Digital Television/HDTV Channel List
San Francisco Bay Area
(within 100 miles of San Francisco)
Listed by Transmitter Channel Order
Only stations that are on the air are shown in this list. See the complete list for stations with applications and construction permits.
See notes below for explanation of header information.
Transmitter
ChannelVirtual
ChannelCall
LettersNetwork/
ProgrammingCity of
LicenseTransmitter
LocationERP
kwAntenna
HAAT-ftSee
Notes3.1 33.1 KCSO Telemundo Sacramento S of San Andreas 3 1955 H - L 3.2 33.2 ME-TV 7.1 7.1 KGO ABC San Francisco Sutro Tower 23.8 1703 H 7.2 7.2 Live Well HD H 7.3 7.3 Live Well SD 8.1 8.1 KSBW NBC Salinas Fremont Peak 20.6 2493 H 8.2 8.2 ABC H 8.1 52.1 KDTS Daystar San Francisco Mt. Diablo 0.22 2835 L 9.1 6.1 KVIE PBS Sacramento Walnut Grove 33 1958 H - M 9.2 6.2 PBS 9.3 6.3 V-me 10.1 10.1 KXTV ABC Sacramento Walnut Grove 28.6 2008 H 10.2 10.2 Live Well 12.1 11.1 KNTV NBC San Jose Mt. San Bruno 103.1 1236 H - M 12.2 11.2 Calif. Non-Stop H 13.1 35.1 KCBA FOX Salinas Fremont Peak 19.75 2362 H 14.1 42.1 KTNC EstrellaTV Concord Mt. Diablo 40 3156 14.2 42.2 EstrellaTV 14.3 42.3 MGM-This 15.1 23.1 KBSV Armenian Ceres Mt. Oso .421 1888 18.1 19.1 KUVS Univision Modesto S of San Andreas 500 1821 H 18.2 64.2 KTFK-TeleFutura 19.1 19.1 KMBY Universal Sports Templeton Mt. Toro 15 687 L 19.2 19.2 Estrella 19.3 19.3 Channel for lease 19.4 19.4 MGM-This 19.1 20.1 KOFY Independent San Francisco Sutro Tower 568 1601 H 19.2 20.2 ME-TV 19.4 20.4 Azteca 20.1 27.1 K20JX 3ABN Sacramento SW of Lincoln 4.7 259 L 20.2 27.2 AmazingFacts 20.3 27.3 3ABNProclaim 20.4 27.4 3ABNLatino 21.1 21.1 KMUV MTV-TR3S Monterey Fremont Peak 4.5 2333 L 21.1 31.1 KMAX CW Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 2014 H 22.1 22.1 KLFB 3ABN Salinas Mt. Toro 3.49 2651 L 22.2 22.2 3ABNLatino 22.3 22.3 3ABNProclaim 22.4 22.4 Color Bars 23.1 22.1 KRCB PBS Cotati Sonoma Mtn. 299 2068 H 23.2 22.2 PBS Create 23.3 22.3 KRCB-FM91 23.1 23.1 KEZT Home Shopping Sacramento Downtown Sacto 4.5 279 L 25.1 13.1 KOVR CBS Stockton Walnut Grove 1000 2021 H 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 64.1 KTFK TeleFutura Stockton Walnut Grove 850 1952 H 26.2 19.2 KUVS-Univision 27.1 27.1 KYMB MGM-This Monterey SE of Monterey 5 574 L 27.2 27.2 CoastalTV 27.3 27.3 Cool TV 27.4 27.4 AmericaOne TV 27.1 26.1 KTSF Independent San Francisco Mt. San Bruno 858 1323 27.2 26.2 ? 27.3 26.3 Korean Programs 27.4 26.4 Culture News 27.5 26.5 VietToday TV 27.6 26.6 Same as 27.1 28.1 28.1 KKPM Family/Variety Chico Sutter Buttes 11.5 2142 L 28.2 28.2 HomeShopping 28.1 28.1 KFTL Family/Variety San Francisco Mt. San Bruno 15 1243 L 28.2 28.2 HomeShopping 28.10 28.10 KEAR-FM Audio only 28.15 28.15 Radio Taiwan Audio only 28.1 28.1 KMMW MTV-TR3S Stockton S of San Andreas 15 1831 L 29.1 5.1 KPIX CBS San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1679 H 30.1 9.1 KQED PBS-HD San Francisco Sutro Tower 710 1679 H 30.2 9.2 KQEH-SD-PBS San Jose 30.3 9.3 PBS World 31.1 67.1 KSMS Univision Monterey Fremont Peak 1000 2299 31.2 67.2 KDJT-TeleFutura 31.3 67.3 LATV 32.1 46.1 KION CBS Monterey Mt. Toro 46 2487 H 32.2 46.2 CW 32.1 50.1 KEMO Azteca Santa Rosa Mt. St. Helena 20 3045 33.1 32.1 KMTP News-Arts San Francisco Sutro Tower 480 1696 33.2 32.2 World Channel 33.4 32.4 News Review 33.5 32.5 NTD 34.1 66.1 KFSF TeleFutura Vallejo Sutro Tower 370 1634 H 34.2 66.2 KDTV-Univision 35.1 3.1 KCRA NBC Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 1900 H - M 35.2 3.2 More TV 35.1 7.1 KGO ABC San Jose Monument Pk 12.1 1959 H - L - T 35.2 7.2 Live Well HD H - L 35.3 7.3 Live Well SD L 36.1 36.1 KICU Independent San Jose Monument Pk 740 2251 H - M 36.2 36.2 Korean Pgming 36.3 36.3 CCTV 