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Overview
KPIX-TV is a CBS station licensed by the FCC to San Francisco, California, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA TV market.
On screen it is channel 5, though KPIX-TV actually transmits on RF channel 29. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. KPIX-TV also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
According to FCC records, the licensee is CBS Broadcasting Inc. The station is part of CBS News and Stations. KPIX-TV has been on the air since 1948. It has used the KPIX-TV call letters since June 1979.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 855 Battery St. in San Francisco, CA. Schedules and local news are on its website, www.cbsnews.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, KPIX-TV listed educational programs including Did I Mention Invention, Best Friends Furever with Kel Mitchell and Hope in the Wild.
Key facts
- Call sign
- KPIX-TV
- Network
- CBS
- Virtual channel
- 5
- RF channel
- 29
- City of license
- San Francisco, California
- TV market
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
- Licensee
- CBS Broadcasting Inc.
- Owner
- CBS News and Stations
- On the air since
- 1948
- Call sign since
- June 1979
- Studio address
- 855 Battery St., San Francisco, CA 94111
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 25452
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.cbsnews.com
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Location
KPIX-TV at a glance
- Network
- CBS
- Channel
- 5 (RF 29)
- Licensed to
- San Francisco, CA
- TV market
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
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