KTVU

KTVU
Oakland–San Jose–San Francisco, California; United States;
City	Oakland, California
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF); Virtual: 2;
Branding	KTVU Fox 2
Programming
Affiliations	2.1: Fox; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Fox Television Stations, LLC
Sister stations	KICU-TV
History
Founded	June 1957
First air date	March 3, 1958
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 2 (VHF, 1958–2009); Digital: 56 (UHF, 1998–2009), 44 (UHF, 2009–2020);
Former affiliations	Independent (1958–1986)
Call sign meaning	Either no meaning or in tribute to a defunct station in Stockton
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35703
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	512 m (1,680 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°45′19″N 122°27′10″W / 37.75528°N 122.45278°W
Translator(s)	26 (UHF) San Jose
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.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 independent outlet 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.

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "Facility Technical Data for KTVU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.