This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of California.

Full-power

  • Stations are arranged by media market served and channel position.

{| class="sortable wikitable"

|+ Full-power television stations in California

! scope="col" | Media market

! scope="col" | Station

! scope="col" | Channel

! scope="col" | Primary affiliation(s)

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Refs

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| rowspan="4" | Bakersfield

! scope="row" | KGET-TV

| 17 || NBC, The CW on 17.2, Telemundo on 17.3 || || rowspan="4" |

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! scope="row" | KERO-TV

| 23 || ABC ||

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! scope="row" | KBAK-TV

| 29 || CBS, Fox on 58.2 ||

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! scope="row" | KUVI-DT

| 45 || Quest, Univision on 45.2, UniMás on 45.3 ||

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| rowspan="5" | Chico–Redding

! scope="row" | KRCR-TV

| 7 || ABC, Fox on 20.1 || || rowspan="5" |

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! scope="row" | KIXE-TV

| 9 || PBS ||

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! scope="row" | KHSL-TV

| 12 || CBS, The CW on 12.2 ||

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! scope="row" | KCVU

| 20 || Fox ||

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! scope="row" | KNVN

| 24 || NBC, Telemundo on 24.2 ||

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| rowspan="4" | Eureka

! scope="row" | KIEM-TV

| 3 || NBC, Ion Television on 3.2 || || rowspan="4" |

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! scope="row" | KEET

| 13 || PBS ||

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! scope="row" | KAEF-TV

| 23 || ABC ||

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! scope="row" | KBVU

| 28 || Fox ||

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| rowspan="13" | Fresno

! scope="row" | KAIL

| 7 || TCT, MyNetworkTV on 7.5 || || rowspan="12" |

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! scope="row" | KVPT

| 18 || PBS ||

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! scope="row" | KFTV-DT

| 21 || Univision, UniMás on 21.6 ||

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! scope="row" | KSEE

| 24 || NBC ||

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! scope="row" | KMPH-TV

| 26 || Fox ||

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! scope="row" |KEDZ

| 27 || Religious Independent ||

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! scope="row" | KFSN-TV

| 30 || ABC ||

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! scope="row" | KGMC

| 43 || Estrella TV ||

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! scope="row" | KGPE

| 47 || CBS ||

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! scope="row" | KIFR

| 49 || Daystar Español ||

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! scope="row" | KNSO

| 51 || Telemundo, TeleXitos on 51.2 ||

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! scope="row" | KFRE-TV

| 59 || The CW, Fox on 26.4 ||

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! scope="row" | KTFF-DT

| 61 || UniMás, Univision on 61.2 ||

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| rowspan="27" | Los Angeles

! scope="row" | KCBS-TV

| 2 || CBS || || rowspan="27" |

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! scope="row" | KNBC

| 4 || NBC ||

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! scope="row" | KTLA

| 5 || The CW ||

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! scope="row" | KABC-TV

| 7 || ABC ||

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! scope="row" | KCAL-TV

| 9 || Independent ||

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! scope="row" | KTTV

| 11 || Fox ||

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! scope="row" | KCOP-TV

| 13 || MyNetworkTV, Fox on 11.2 ||

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! scope="row" | KSCI

| 18 || Shop LC ||

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! scope="row" | KVME-TV

| 20 || Jewelry TV ||

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! scope="row" | KSCN-TV

| 22 || Scientology Network ||

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! scope="row" | KVCR-DT

| 24 || PBS ||

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! scope="row" | KCET

| 28 || PBS ||

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! scope="row" | KPXN-TV

| 30 || Ion Television ||

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! scope="row" | KVMD

| 31 || Canal de la Fe ||

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! scope="row" | KMEX-DT

| 34 || Univision, UniMás on 34.2 ||

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! scope="row" | KTBN-TV

| 40 || TBN ||

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! scope="row" | KXLA

| 44 || LATV ||

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! scope="row" | KFTR-DT

| 46 || UniMás ||

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! scope="row" | KOCE-TV

| 50 || PBS ||

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! scope="row" | KVEA

| 52 || Telemundo, TeleXitos on 52.2 ||

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! scope="row" | KAZA-TV

| 54 || MeTV ||

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! scope="row" | KDOC-TV

| 56 || TCT ||

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! scope="row" | KJLA

| 57 || Vision Latina ||

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! scope="row" | KLCS

| 58 || PBS ||

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! scope="row" | KRCA

| 62 || Estrella TV ||

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! scope="row" | KWHY

| 63 || Multicultural independent ||

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! scope="row" | KILM

| 64 || Independent ||

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| rowspan="5" | Monterey–Salinas

