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All stations listed are from San Francisco unless otherwise noted.
1948
Dec. 22 - KPIX/ch. 5 (CBS) signs on, with secondary affiliations with NBC (until KRON signed on), DuMont, and Paramount (PTN).
1949
May 5 - KGO/ch. 7 (ABC) signs on.
Nov. 15 - KRON/ch. 4 (NBC) signs on.
1954
Mar. 15 - KSAN/ch. 32 (independent) signs on.
June 10 - KQED/ch. 9 (NET) signs on.
1955
Sept. 12 - KNTV/ch. 11 (independent), based in San Jose, sign on.
1956
KPIX/ch. 5 assumes full CBS affilation following the demises of DuMont and PTN.
1958
Mar. 3 - KTVU/ch. 2 (independent), based in Oakland, signs on.
June - KSAN/ch. 32 leaves the air.
1960
Apr. 1 - KNTV/ch. 11 becomes an ABC affiliate.
1964
Oct. 12 - KCSM/ch. 14 (NET), based in San Mateo, signs on.
Oct. 19 - KTEH/ch. 54 (NET), based in San Jose, signs on.
1967
Oct. 3 - KGSC/ch. 36 (independent), based in San Jose, signs on.
1968
Jan. 2 - KBHK/ch. 44 (independent) signs on.
Apr. 1 - KEMO/ch. 20 (indenpendent) signs on.
June 17 - Ch. 32 returns to the air as KNEW (independent).
Dec. 28 - KUDO/ch. 38 (religious independent) signs on.
1970
KNEW/ch. 32 purchased by KQED/ch. 9 and leaves the air soonafter.
Oct. 5 - KQED/ch. 9, KCSM/ch.14, and KTEH/ch. 54 become PBS affiliates.
1971
Mar. 31 - KEMO/ch. 20 leaves the air.
Apr. 15 - KUDO/ch. 38 leaves the air.
June 28 - KQEC/ch. 32, secondary station to primary PBS affiliate KQED/ch. 9 signs on.
1972
Feb. 4 - KEMO/ch. 20 returns to the air.
Aug. 19 - KFTY/ch. 50 (independent), based in Santa Rosa, signs on.
1973
Aug. 9 - KFTY/ch. 50 leaves the air.
1974
Aug. 1 - Ch. 38 returns to the air as KVOF.
1975
Aug. 13 - KDTV/ch. 60 (SIN) signs on.
1976
Sept. 4 - KTSF/ch. 26 (independent; later multicultural, particularly Asian) signs on.
1979
Mar. 5 - KCSM/ch. 14 and KDTV/ch. 60 swap channel numbers.
1980
Oct. 6 - KEMO/ch. 20 changes call to KTZO.
1981
Mar. 27 - KGSC/ch. 36 changes call to KICU.
Apr. 10 - KFTY/ch. 50 returns to the air.
May 31 - KSTS/ch. 48 (independent), based in San Jose, signs on.
1983
June 19 - KFCB/ch. 42 (religious independent), based in Concord, signs on.
1984
Oct. 15 - KRCB/ch. 22 (PBS), based in Rohnert Park (Sonoma State University), signs on.
1986
Jan. 3 - KVOF/ch. 38 changes its call to KWBB.
Mar. 1 - KTZO/ch. 20 changes its call to KOFY.
Oct. 6 - KTVU/ch. 2 becomes a Fox affiliate.
Nov. 16 - KLXV/ch. 65 (TBN), based in San Jose, signs on.
Nov. 25 - KPST/ch. 66 (Asian independent/HSN), based in Vallejo, signs on.
1987
Jan. 1 - KDTV/ch. 14 becomes a Univision affiliate.
Nov. 1 - KSTS/ch. 48 becomes a Telemundo affiliate.
1991
June 24 - KWBB/ch. 38 changes its call to KCNS (Asian independent).
Aug. 31 - KQEC/ch. 32 changes its call to KMTP.
1995
Jan 11. - KOFY/ch. 20 becomes a WB affiliate.
Jan. 16 - KBHK/ch. 44 becomes a UPN affiliate.
1996
Sept. 20 - KFCB/ch. 42 changes its call to KTNC.
1998
Aug. 31 - KKPX becomes a Pax TV (renamed Ion Television July 1, 2005)
Sept. 14 - KOFY/ch, 20 changes its call to KBWB.
2000
July 3 - KNTV/ch. 11 switches from ABC to The WB.
2001
Date unknown - KTNC/ch. 42 become an Azteca America (Spanish) affiliate.
Dec. 31 - KNTV/ch. 11 switches from The WB to NBC.
2002
Jan. 1 - KRON/ch. 4 reverts to independent.
2006
July 1 - KBHK/ch. 44 changes its call to KBCW.
Sept. 5 - KRON/ch. 4 become a My NetworkTV affiliate.
Sept. 18 - KBCW/ch. 44 becomes a CW affiliate as KBWB/ch. 20 reverts to independent.
2007
June 30 - KTNC/ch. 42 ends its affilation with Azteca America and becomes a TuVision affilate the day after.
2008
Oct. 8 - KBWB/ch. 20 reverts to its KOFY call.
2009
Sept. 14 - KTNC/ch. 42 becomes a TV Estrella affilate.
2011
July 28 - KFTY/ch. 50 changes its call to KEMO.
Sept. 29 - KEMO/ch. 50 becomes an Azteca Amercica affiliate.
2016
Dec. 31 - KTNC/ch. 42 reverts to an English-language religious independent.
