Is KGO-TV (ABC 7) on NextGen TV?
ABC · channel 7 · San Francisco, CA (San Francisco-Oak-San Jose market)
Yes. KGO-TV still broadcasts its regular signal from its own transmitter, so nothing changed for your TV. A NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) version also airs from KRON-TV's transmitter (since March 29, 2023).
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
KGO-TV at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 7
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 12 · VHF-high
- Network
- ABC
- City of license
- San Francisco, CA
- TV market
- San Francisco-Oak-San Jose (#6)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — via KRON-TV
- NextGen TV since
- March 29, 2023
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 34470
How KGO-TV shares transmitters
During the switch, stations in a market pair up: one transmitter (the “lighthouse”) goes NextGen-only and carries everyone’s 3.0 versions, while its own old-format programming moves to a partner. Your TV shows the same channel numbers either way.
- KGO-TV’s NextGen TV version airs from KRON-TV (CW 4) (RF 7).
Questions about KGO-TV
Is KGO-TV broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
Yes. KGO-TV still broadcasts its regular signal from its own transmitter, so nothing changed for your TV. A NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) version also airs from KRON-TV's transmitter (since March 29, 2023).
Will KGO-TV stop working on my TV?
Not under today's rules. Any full-power or Class A station that switches to NextGen TV must keep an old-format (ATSC 1.0) simulcast on the air, and that requirement has no end date. What could change it: broadcasters have asked the FCC to let full-power stations in the 55 largest markets end old-format signals in February 2028. The FCC's own October 2025 proposal leaned the other way — letting each station choose when to stop. A final decision is expected by the end of 2026.
Why can't I get channel 7?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. KGO-TV transmits on real (RF) channel 12, which is VHF-high. Many flat and "HD" indoor antennas are built mainly for UHF and do poorly on VHF-high (channels 7–13). If this station drops out while UHF stations come in, try an antenna that lists VHF-high reception, or one with rabbit-ear dipoles extended.
Why channels disappear → · Where the FCC decision stands → · Does my TV have a 3.0 tuner? →
Other stations in San Francisco-Oak-San Jose
- KAXT-CD (Catchy Comedy 1)
- KDTV-CD (Univision 28)
- KCNZ-CD (LATV 28)
- KTVU (2) · 3.0
- KRON-TV (CW 4) · 3.0
- KPIX-TV (CBS 5) · 3.0
- KEDB (6)
- KQSL (8)
- KQED (PBS 9)
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- KDTV-DT (Univision 14) · 3.0
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- KRCB (PBS 22)
- KTSF (26)
- KMTP-TV (ETV 32)
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- KCNS (Shop LC 38)
- KTNC-TV (42)
- KPYX (44)
- KSTS (Telemundo 48)
- KEMO-TV (TIMELESS TV 50)
- KQEH (PBS 54)
- KPJK (PBS 60)
- KKPX-TV (ION 65)
- KFSF-DT (UniMás 66)
- KTLN-TV (Heroes & Icons 68)
Full San Francisco-Oak-San Jose station list and shutoff timeline →