! scope="row" | KSBW

| 8 || NBC, ABC on 8.2 || || rowspan="5" |

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! scope="row" | KQET

| 25 || PBS ||

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! scope="row" | KCBA

| 35 || The CW ||

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! scope="row" | KION-TV

| 46 || CBS, Fox on 46.2 ||

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! scope="row" | KSMS-TV

| 67 || Univision ||

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| rowspan="2" | Palm Springs

! scope="row" | KMIR-TV

| 36 || NBC || || rowspan="2" |

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! scope="row" | KESQ-TV

| 42 || ABC, CBS on 42.2, The CW on 2.3, Telemundo on 15.2, Fox on 33.2 ||

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| rowspan="12" | Sacramento

! scope="row" | KCRA-TV

| 3 || NBC || || rowspan="12" |

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! scope="row" | KVIE

| 6 || PBS ||

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! scope="row" | KXTV

| 10 || ABC ||

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! scope="row" | KOVR

| 13 || CBS ||

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! scope="row" |KEDS

| 16 || Religious Independent ||

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! scope="row" | KUVS-DT

| 19 || Univision, UniMás on 64.2 ||

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! scope="row" | KBSV

| 23 || Independent ||

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! scope="row" | KSPX-TV

| 29 || Ion Television, Telemundo on 33.2 ||

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! scope="row" | KMAX-TV

| 31 || Independent, Telemundo on 31.7 ||

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! scope="row" | KTXL

| 40 || Fox ||

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! scope="row" | KQCA

| 58 || The CW/MyNetworkTV ||

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! scope="row" | KTFK-DT

| 64 || UniMás, Univision on 19.2 ||

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| rowspan="6" | San Diego

! scope="row" | KFMB-TV

| 8 || CBS, The CW/MyNetworkTV on 8.2 || || rowspan="6" |

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! scope="row" | KGTV

| 10 || ABC ||

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! scope="row" | KPBS

| 15 || PBS ||

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! scope="row" | KNSD

| 39 || NBC ||

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! scope="row" | KUSI-TV

| 51 || The CW ||

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! scope="row" | KSWB-TV

| 69 || Fox ||

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| rowspan="24" | San Francisco

! scope="row" | KTVU

| 2 || Fox || || rowspan="24" |

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! scope="row" | KRON-TV

| 4 || The CW ||

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! scope="row" | KPIX-TV

| 5 || CBS ||

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! scope="row" |KEDB

| 6 || Religious Independent ||

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! scope="row" | KGO-TV

| 7 || ABC ||

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! scope="row" | KQSL

| 8 || Total Living Network ||

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! scope="row" | KQED

| 9 || PBS ||

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! scope="row" | KNTV

| 11 || NBC ||

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! scope="row" | KDTV-DT

| 14 || Univision ||

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! scope="row" | KOFY-TV

| 20 || Merit TV ||

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! scope="row" | KRCB

| 22 || PBS ||

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! scope="row" | KTSF

| 26 || Independent ||

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! scope="row" | KMTP-TV

| 32 || Non-commercial independent ||

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! scope="row" | KICU-TV

| 36 || MyNetworkTV ||

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! scope="row" | KCNS

| 38 || Shop LC ||

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! scope="row" | KTNC-TV

| 42 || TCT ||

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! scope="row" | KPYX

| 44 || Independent ||

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! scope="row" | KSTS

| 48 || Telemundo, TeleXitos on 48.2 ||

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! scope="row" | KEMO-TV

| 50 || Various ||

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! scope="row" | KQEH

| 54 || PBS ||

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! scope="row" | KPJK

| 60 || Educational independent ||

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! scope="row" | KKPX-TV

| 65 || Ion Television ||

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! scope="row" | KFSF-DT

| 66 || UniMás, Univision on 66.2 ||

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! scope="row" | KTLN-TV

| 68 || Heroes & Icons ||

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| rowspan="5" | San Luis Obispo

! scope="row" | KEYT-TV

| 3 || ABC, CBS on 3.2, MyNetworkTV on 3.3, Telemundo on 3.5 || || rowspan="5" |

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! scope="row" | KSBY

| 6 || NBC ||

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! scope="row" | KCOY-TV

| 12 || Telemundo, Fox on 12.2, The CW on 12.3 ||

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! scope="row" | KTAS

| 33 || Diya TV ||

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! scope="row" | KPMR

| 38 || Univision, UniMás on 38.3 ||

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| rowspan="3" | ~Yuma, AZ

! scope="row" | KVYE

| 7 || Univision || || rowspan="3" |

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! scope="row" | KECY-TV

| 9 || Fox, ABC on 9.2, The CW on 9.3, Telemundo on 9.4 ||

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! scope="row" | KAJB

| 54 || UniMás ||

|}

Low-power<span class="anchor" id="LPTV stations"></span>

{| class="sortable wikitable"

|+ Low-power television stations in California

! scope="col" | Media market

! scope="col" | Station

! scope="col" | Channel

! scope="col" | Network

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Refs

|-

| rowspan="15" | Bakersfield

! scope="row" | KTLD-CD

| 8 || Various || || rowspan="15" |

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! scope="row" | K25AD-D

| 25 || Silent ||

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! scope="row" | K30MN-D

| 30 || [Blank] ||

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! scope="row" | K30NY-D

| 30 || Silent ||

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! scope="row" | K31AD-D

| 31 || [Blank] ||

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! scope="row" | KVVB-LD

| 33 || Various ||

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! scope="row" | K36JH-D

| 36 || Various ||

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| rowspan="18" | Los Angeles

