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Overview
KRON-TV is a The CW station licensed by the FCC to San Francisco, California, part of the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA TV market.
Station facts
- Call sign
- KRON-TV
- Network
- The CW
- Virtual channel
- 4
- RF channel
- 7
- City of license
- San Francisco, California
- TV market
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
- Licensee
- Nexstar Media Inc.
- Owner
- Chronicle Publishing Company
- On the air since
- 1949
- Call sign since
- August 1978
- Studio address
- 900 Front Street Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 65526
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.kron4.com
Tune to channel 4 to watch KRON-TV. Its over-the-air signal uses RF channel 7; the virtual number 4 is what appears on the TV guide. KRON-TV also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
According to FCC records, the licensee is Nexstar Media Inc. The station is part of Chronicle Publishing Company. The station dates back to 1949. The current call sign has been in place since August 1978.
KRON-TV's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 900 Front Street Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111. Schedules and local news are on its website, www.kron4.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, KRON-TV listed educational programs including Jack Hanna Into the Wild, Science World and Ocean Mysteries.
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KRON-TV at a glance
- Network
- The CW
- Channel
- 4 (RF 7)
- Licensed to
- San Francisco, CA
- TV market
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA








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