KNTV was established as an independent station in 1955; in 1960, it became an affiliate of ABC as the affiliate of record for Salinas and Monterey, otherwise a separate market. Even though San Francisco had its own ABC television station, KGO-TV, KNTV focused its news and other programming on the Santa Clara Valley. In 1999, ABC paid KNTV to ...

KNTV signed on the air on September 12, 1955 as the first television station in San Jose and the Silicon Valley. It was originally an independent Station, intended to cover the California coastal area from Monterey north to San Francisco.

In August 1966, Gilliland Jr. acquired majority of KNTV's ownership, and later operated by Gill Industries, which also controlled San Jose's cable television system. Even as an ABC affiliate, the station occasionally transmitted few ABC programs, …

KNTV, an abbreviation of its former name Korea Now TV, is a Japanese cable and satellite television channel delivering content from the two Korean commercial networks, MBC and SBS.The channel is owned by, and is the main asset of, Stream Media Corporation [], a Japanese company which specializes primarily in the distribution of Korean audiovisual content to the Japanese market.

Mar 29, 2025 · History. Founded in 1954, KNTV – NBC Bay Area (San Francisco) is an NBC-owned-and-operated television station licensed to San Jose, California, United States. NBCbayarea.com is the associated website covering news, weather, sports, crime, and lifestyle.

Nearly 4500 films and 22 linear feet of transcripts were donated to the San José Historical Museum in 1983 by the KNTV Station Controller, spanning years 1965-1980. KNTV was the first television station located in San José, covering the California coast …

KNTV (channel 11), branded as NBC Bay Area, is a television station licensed to San Jose, California, United States, broadcasting NBC programming to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Telemundo outlet KSTS...

History: 1990: Granite Broadcasting buys KNTV for $59 million. 1999: KGO pays KNTV $14 million dollars to drop ABC affiliation. 2000: KNTV moves to San Francisco market. 12/2001: Grainte Brocasting sells KNTV to NBC for $230 million. NBC starts 1/2002 on KNTV. 8/2004: FCC approves KNTV to move closer to San Francisco away from the city of ...

KNTV began in 1955 as the first independent television station in San José. In 1960, it became an ABC affiliate, but maintained a reputation for strong local news and entertainment programming.

KNTV was established as an independent station in 1955; in 1960, it became an affiliate of ABC as the affiliate of record for Salinas and Monterey, otherwise a separate market. Even though San Francisco had its own ABC television station, KGO-TV, KNTV focused its news and other programming on the Santa Clara Valley. In 1999, ABC paid KNTV to ...