! scope="row" | KSGA-LD

| 3 || KFMB-DT2 || || rowspan="18" |

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! scope="row" | K31MB-D

| 41 || Independent ||

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| rowspan="18" | Sacramento

! scope="row" | KBTV-CD

| 8 || Various || || rowspan="18" |

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! scope="row" | K30PZ-D

| 48 || [Blank] ||

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| ~Laughlin, NV

! scope="row" | K26PR-D

| 26 || Good News TV || ||

|}

Translators

{| class="sortable wikitable"

|+ Translator television stations in California

! scope="col" | Media market

! scope="col" | Station

! scope="col" | Channel

! scope="col" | Translating

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Refs

|-

| rowspan="3" | Bakersfield

! scope="row" | K18HD-D

| 18 || KVPT || || rowspan="3" |

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! scope="row" | K15FC-D

| 15 || KCBS-TV<br>KNBC<br>KTLA<br>KCET ||

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! scope="row" | K17GJ-D

| 17 || KCAL-TV<br>KTTV<br>KCOP-TV<br>KMIR-TV 36.2 ||

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! scope="row" | K29GK-D

| 29 || KDOC-TV<br>KESQ-TV ||

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! scope="row" | K30GU-D

| 30 || KCOP-TV<br>KCBS-TV<br>KTLA<br>KSCI ||

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! scope="row" | K32EM-D

| 32 || KCAL-TV<br>KESQ-TV<br>KTTV ||

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! scope="row" | K34EU-D

| 34 || KMIR-TV 36.2<br>KDOC-TV<br>KNBC ||

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| rowspan="4" | Ukiah

! scope="row" | K17CG-D

| 3 || KCRA-TV || || rowspan="4" |

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! scope="row" | K27EE-D

| 5 || KPIX-TV ||

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! scope="row" | K21CD-D

| 7 || KGO-TV ||

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! scope="row" | K31GK-D

| 9 || KQED ||

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| rowspan="7" | Yreka

! scope="row" | K34OW-D

| 5 || KOBI || || rowspan="7" |

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! scope="row" | K19GL-D

| 9 || KIXE-TV ||

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! scope="row" | K18LJ-D

| 10 || KTVL ||

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! scope="row" | K30JS-D

| 10 || KTVL ||

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! scope="row" | K17BA-D

| 12 || KDRV ||

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! scope="row" | K32LQ-D

| 26<br>48 || KMVU-DT<br>KFBI-LD ||

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! scope="row" | K36NY-D

| 30 || KBLN-TV ||

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| rowspan="2" |~Yuma, AZ

! scope="row" | K29LS-D

| 42 || XHILA-TDT || || rowspan="2" |

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! scope="row" | K34QQ-D

| 11<br>21 || KRXI-TV<br>KNSN-TV ||

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| rowspan="2" | ~Laughlin, NV

! scope="row" | K17BN-D

| 10 || KSAZ-TV || || rowspan="2" |

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! scope="row" | K20DE-D

| 9 || KIXE-TV ||

|}

Defunct

  • KBID-TV Fresno (1954–1954)
  • KCCC-TV Sacramento (1953–1957)
  • KCFT-TV Concord (1966–1966)
  • KCHU San Bernardino (1962–1964)
  • KDAS Hanford–Fresno (1962–1964)
  • KEEF-TV Los Angeles (1987)
  • KHOF-TV Glendale (1969–1983)
  • KICU-TV Visalia–Fresno (1961–1968)
  • KKOG-TV Ventura (1968–1969)
  • KMBY-TV Monterey (1953–1955; shared time with KSBW-TV)
  • KNEW-TV San Francisco (1968–1971)
  • KQEC San Francisco (1971–1972 and 1977–1988)
  • KSAN-TV San Francisco (1954–1958, 1966–1968)
  • KSJV-TV Hanford–Fresno (1966–1966)
  • KTHE Los Angeles (1953–1954)
  • KTVU Stockton (1953–1955)
  • KUDO San Francisco (1968–1971)
  • KVOF-TV San Francisco (1974–1985)
  • KVST-TV Los Angeles (1974–1975)
  • KVUE Sacramento (1959–1960)
  • KVVG Tulare–Fresno (1953–1957)

See also

  • List of television stations in the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Television stations in Baja California

Notes

References