont Peak 81.1 2292 H 25.2 25.2 25.2 KQED+-PBS H 25.3 25.3 25.3 PBS World 25.4 25.4 25.4 PBS Kids 26.1 27.1 26.1 KUKR Dove TV Santa Rosa NE of Santa Rosa 2 879 L - OMI station - kkpm.tv 26.2 27.2 26.2 CMCU 26.3 27.3 26.3 CMC 26.4 27.4 26.4 KQSL-TV 26.5 27.5 26.5 Blues 26.6 27.6 26.6 Daystar daystar.com 26.7 27.7 26.7 AUN 26.8 27.8 26.8 KTSF 26.1 64.1 26.1 KTFK UniMas Stockton Walnut Grove 850 1952 H 19.2 18.2 18.2 KUVS-Univision S of San Andreas H 26.3 64.3 26.3 Get TV Walnut Grove 26.4 64.4 26.4 Grit TV Walnut Grove 27.1 27.1 ? KYMB ME-TV Monterey SE of Monterey 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 27.65 Country Net 27.1 8.1 27.1 KBTV Crossings Sacramento Downtown Sac'to 15 285 L - 27.2 8.2 27.2 ONTV4U 27.3 8.3 27.3 SBN 27.4 8.4 27.4 HomeShopping 27.5 8.5 27.5 Liquidation 27.6 8.6 27.6 HOT-History Of TV 27.7 8.7 27.7 Color Bars 28.1 28.1 28.1 KKPM Dove TV Chico Sutter Butttes 15 2142 L - OMI station - kkpm.tv 28.2 28.2 28.2 CMCU 28.3 28.3 28.3 CMC 28.4 28.4 28.4 KQSL-TV 28.5 28.5 28.5 Blues 28.6 28.6 28.6 Daystar daystar.com 28.7 28.7 28.7 AUN 28.8 28.8 28.8 KTSF 28.1 39.1 28.1 KMMD LAFF TV Salinas Mt. Toro 15 2418 L First sta to move to its repack channel 28.2 38.2 28.2 SBN 28.3 38.3 28.3 Light TV 28.4 38.4 28.4 Bounce TV 28.5 38.5 28.5 Grit 28.6 38.6 28.6 Escape 28.7 38.7 28.7 Infomercials 28.1 28.1 21.1 KCNZ Creation TV San Francisco Mt. San Bruno 15 1243 L 28.2 28.2 21.2 HomeShopping 28.3 61.1 21.3 KQRM 28.4 28.7 21.4 Evine 28.5 20.3 21.5 Evine 28.7 20.1 21.7 KOFY H 28.8 20.2 21.8 This TV 28.9 32.1 21.9 KMTP 28.1 28.1 21.1 KDTV Univision Santa Rosa N of Calistoga 3.7 2697 L 28.3 28.3 21.3 Get TV 28.4 28.4 21.4 Escape TV 28.1 33.1 14.1 KMMW Telemundo Stockton S of San Andreas 15 1831 H - L 28.2 33.3 14.3 Telexitos 28.3 33.4 14.4 Light TV 29.1 5.1 29.1 KPIX CBS San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1679 H - cbssf.com 29.2 5.2 29.2 Start TV 30.1 9.1 30.1 KQED KQED-PBS San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1679 H - kqed.org 30.2 9.2 30.2 KQED+-PBS H 30.3 9.3 30.3 PBS World 30.4 9.4 30.4 PBS KIds 30.11 54.1 30.11 KQED+-PBS San Jose H - (KQEH sharing with KQED) 30.12 54.2 30.12 KQED-PBS H 30.13 54.3 30.13 PBS World 30.14 54.4 30.14 PBS KIds 31.1 33.1 19.1 KMUM Telemundo Sacramento NW of Rio Linda 15 410 H - L 31.2 33.3 19.2 Telexitos 31.3 33.4 19.3 Light TV 32.3 46.1 32.3 KION CBS Monterey Mt. Toro 46 2585 H 32.4 46.2 32.2 CW 32.6 46.3 32.6 Ion 32.5 23.1 32.5 KMUV Telemundo See note K 32.1 ? ? KFKK ? Stockton Modesto 5 33.1 33.1 33.1 KDJT Univision Salinas-Monterey Fremont Peak 8.97 2431 L 33.2 67.1 33.3 KSMS UniMas H - (KSMS sharing on KDJT) 33.3 67.3 33.5 KSMS LATV 34.1 34.1 ? KACA Daystar Modesto W of Ripon 10 440 L - H 34.1 66.1 34.1 KFSF UniMas Vallejo Sutro Tower 370 1634 H 34.2 66.2 34.2 KDTV-Univision