KRCB (TV)

KRCB, virtual channel 22 (VHF digital channel 5), is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Cotati, California, United States and serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Owned by Northern California Public Media, it is a sister station to National Public Radio (NPR) member KRCB-FM (91.1). The two stations share studios on Labath Avenue in Rohnert Park; the TV station's transmitter is located at Sutro Tower in San Francisco.

KRCB
Cotati/Santa Rosa, California
United States
CityCotati, California
BrandingKRCB North Bay
SloganNews. Arts. Ideas.
Where You Are.
ChannelsDigital: 5 (VHF)
Virtual: 22 (PSIP)
Affiliations
OwnerNorthern California Public Media
LicenseeRural California Broadcasting Corporation
First air dateDecember 2, 1983 (1983-12-02)
Call sign meaning
  • Rural
  • California
  • Broadcasting
Sister station(s)KRCB-FM, KPJK
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog
  • 22 (UHF, 1983–2009)
  • Digital
  • 23 (UHF, until 2009)
  • 22 (UHF, 2009–2020)
Transmitter power18.6 kW
Height463.3 m (1,520 ft)
Facility ID57945
Transmitter coordinates37°45′19″N 122°27′10″W
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license informationProfile
CDBS
Websitenorcalpublicmedia.org

History

KRCB first went on the air in 1984. The station was founded by Nancy Dobbs, president and CEO of KRCB North Bay Public Media, along with other volunteers in the North Bay,[1] including Dobbs' husband, John Kramer (a professor at Sonoma State University).[2]

KRCB agreed to move frequencies, while retaining its display channel number, in the FCC auction for $72 million on February 10, 2017. Proceeds will be used to start an endowment.[3][1] On September 7, 2017, KRCB announced that it would acquire KCSM-TV in San Mateo from the San Mateo County Community College District for $12 million, using some of the money earned in the auction; the acquisition allows KRCB to expand its reach into the Bay Area, as KCSM-TV's transmitter is located at the Sutro Tower in San Francisco.[4] KRCB relaunched KCSM-TV as KPJK on July 31, 2018; the station was named in honor of John Kramer, who had died in 2014.[2] Concurrently with the launch of KPJK, the stations came under the Northern California Public Media banner.[5]

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[6]
22.11080i16:9KRCB-DTMain KRCB programming / PBS
22.2480i4:3KRCB-CCreate
22.3720p16:9NHKWORLNHK World

Analog-to-digital conversion

KRCB shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 22, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.[7] The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 23 to channel 22.[8]

Programming

In one of the most crowded areas in the U.S. for public broadcasting, KRCB is notable for its coverage of local news and politics, and for the Emmy and Telly Award-winning, nationally distributed environmental series, Natural Heroes. KRCB also engages the community through local initiatives like North Bay Bountiful, a series of TV, Radio and digital stories that explore agriculture, food systems and environmentalism. (www.northbaybountiful.org)

The station is known for Natural Heroes, North Bay Bountiful and Community Health Connections.[1]

References
  1. Writer, Rollie Atkinson Staff (February 13, 2017). "KRCB reaps $72 million windfall". Sonoma West Times and News. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. Mibach, Emily (July 26, 2018). "KCSM-TV getting a new owner, new name". Palo Alto Daily Post. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. Goldsmith, Jill (April 13, 2017). "Stations shape fundraising pleas amid funding threat, potential auction windfalls". Current.org.
  4. Johnson, Julie (September 7, 2017). "KRCB TV to acquire a South Bay station, expand its reach across the Bay Area". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  5. Sefton, Dru (July 26, 2018). "Bay Area pubcasters finalize sale, creating Northern California Public Media". Current. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  6. "RabbitEars.Info". www.rabbitears.info. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  7. List of Digital Full-Power Stations Archived 2013-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Digital TV Market Listing for KRCB". Rabbit Ears.info. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
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