KGO-TV

KGO-TV
CitySan Francisco, California
Channels
Branding
  • ABC 7
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 5, 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-05-05)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 7 (VHF, 1949–2009)
  • Digital: 24 (UHF, 1998–2009), 7 (VHF, 2009–2020)
Call sign meaning
General Electric Oakland (original owner and location of KGO radio)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID34470
ERP47 kW
HAAT520.5 m (1,707.7 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°45′19″N 122°27′10″W / 37.75528°N 122.45278°W / 37.75528; -122.45278
Translator(s)35 (UHF) San Jose (Mount Allison)
Links
Public license information
Websiteabc7news.com

KGO-TV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to San Francisco, California, United States, serving as the San Francisco Bay Area's ABC network outlet. It has been owned and operated by the network's ABC Owned Television Stations division since the station's inception. KGO-TV's studios are located at the ABC Broadcast Center immediately west of The Embarcadero north of the city's Financial District, and its transmitter is located atop Sutro Tower. In addition, KGO-TV leases part of its building to CW outlet KRON-TV (channel 4, owned by The CW's majority owner, Nexstar Media Group), but with completely separate operations.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGO-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.