This is a
list of full-power television stations in the United States having
call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters—and historically as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call) is a unique identifier for a transmitter station. A call sign can be formally ass ...
s which begin with the letter K. Stations licensed to transmit under
low-power specifications—ex.,
KAJN-CD,
K35OY-D and
KXJB-LD
KXJB-LD (channel 30) is a low-power television station licensed to Horace, North Dakota, United States, serving the Fargo–Grand Forks market as an affiliate of CBS and The CW Plus. It is owned Gray Television alongside NBC affiliate KVLY-T ...
—have not been included. This also pertains to low-power licenses
transmitting over the spectrum of a full-power license. (
KAZA-TV
KAZA-TV (channel 54) is a television station licensed to Avalon, California, United States, serving the Los Angeles area as an owned-and-operated station of the classic television network MeTV. It is owned by Weigel Broadcasting alongside Bishop- ...
transmits over low-power
KHTV-CD
KHTV-CD, virtual channel 6 (UHF digital channel 22), is a low-power, Class A MeTV+ owned-and-operated television station licensed to Los Angeles, California, United States. The station is owned by Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting. KHTV-CD's ...
's spectrum, but is included as it is classified as a full-power license.)
A blue background indicates a station transmitting in the
ATSC 3.0
ATSC 3.0 is a major version of the ATSC standards for television broadcasting created by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC).
The standards are designed to offer support for newer technologies, including HEVC for video channels of u ...
format over-the-air; details about the station's alternate availability in the original
ATSC
Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standards are an American set of standards for digital television transmission over terrestrial, cable and satellite networks. It is largely a replacement for the analog NTSC standard and, like th ...
format are contained in its article. Television networks listed with each respective station are the primary affiliation listed; details about other network affiliations with these channels are contained in their respective articles.
See also the
list of TV stations beginning with W and the
list of TV stations beginning with C.
See also
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Call signs in North America#United States
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List of United States over-the-air television networks
In the United States, for most of the history of broadcasting, there were only three or four major commercial national terrestrial networks. From 1946 to 1956, these were ABC, CBS, NBC and DuMont (though the Paramount Television Network ha ...
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