H 34.3 66.3 34.3 Bounce TV 34.4 66.4 34.4 Grit TV 34.5 66.5 34.5 Justice Network 35.1 3.1 35.1 KCRA NBC Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 1900 H - M - kcra.com 35.2 3.2 35.2 MeTV 35.1 7.1 35.1 KGO ABC San Jose Mt. Allison 12.1 1959 H - L - abc7news.com 35.2 7.2 35.2 Live Well HD H - L 35.3 7.3 35.3 LAFF TV L 36.1 10.1 36.1 KXTV ABC Sacramento Downtown Sacto 3 100 H - news10.net 36.2 10.2 36.2 Justice Network 36.3 10.3 36.3 Bounce 36.4 10.4 36.4 Quest 36.3 36.1 36.3 KICU Independent San Jose Monument Pk 740 2251 H - M 36.4 36.2 36.4 KEMS-Korean KEMS 36.5 36.3 36.5 CCTV 36.6 36.4 36.6 Heroes&Icons 36.7 36.5 36.7 Light TV 38.1 38.1 31.1 K38JP Monterey Cty Ed. Salinas Mt. Toro 15 2254 H - L - To become K31OL 38.2 38.2 31.2 ESNE-TV 38.3 4.2 7.3 KRON Chinese Sky Link TV San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1679 H - kron4.com 38.4 4.1 7.4 MyNetworkTV 38.5 4.3 7.5 GetTV 38.6 4.4 7.6 Grit 39.1 38.1 32.1 KCNS SBN San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1679 H 39.2 38.2 32.2 Sino TV 39.3 42.1 32.3 KTNC-Informercials (KTNC sharing on KCNS) 39.4 38.4 32.5 Estrella 39.5 38.5 32.5 NTD-TV 39.6 38.3 32.6 VieTV 39.7 50.1 32.7 KEMO-Azteca (KEMO sharing on KCNS) 40.1 40.1 22.1 KTXL FOX Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 1972 H 40.2 40.2 22.2 Antenna TV 40.3 40.3 22.3 MGM - This 40.4 40.4 22.4 TBD-TV 40.3 40.1 14.3 KMMC Vault San Francisco Mt. San Bruno 14 1283 L 40.4 40.2 14.4 KPOP-Music 41.3 65.1 33.3 KKPX Ion San Jose Mt. San Bruno 1000 1371 H - M 41.4 65.2 33.4 Qubo 41.5 65.3 33.5 Ion Life 41.6 65.4 33.6 Shop TV 41.7 65.5 33.7 HomeShopping 41.8 65.6 33.8 QVC 42.1 51.1 33.1 KMSX Religion Sacramento W of N. Highlands 15 449 L 42.1 1.1 22.1 KAXT TLN San Francisco-San Jose Mt. Allison 15 1916 L - V - kaxt1.com 42.2 1.2 22.2 GEB America 42.3 1.3 22.3 Jewelry 42.4 1.4 22.4 VietBay 42.5 1.5 22.2 FunRoad 42.6 1.6 22.6 KAXT 42.8 1.7 22.7 SET 42.9 1.9 22.9 U Channel 42.11 68.1 22.11 KTLN-TV 43.3 60.1 27.3 KPJK Educational San Mateo Sutro Tower 500 1678 H 43.4 60.2 27.4 France 24 43.5 60.3 27.5 NHK TV 43.6 60.4 27.6 MHZ TV 43.7 60.5 27.7 FNX 43.8 60.6 27.8 KCSM-FM Audio 44.3 2.1 31.1 KTVU FOX Oakland Sutro Tower 1000 1680 H - M - ktvu.com 44.4 2.2 31.2 LATV 44.5 2.3 31.3 Movies! 44.6 2.4 31.4 Buzzr 45.1 43.1 30.1 KAHC LAFF TV Sacramento Downtown 15 130 L 45.2 43.2 30.2 Comet TV 45.3 43.3 30.3 Cozi TV 45.4 43.4 30.4 LCHD 45.5 43.5 30.5 QVC 45.6 43.6 30.6 QVC Plus 45.7 43.7 30.7 Tuff TV 45.1 44.1 28.1 KBCW CW San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1611 H 45.2 44.2 28.2 Comet TV 45.3 44.3 28.3 MeTV 45.4 44.4 28.4 TBD 46.1 43.1 ? K46LG Azteca Monterey Fremont Peak 15 2247 L 46.2 43.2 Azteca 2 46.3 43.3 Jewelry TV 46.4 43.4 Azteca 4 46.1 58.1 23.1 KQCA MyNetTV Stockton Walnut Grove 600 1903 H 46.2 