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

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VC refers to the station's

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. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.

Defunct full-power stations

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- Monterey (8/17/1953-2/2/1955; shared time with

KSBW-TV KSBW (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Salinas, California, United States, serving the Monterey Bay area as an affiliate of NBC and ABC. Owned by Hearst Television, the station has studios on John Street ( Highway 68) in downto ...

) *Channel 16: KKOG-TV - Ind. - Ventura (12/14/1968-9/13/1969) *Channel 18: KCHU - Ind - San Bernardino (8/1/1962-6/25/1964) *Channel 21: KDAS - Ind. - Hanford/Fresno (2/27/1962-12/22/1964) *Channel 21: KSJV-TV - Ind. - Hanford/Fresno (2/10/1966-5/13/1966) *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. - Glendale (10/12/1969-5/23/1983) *Channel 32:

KSAN-TV KSAN-TV (channel 3) is a television station in San Angelo, Texas, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting, which maintains joint sales and shared services agreements with Nexstar Media Group, owner of CBS a ...

- Ind. - San Francisco (3/9/1954-6/21/1958 and 2/16/1966-3/1968) *Channel 32: KNEW-TV - Ind. - San Francisco (7/1/1968-4/15/1971) *Channel 32: KQEC - PBS - San Francisco (6/28/1971-8/23/1972 and 1/?/1977-1988) *Channel 36:

KTVU KTVU (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Oakland, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It is owned and operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network through its Fox Television Stations division along ...

- Stockton (12/18/1953-4/30/1955) *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 KVUE (channel 24) is a television station in Austin, Texas, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Tegna Inc. The station's studios are located on Steck Avenue just east of Loop 1 in northwest Austin, and its transmitter is located ...

- Sacramento (11/1/1959-3/21/1960) *Channel 42: KCFT-TV - Ind. - Concord (2/5/1966-9/19/1966) *Channel 43:

KICU-TV KICU-TV (channel 36), branded as KTVU Plus, is a television station licensed to San Jose, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It is owned and operated by Fox Television Stations alongside Oakland-licensed Fox Broadca ...

- Ind. - Visalia/Fresno (12/23/1961-10/18/1968) *Channel 53: KBID-TV - Ind. - Fresno (2/8/1954-7/15/1954) *Channel 68: KVST-TV - ETV - Los Angeles (5/5/1974-12/23/1975) *Channel 68: KEEF-TV - ETV - Los Angeles (3/15/1987-8/8/1987)

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LPTV Low-power broadcasting is broadcasting by a broadcast station at a low transmitter power output to a smaller service area than "full power" stations within the same region. It is often distinguished from "micropower broadcasting" (more commonl ... stations

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LPTV Low-power broadcasting is broadcasting by a broadcast station at a low transmitter power output to a smaller service area than "full power" stations within the same region. It is often distinguished from "micropower broadcasting" (more commonl ...
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