KRCB (TV)

KRCB
CityCotati, California
Channels
BrandingKRCB North Bay
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KRCB-FM, KRCG-FM, KPJK
History
First air date
December 2, 1984 (39 years ago) (1984-12-02)
Former call signs
KRCB-TV (1984–1995)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 22 (UHF, 1984–2009)
  • Digital:
  • 23 (UHF, 2003–2009)
  • 22 (UHF, 2009–2020)
Call sign meaning
"Rural California Broadcasting"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID57945
ERP18.6 kW
HAAT463.3 m (1,520 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°45′19″N 122°27′10″W / 37.75528°N 122.45278°W / 37.75528; -122.45278
Links
Public license information
Websitenorcalpublicmedia.org

KRCB (channel 22) is a PBS member television station licensed to Cotati, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Owned by Northern California Public Media (the Rural California Broadcasting Corporation), it is a sister station to NPR members KRCG-FM (91.1) and KRCB-FM (104.9) and independent noncommercial station KPJK (channel 60). The stations share studios on Labath Avenue in Rohnert Park; the TV station's transmitter is located at Sutro Tower in San Francisco.

KRCB began broadcasting on December 2, 1984. Its sign-on culminated years of effort to bring a public television station to the North Bay, which was underserved in local programming and signal coverage by San Francisco public station KQED. In 1994, KRCB expanded to FM radio broadcasting. After agreeing to sell its spectrum for $72 million in the 2016 incentive auction, it rapidly expanded, moving its transmitter to San Francisco; buying San Mateo public station KCSM-TV (now KPJK); and rebranding as Northern California Public Media. KRCB continues to serve as a secondary member of PBS and produces programming of local interest to the North Bay as well as regional programming for the Bay Area.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRCB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.