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 4.1 KRON MyNetTV San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1679 H 38.2 4.2 MyNetTV 39.1 39.1 KMMD MTV-TR3S Salinas Mt. Toro 15 2418 L 39.1 38.1 KCNS Retro TV San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1679 39.2 38.2 Chinese Programs 39.3 38.3 KTNC-EstrellaTV 39.4 38.4 NHK World 40.1 40.1 KTXL FOX Sacramento Walnut Grove 950 1972 H 40.2 40.2 Antenna TV 40.1 40.1 KMMC MTV-TR3S San Francisco Mt. San Bruno 6 1283 L 41.1 65.1 KKPX Ion San Jose Mt. San Bruno 1000 1371 H - M 41.2 65.2 Qubo 41.3 65.3 Ion Life 42.1 42.1 KMSX Religion Sacramento W of N. Highlands 15 449 L 42.1 1.1 KAXT What's On Santa Clara - San Jose Mt. Allison 15 1916 L 42.2 1.2 My Family TV 42.3 1.3 Diya TV 42.4 1.4 Bounce TV 42.5 1.5 Que Huong 42.6 1.6 Net V 42.7 1.7 EMTV-Vietnamese 42.8 1.8 Filipino FAN TV 42.9 1.9 TVHS-Taiwanese 42.10 1.10 Tiempos Finales 42.11 1.11 Jewelry TV 42.12 1.12 Corner Store 42.13 1.13 Brioso Classical Audio only 42.14 1.14 Que Huong Radio Audio only 42.15 1.15 Classic Country Audio only 42.16 1.16 Classic Hindi Audio only 42.17 1.17 Bhajans-Spiritual Audio only 42.18 1.18 Desi Jams-Hindi Audio only 42.19 1.19 Tagalog Audio only 42.20 1.20 Classic Blues Audio only 43.1 60.1 KCSM Educational San Mateo Sutro Tower 500 1678 H 43.2 60.2 MHzWorldview 43.3 60.3 Jazz TV 43.4 60.4 MHz Audio Audio only 44.1 2.1 KTVU FOX Oakland Sutro Tower 1000 1680 H - M 44.2 2.2 LATV 45.1 44.1 KBCW CW San Francisco Sutro Tower 1000 1611 H 43.1 46.1 KMCE Azteca Monterey Fremont Peak 15 2247 L 43.2 46.2 Mega TV 43.3 46.3 Misc. Programs 43.4 46.4 TV FE 46.1 58.1 KQCA MyNetTV Stockton Walnut Grove 600 1903 H 46.2 58.2 MGM-This 47.1 68.1 KTLN TLN Novato Burdell Mtn. 1000 1319 48.1 29.1 KSPX Ion Sacramento Walnut Grove 1000 1604 H 48.2 29.2 Qubo 48.3 29.3 Ion Life 49.1 48.1 KSTS Telemundo San Jose Mt. Allison 257 2257 H - M 49.2 48.2 Exitostv 49.3 48.3 CNL Soi 49.1 49.1 KSAO Coastal TV Sacramento SE of Folsom 10.3 344 L 49.2 49.2 Vietnam Broadcasting 49.3 49.3 Shopping 49.4 49.4 Shopping-Spanish 49.5 49.5 Antique Shopping 49.6 49.6 Channel for lease 49.1 49.1 K49KS ? Santa Rosa NE of Santa Rosa 1 341 L 50.1 54.1 KQEH KQEH-SD-PBS San Jose Monument Pk 310 2172 50.2 54.2 KQED-SD-PBS 50.3 54.3 PBS Life 50.4 54.4 PBS Kids 50.5 54.5 V-me 51.1 8.1 KBTV Various Ethnic Sacramento Downtn Sac'to 15 285 L 51.2 8.2 HOT-History Of TV 51.3 8.3 Shopping 51.4 8.4 Boraq Net 51.1 14.1 KDTV Univision San Francisco Mt. Allison 476 2300 H 51.2 14.2 KFSF-TeleFutura NOTES:
"Transmitter Channel" is the channel number the station actually 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. See the Virtual Channel Listing for a station list by virtual 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.
-- ERP = Effective Radiated Power
-- HAAT = Height Above Average Terrain
-- H = Transmits in High Definition (HDTV)
-- L = Low Power Station
-- M = Transmits mobile DTV, or will be soon
-- 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
Bill Choisser, K9AT, Registered Professional Engineer, CaliforniaThis chart will be updated as required.
Last updated on January 28, 2012.Accuracy is not guaranteed but is correct to the best of our knowledge.
San Francisco Bay Area-Sacramento-Monterey Digital Channel Lists:
- Listing by Virtual Channel - full information and details, sorted by virtual channel
http://www.choisser.com/sfonair.html
Printer Version - list only - http://www.choisser.com/sfdtv.html
- Listing by Transmitter Channel - full information and details, sorted by transmitter channel
http://www.choisser.com/sfonair2.html
This page: Printer Version - list only - http://www.choisser.com/sfxmtr.html
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