KTSF SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
14-1	20.1	720p	DD5.1	KDTV-DT	Univision	"Univision 14"
14-3	20.3	480i	DD2.0	GET	GET
14-4	20.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	MYSTERY	ION Mystery
26-1	20.5	720p	DD2.0	KTSF-DT	Asian Multilingual	"KTSF 26"
26-3	20.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	26-3	Sino TV
26-5	20.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	Vietday	Vietnamese	"Vietoday"

FAC-ID: 37511

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 20

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

0000035591 (25076ff35fd108c0015fd117cca40002) - App
0000113739 ✦ (25076f91721526020172152e9f240036) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 7,238,189)

2301' 475 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 142.5 kW)
(16.562 kW + 14.58 dB gain = 475 kW ERP)
66.5 mile contour / 13895.5 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 7,801,880
416' AGL; 3022' AMSL; (1044718)
1.5° Elec Beam Tilt (1° Mech toward 225°); Full Service Filter [H-Pat] RF Systems SAA20-KDTV-E600-ET5R-20
NAD83: N 37° 29' 57", W 121° 52' 20" (37.499167, -121.872222) Mount Allison (CA)

DTV-STA:

Granted

Channel 27

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

BLSTA-0000033838 (d3b105dba7a84f4c9d49c1b6063ebeb7) - App

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	389 (0x0185)

Phys Ch	Disp Ch	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
20.1	14-1	KDTV-DT	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	6.1Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	224kbps
20.3	14-3	GET	3	0x0050	480i	640x480	4:3	0x0051	1.15Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	128kbps
20.4	14-4	MYSTERY	4	0x0060	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0061	1.45Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	128kbps
20.5	26-1	KTSF-DT	5	0x0130	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0131	4.65Mbps	0x0131	DD2.0	0x0134	128kbps
20.6	26-3	26-3	6	0x0140	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0151	0.75Mbps	0x0151	DD2.0	0x0154	128kbps
20.7	26-5	Vietday	7	0x0150	480i	640x480	16:9	0x0171	1.5Mbps	0x0171	DD2.0	0x0174	128kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: Parent HTML Export (11/06/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Lincoln Broadcasting Company
Licensee:	Lincoln Broadcasting Company, a California LP
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 26. Digital channel 27.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 27. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 27.
Last Analog:
Channel 26 :	1381' 2510 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	KTSF
09/09/1980	KTSF-TV
03/18/1981	KTSF

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