KRON-TV · channel 4.1
KRON-TV is channel 4.1 (The CW), a full-power station licensed to San Francisco, CA. It now sends NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) A newer broadcast format. Older TVs can't decode it, so stations also send the old format from a partner station. More in the glossary , so ordinary TVs get its channels from partner stations.
Updated from FCC data
KRON-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary
- 4.1 The CW NextGen TV only
- 4.2 network unknown NextGen TV only
- 4.3 network unknown NextGen TV only
- 4.4 Roar NextGen TV only
- 4.5 network unknown NextGen TV only
Which way to point your antenna for KRON-TV
KRON-TV transmits from the main San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 7 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | northwest (312°) | 47 mi |
| Oakland, CA | west (265°) | 12 mi |
| Santa Rosa, CA | south-southeast (164°) | 50 mi |
| Richmond, CA | south-southwest (200°) | 15 mi |
KRON-TV transmitter details
- Station type
- Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
- RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
- 7 (VHF-high)
- ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
- 50 kW
- Antenna height
- 532 m above sea level, 507 m above average terrain
- Tower location
- 37.7553, -122.4528 (NAD83)
- FCC facility ID
- 65526
- Licence on file
- 2024-07-17
More in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
Where this comes from
- Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
- Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
- Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
- Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).
Updated How we work this out