2018
Fall - KEMO/ch. 50 relocates studio from Santa Rosa to Emeryville and licence to Fremont
1948
Dec. 22 - KPIX/ch. 5 (CBS) signs on, with secondary affiliations with NBC (until KRON signed on), DuMont, and Paramount (PTN).
1949
May 5 - KGO/ch. 7 (ABC) signs on.
Nov. 15 - KRON/ch. 4 (NBC) signs on.
1954
Mar. 15 - KSAN/ch. 32 (independent) signs on.
June 10 - KQED/ch. 9 (NET) signs on.
1955
Sept. 12 - KNTV/ch. 11 (independent), based in San Jose, sign on.
1956
KPIX/ch. 5 assumes full CBS affilation following the demises of DuMont and PTN.
1958
Mar. 3 - KTVU/ch. 2 (independent), based in Oakland, signs on.
June - KSAN/ch. 32 leaves the air.
1960
Apr. 1 - KNTV/ch. 11 becomes an ABC affiliate.
1964
Oct. 12 - KCSM/ch. 14 (NET), based in San Mateo, signs on.
Oct. 19 - KTEH/ch. 54 (NET), based in San Jose, signs on.
1967
Oct. 3 - KGSC/ch. 36 (independent), based in San Jose, signs on.
1968
Jan. 2 - KBHK/ch. 44 (independent) signs on.
Apr. 1 - KEMO/ch. 20 (indenpendent) signs on.
June 17 - Ch. 32 returns to the air as KNEW (independent).
Dec. 28 - KUDO/ch. 38 (religious independent) signs on.
1970
KNEW/ch. 32 purchased by KQED/ch. 9 and leaves the air soonafter.
Oct. 5 - KQED/ch. 9, KCSM/ch.14, and KTEH/ch. 54 become PBS affiliates.
1971
Mar. 31 - KEMO/ch. 20 leaves the air.
Apr. 15 - KUDO/ch. 38 leaves the air.
June 28 - KQEC/ch. 32, secondary station to primary PBS affiliate KQED/ch. 9 signs on.
1972
Feb. 4 - KEMO/ch. 20 returns to the air.
Aug. 19 - KFTY/ch. 50 (independent), based in Santa Rosa, signs on.
1973
Aug. 9 - KFTY/ch. 50 leaves the air.
1974
Aug. 1 - Ch. 38 returns to the air as KVOF.
1975
Aug. 13 - KDTV/ch. 60 (SIN) signs on.
1976
Sept. 4 - KTSF/ch. 26 (independent; later multicultural, particularly Asian) signs on.
1979
Mar. 5 - KCSM/ch. 14 and KDTV/ch. 60 swap channel numbers.
1980
Oct. 6 - KEMO/ch. 20 changes call to KTZO.
1981
Mar. 27 - KGSC/ch. 36 changes call to KICU.
Apr. 10 - KFTY/ch. 50 returns to the air.
May 31 - KSTS/ch. 48 (independent), based in San Jose, signs on.
1983
June 19 - KFCB/ch. 42 (religious independent), based in Concord, signs on.
1984
Oct. 15 - KRCB/ch. 22 (PBS), based in Rohnert Park (Sonoma State University), signs on.
1986
Jan. 3 - KVOF/ch. 38 changes its call to KWBB.
Mar. 1 - KTZO/ch. 20 changes its call to KOFY.
Oct. 6 - KTVU/ch. 2 becomes a Fox affiliate.
Nov. 16 - KLXV/ch. 65 (TBN), based in San Jose, signs on.
Nov. 25 - KPST/ch. 66 (Asian independent/HSN), based in Vallejo, signs on.
1987
Jan. 1 - KDTV/ch. 14 becomes a Univision affiliate.
Nov. 1 - KSTS/ch. 48 becomes a Telemundo affiliate.
1991
June 24 - KWBB/ch. 38 changes its call to KCNS (Asian independent).
Aug. 31 - KQEC/ch. 32 changes its call to KMTP.
1995
Jan 11. - KOFY/ch. 20 becomes a WB affiliate.
Jan. 16 - KBHK/ch. 44 becomes a UPN affiliate.
1996
Sept. 20 - KFCB/ch. 42 changes its call to KTNC.
1998
Aug. 31 - KKPX becomes a Pax TV (renamed Ion Television July 1, 2005)
Sept. 14 - KOFY/ch, 20 changes its call to KBWB.
2000
July 3 - KNTV/ch. 11 switches from ABC to The WB.
2001
Date unknown - KTNC/ch. 42 become an Azteca America (Spanish) affiliate.
Dec. 31 - KNTV/ch. 11 switches from The WB to NBC.
2002
Jan. 1 - KRON/ch. 4 reverts to independent.
2006
July 1 - KBHK/ch. 44 changes its call to KBCW.
Sept. 5 - KRON/ch. 4 become a My NetworkTV affiliate.
Sept. 18 - KBCW/ch. 44 becomes a CW affiliate as KBWB/ch. 20 reverts to independent.
2007
June 30 - KTNC/ch. 42 ends its affilation with Azteca America and becomes a TuVision affilate the day after.
2008
Oct. 8 - KBWB/ch. 20 reverts to its KOFY call.
2009
Sept. 14 - KTNC/ch. 42 becomes a TV Estrella affilate.
2011
July 28 - KFTY/ch. 50 changes its call to KEMO.
Sept. 29 - KEMO/ch. 50 becomes an Azteca Amercica affiliate.
2016
Dec. 31 - KTNC/ch. 42 reverts to an English-language religious independent.
2018
Fall - KEMO/ch. 50 relocates studio from Santa Rosa to Emeryville and licence to Fremont