58.2 23.2 Heroes&Icons 46.3 58.3 23.3 EstrellaTV H - EstrellaTV 47.1 47.1 31.1 KFMS Altavision Keyes Downtown Sac'to 15 31.1 L 47.2 47.2 31.2 Fostivo 47.3 47.3 31.3 Cheddar 47.4 47.4 31.4 Infomercials 47.5 47.5 31.5 Infomercials 47.6 47.6 31.6 Newsmax 48.1 29.1 21.1 KSPX Ion Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 1604 H 48.2 29.2 21.2 Qubo 48.3 29.3 21.3 Ion Life 48.4 29.4 21.4 Shop TV 48.5 29.5 21.5 QVC 48.6 29.6 21.6 HomeShopping 48.7 33.2 21.7 Telemundo 48.3 2.1 26.3 KTVU FOX San Jose Monument Pk 3.5 2100 H - L - ktvu.com 48.4 2.2 26.4 LATV 48.5 2.3 26.5 Movies! 48.6 2.4 26.6 Buzzr 48.1 48.1 25.1 KDAS Daystar Santa Rosa Santa Rosa 15 ? L - H - daystar.com 49.1 49.1 14.1 KSAO Black Sacramento SE of Folsom 10.3 344 L 49.2 49.2 14.2 Retro TV 49.3 49.3 14.3 Buzzr 49.4 49.4 14.4 ? 49.5 49.5 14.5 REVN 49.6 49.6 14.6 SBN 49.7 49.7 14.7 Country 49.3 48.1 19.3 KSTS Telemundo San Jose Mt. Allison 257 2257 H - M 49.4 48.2 19.4 Telexitos 49.5 11.3 19.5 KNTV - NBC H 49.6 11.4 19.4 Cozi-TV 49.1 49.1 ? KZHD North Bay TV Santa Rosa NE of Santa Rosa 1 341 H - L 49.2 49.2 Vision Mundial 51.1 14.1 20.1 KDTV Univision San Francisco Mt. Allison 476 2300 H - univision14.com 51.3 14.3 20.3 GetTV 51.4 14.4 20.4 Escape TV 51.5 26.1 20.5 KTSF Asian H - (Sharing with KDTV 51) 51.6 26.3 20.6 MBC 51.7 26.5 20.7 VietToday TV 51.8 26.6 20.8 VSTV
NOTES:Transmitter Channel is the channel number the station presently transmits on.
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.
Repack Channel is the channel number that the station will transmit on after the channel changes are made in the Spring of 2020. (0 = Station has chosen to end broadcasting and go off the air; ? = Future channel assignment not known for this low power station.)
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 51. When the repack is complete in 2020, the television band will consist of only channels 2 through 36.
Channels 2 through 6 are Low VHF.
Channels 7 through 13 are High VHF.
Channels 14 through 51 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 is on two transmitters: RF 21 from Fremont Peak and RF 32 from Mt. Toro
L - Low Power or Translator Station
M - Transmits mobile DTV
T - KTSF 26 shares with KDTV and 26.4 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 22, 2019.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:
- Listing by Virtual Channel - full information and details, sorted by virtual channel
https://larrykenney.com/sfonair.html
- This page: Listing by Transmitter Channel - full information and details, sorted by transmitter channel
https://larrykenney.com/sfonair2.html
- Listing by Re-Pack Channel
(This list does not have sub-channel information for each station.)
https://larrykenney.com/sfonair3.html
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