List of television stations in California

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This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the U.S. state of California.

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[edit] Full-power stations

VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. 09 refers to the station's physical RF channel after February 17, 2009.

Area served City of license ch DT VC 09 Callsign Network Notes
Bakersfield Bakersfield 17 25 17 25 KGET-TV NBC
Bakersfield Bakersfield 23 10 23 10 KERO-TV ABC
Bakersfield Bakersfield 29 33 29 33 KBAK-TV CBS
Bakersfield Bakersfield 45 55 45 45 KUVI-TV MNT
Bishop Bishop 20 20 20 KBBC-TV Ind. analog-only
Chico/Redding Redding 7 34 7 7 KRCR-TV ABC
Chico/Redding Redding 9 18 9 9 KIXE-TV PBS
Chico/Redding Chico 12 43 12 43 KHSL-TV CBS
Chico/Redding Chico 24 36 24 24 KNVN NBC
Chico/Redding Paradise 30 20 30 20 KCVU Fox
El Centro El Centro 7 22 7 22 KVYE UNI
El Centro El Centro 9 48 9 9 KECY-TV Fox
El Centro ~Yuma AZ 11 41 11 11 KYMA NBC
El Centro ~Yuma AZ 13 16 13 16 KSWT CBS
El Centro Calipatria 54 50 54 36 KAJB TF
Eureka Eureka 3 16 3 3 KIEM-TV NBC
Eureka Eureka 6 17 6 17 KVIQ CBS
Eureka Eureka 13 11 13 11 KEET PBS
Eureka Arcata 23 22 23 22 KAEF ABC
Eureka Eureka 29 28 29 28 KBVU Fox
Fort Bragg Fort Bragg 8 15 8 8 KUNO-TV Ind. satellite of KTNC-TV ch. 42 Concord/SF
Fresno Fresno 18 40 18 40 KVPT PBS
Fresno Hanford 21 20 21 20 KFTV UNI
Fresno Fresno 24 38 24 38 KSEE NBC
Fresno Visalia 26 28 26 28 KMPH-TV Fox
Fresno Fresno 30 9 30 30 KFSN-TV ABC
Fresno Clovis 43 44 43 43 KGMC Ind.
Fresno Fresno 47 34 47 34 KGPE CBS
Fresno Visalia 49 50 49 50 KNXT ETV
Fresno Merced 51 5 51 11 KNSO TEL
Fresno Fresno 53 7 53 7 KAIL MNT
Fresno Sanger 59 36 59 36 KFRE-TV CW
Fresno Porterville 61 48 61 48 KTFF-TV TF
Los Angeles Los Angeles 2 60 2 43 KCBS-TV CBS
Los Angeles Los Angeles 4 36 4 36 KNBC NBC
Los Angeles Los Angeles 5 31 5 31 KTLA CW
Los Angeles Los Angeles 7 53 7 7 KABC-TV ABC
Los Angeles Los Angeles 9 43 9 9 KCAL-TV Ind.
Los Angeles Los Angeles 11 65 11 11 KTTV Fox
Los Angeles Los Angeles 13 66 13 13 KCOP-TV MNT
Los Angeles Long Beach 18 61 18 18 KSCI Ind.
Los Angeles Los Angeles 22 42 22 42 KWHY-TV Ind.
Los Angeles Los Angeles 28 59 28 28 KCET PBS
Los Angeles San Bernardino 30 38 30 38 KPXN ION
Los Angeles Los Angeles 34 35 34 34 KMEX-TV UNI
Los Angeles Santa Ana 40 23 40 23 KTBN-TV TBN
Los Angeles Rancho Palos Verdes 44 51 44 51 KXLA Ind.
Los Angeles Ontario 46 29 46 29 KFTR-TV TF
Los Angeles Huntington Beach 50 48 50 48 KOCE-TV PBS
Los Angeles Corona 52 39 52 39 KVEA TEL
Los Angeles Avalon 54 47 54 47 KAZA-TV Ind.
Los Angeles Anaheim 56 32 56 32 KDOC-TV Ind.
Los Angeles Ventura 57 49 57 49 KJLA Ind.
Los Angeles Los Angeles 58 41 58 41 KLCS PBS
Los Angeles Riverside 62 68 62 45 KRCA Ind.
Los Angeles Oxnard 63 24 63 24 KBEH Ind.
Modesto Ceres 23 15 23 15 KBSV ETV
Palm Springs Palm Springs 36 46 36 46 KMIR-TV NBC
Palm Springs Palm Springs 42 52 42 42 KESQ-TV ABC
Sacramento Sacramento 3 35 3 35 KCRA-TV NBC
Sacramento Sacramento 6 53 6 9 KVIE PBS
Sacramento Sacramento 10 61 10 10 KXTV ABC
Sacramento Stockton 13 25 13 25 KOVR CBS
Sacramento Modesto 19 18 19 18 KUVS-TV UNI
Sacramento Sacramento 29 48 29 48 KSPX ION
Sacramento Sacramento 31 21 31 21 KMAX-TV CW
Sacramento Sacramento 40 55 40 40 KTXL Fox
Sacramento Stockton 58 46 58 46 KQCA MNT
Sacramento Stockton 64 62 64 26 KTFK-TV TF
Salinas/Monterey Salinas 8 10 8 8 KSBW NBC
Salinas/Monterey Watsonville 25 58 25 25 KQET PBS satellite of KQED ch. 9 San Francisco
Salinas/Monterey Salinas 35 13 35 13 KCBA Fox
Salinas/Monterey Monterey 46 32 46 32 KION-TV CBS
Salinas/Monterey Monterey 67 31 67 31 KSMS-TV UNI
San Bernardino San Bernardino 24 26 24 26 KVCR-TV PBS
San Diego ~~Tijuana BC (MX) 6 23 6  ? XETV Fox
San Diego San Diego 8 55 8 8 KFMB-TV CBS
San Diego San Diego 10 25 10 10 KGTV ABC
San Diego ~~Tijuana BC (MX) 12 32 12  ? XEWT Televisa
San Diego San Diego 15 30 15 30 KPBS PBS
San Diego San Diego 39 40 39 40 KNSD NBC
San Diego San Diego 51 18 51 18 KUSI-TV Ind.
San Diego San Diego 69 19 69 19 KSWB-TV CW
San Francisco Oakland 2 56 2 44 KTVU Fox
San Francisco San Francisco 4 57 4 38 KRON-TV MNT
San Francisco San Francisco 5 29 5 29 KPIX-TV CBS
San Francisco San Francisco 7 24 7 7 KGO-TV ABC
San Francisco San Francisco 9 30 9 30 KQED PBS
San Francisco San Jose 11 12 11 12 KNTV NBC
San Francisco San Francisco 14 51 14 51 KDTV UNI
San Francisco San Francisco 20 19 20 19 KBWB Ind.
San Francisco San Francisco 26 27 26 27 KTSF Ind.
San Francisco San Francisco 32 33 32 33 KMTP-TV ETV
San Francisco San Jose 36 52 36 36 KICU-TV Ind.
San Francisco San Francisco 38 39 38 39 KCNS Ind.
San Francisco Concord 42 63 42 14 KTNC-TV Ind.
San Francisco San Francisco 44 45 44 45 KBCW CW
San Francisco San Jose 48 49 48 49 KSTS TEL
San Francisco San Mateo 43 60 43 KCSM-TV PBS digital-only
San Francisco San Jose 65 41 65 41 KKPX ION
San Francisco Vallejo 66 34 66 34 KFSF-TV TF
San Francisco Novato 68 47 68 47 KTLN-TV Ind.
San Jose San Jose 54 50 54 50 KTEH PBS
Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara 3 27 3 27 KEYT-TV ABC
Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo 6 15 6 15 KSBY NBC
Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo Santa Maria 12 19 12 19 KCOY-TV CBS
Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo 33 34 33 34 KTAS TEL
Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara 38 21 38 21 KPMR UNI
Santa Rosa Cotati 22 23 22 23 KRCB PBS
Santa Rosa Santa Rosa 50 54 50 32 KFTY Ind.
Twentynine Palms Twentynine Palms 23 31 23 KVMD Ind. digital-only
Victorville Barstow 64 44 64 44 KHIZ Ind.

