KGO-TV

KGO-TV
CitySan Francisco, California
Channels
Branding
  • ABC 7
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 5, 1949 (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
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID34470
ERP47 kW
HAAT520.5 m (1,708 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°45′19″N 122°27′10″W / 37.75528°N 122.45278°W / 37.75528; -122.45278
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websiteabc7news.com

KGO-TV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to San Francisco, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It has been owned and operated by the ABC television network through its 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.