Digital Television/HDTV Channel List

San Francisco Bay Area - within 100 miles of San Francisco

Summary of Changes



(Virtual channel numbers, those shown by your TV tuner for stations, will be used here.)


Transmitter channel changes occurred for the following stations in June, 2009:
  2 - KTVU - from 56 to 44
  4 - KRON - from 57 to 38
  6 - KVIE - from 53 to 9
  7 - KGO - from 24 to 7
  8 - KSBW - from 10 to 8
10 - KXTV - from 61 to 10
36 - KICU - from 52 to 36
40 - KTXL - from 55 to 40
42 - KTNC - from 63 to 14
50 - KFTY - from 54 to 32
64 - KTFK - from 62 to 26

KTFK 64 not only changed their channel, they also moved their transmitter site from Mt. Diablo to Walnut Grove.


Stations transmitting from Sutro Tower have all changed over to their new permanent antennas.  Stations transmitting from Sutro Tower are:

  2 - KTVU
  4 - KRON
  5 - KPIX
  7 - KGO
  9 - KQED
20 - KOFY
32 - KMTP
38 - KCNS
44 - KBCW
60 - KCSM
66 - KFSF


Changes to come:

  2 - KTVU has a construction permit for a 3.5 kW translator on channel 48 at Monument Peak.
  5 - KPIX has applied for a 1.28 kW translator on Mt. Vaca on channel 42.
  7 - KGO has applied for a 2.26 kW translator on Monument Peak on channel 35.
43 - 900312KG - callsign pending winner of lottery for channel.
44 - KBCW has applied for a 550 watt translator on Mt. Vaca on channel 31.
54 - KTEH will be increasing power from 290 to 1000 kW.
64 - KTFK has applied for a 300 watt translator on Mt. Diablo on channel 5.


New Digital Stations

You can look forward to new digital signals from the many low powered stations and translators that are still analog-only, plus several low powered stations which will be completely new.  Many of them will be sharing channels with distant high powered stations.  Here is a list of the upcoming low power digital stations:

Green indicates digital station is now on the air.

  3 - K03HY - Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County
  4 - K04QR - NW Rio Linda (north of Sacramento) and K04QR - Bald Mt/NW Esparto plus KTVJ - Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County
  5 - K05MI - NE Kelseyville, KBKF - Sky Londa, KCSO - Sacramento and KTFK - Mt. Diablo
  6 - KBKF - Santa Cruz Mountains and KEFM - Sacramento
  8 - KDTS - Mt. Diablo and KDAS - Mt. St. Helena - Sharing with KSBW, Salinas
11 - KMUV - Monterey
14 - KMMK - Placerville and K14MW - Petaluma - Sharing with KTNC, Mt. Diablo
15 - KMUM - Sacramento - Sharing with KBSV - Mt. Oso (Ceres - Central Valley)
18 - KMCE - Montery and K18IJ - Salinas
20 - KACA - Modesto and K20JX - Sacramento
22 - KDTS - Mt. Diablo (also see channel 8)
23 - KEZT - Sacramento - Sharing with KRCB, Sonoma Mountain
27 - KEXT - Mt. Oso (Modesto) and KYMB - Monterey - Sharing with KTSF, Mt. San Bruno
28 - KFTL - Mt. San Bruno, KDTV - Santa Rosa, and KMMW - Stockton
29 - K29AB - Monterey - Sharing with KPIX, Sutro Tower
31 - KMUM - Sacramento (North Highlands) and KBCW - Mt. Vaca - Sharing with KSMS, Fremont Peak
34 - KRJR - Downtown Sacramento - Sharing with KFSF, Sutro Tower
35 - KGO - Monument Peak - Sharing with KCRA, Walnut Grove
36 - KAZV - Modesto - Sharing with KICU, Monument Peak above Fremont
38 - K38JP - Mt. Toro - Sharing with KRON, Sutro Tower
39 - K39JM - Sutter Buttes and KMMD - Mt. Toro - Sharing with KCNS, Sutro Tower
40 - KMMC - Mt. San Bruno - Sharing with KTXL, Walnut Grove
41 - KOTR - Gonzales - Sharing with KKPX, Mt. San Bruno
42 - KAXT - Mt. Allison, KBKF - Santa Cruz Mountains, KPIX - Mt. Vaca, and KMSX - Sacramento
43 - NoCall - Placerville - Sharing with KCSM, Sutro Tower
44 - K49EO - Modesto - Sharing with KTVU, Sutro Tower
45 - K45HC - Sacramento - Sharing with KBCW, Sutro Tower
47 - K47LC - Fremont Peak-Salinas - Sharing with KTLN, Novato
48 - KTVU - Monument Peak - Sharing with KSPX, Walnut Grove
49 - KSAO - Sacramento and K49KS -Santa Rosa - Sharing with KSTS, Mt. Allison
51 - KBTV - Sacramento - Sharing with KDTV, Mt. Allison above Fremont

For full details on all of these channels check out the following Digital Channel Lists:

Data on this page was compiled by:
   Larry Kenney, WB9LOZ, Retired engineer, KGO/ABC
   Bill Choisser, K9AT, Registered Professional Engineer, California

This chart will be updated as required.
Last updated on March 3, 2010.

Accuracy is not guaranteed but is correct to the best of our knowledge.


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