[edit] Defunct full-power stations

  • Channel 8: KMBY-TV - ABC/CBS/DuM/NBC - Monterey (8/17/1953-2/2/1955; shared time with KSBW-TV)
  • Channel 14: KTRB-TV - Modesto
  • Channel 16: KKOG-TV - Ind. - Ventura (12/14/1968-9/13/1969)
  • Channel 18: KCHU - San Bernardino (8/1/1962-6/25/1964)
  • Channel 21: KDAS - Hanford/Fresno (2/27/1962-12/22/1964)
  • Channel 22: KIIX - Ind. - Los Angeles (3/25/1963-3/9/1964)
  • Channel 22: KBIC-TV - Los Angeles
  • Channel 27: KVVG - Ind. - Tulare/Fresno (11/16/1953-8/6/1957)
  • Channel 28: KTHE - ETV - Los Angeles (8/3/1953-9/10/1954)
  • Channel 30: KHOF-TV - Ind. - San Bernardino (1969-1983)
  • Channel 32: KSAN-TV - Ind. - San Francisco (3/9/1954-6/21/1958)
  • Channel 32: KNEW-TV - Ind. - San Francisco (2/16/1966-7/1/1968)
  • Channel 32: KQEC - PBS - San Francisco (6/28/1971-8/23/1972 and 1/?/1977-1988)
  • Channel 33: KADE - Fox - San Luis Obispo (1/1990-1993)
  • Channel 36: KTVU - NBC - Stockton (12/15/1953-4/30/1955)
  • Channel 38: KUDO - Ind. - San Francisco (12/28/1968-4/15/1971)
  • Channel 38: KVOF-TV - Ind. - San Francisco (8/4/1974-10/18/1985)
  • Channel 40: KCCC-TV - Sacramento (9/30/1953-5/31/1957)
  • Channel 40: KVUE - Sacramento (11/1/1959-3/21/1960)
  • Channel 42: KCFT-TV - Concord
  • Channel 43: KICU-TV - Visalia (12/23/1961-?)
  • Channel 46: KBSA - Ind. - Guasti (1972-1977)
  • Channel 53: KBID-TV - Fresno (2/8/1954-7/15/1954)
  • Channel 68: KVST-TV - ETV - Los Angeles (5/5/1974-12/23/1975)

[edit] LPTV stations

[edit] Mexican border stations

[edit] San Diego (Tijuana)

[edit] El Centro (Mexicali)

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