KTVU

KTVU
CityOakland, California
Channels
BrandingKTVU Fox 2
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerFox Television Stations, LLC
KICU-TV
History
FoundedJune 1957 (1957-06)[1]
First air date
March 3, 1958 (66 years ago) (1958-03-03)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 2 (VHF, 1958–2009)
  • Digital: 56 (UHF, 1998–2009), 44 (UHF, 2009–2020)
Independent (1958–1986)
Call sign meaning
Either no meaning or in tribute to a defunct station in Stockton[2][3]
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35703
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT512 m (1,680 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°45′19″N 122°27′10″W / 37.75528°N 122.45278°W / 37.75528; -122.45278
Translator(s)26 (UHF) San Jose
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.ktvu.com

KTVU (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Oakland, California, United States, serving as the San Francisco Bay Area's Fox network outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's Fox Television Stations division alongside San Jose–licensed KICU-TV (channel 36). The two stations share studios at Jack London Square in Oakland; KTVU's transmitter is located at Sutro Tower in San Francisco.

  1. ^ "Pabst, Ingrim win Bay Area Ch. 2; Pittsburgh merger discussed" (PDF). Broadcasting – Telecasting. July 1, 1957. p. 54. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "KTVU". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. January 6, 1958. p. 19. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Adams, Bruce J.; Heaton, Michael; Marine, Craig R. (November 10, 1985). "Station identification". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. A-2. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTVU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.