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KCRA-TV

KCRA-TV (channel 3) is a television station in Sacramento, California, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Hearst Television alongside Stockton-licensed CW affiliate KQCA (channel 58). The two stations share studios on Television Circle off D Street in downtown Sacramento; KCRA-TV's transmitter is located in Walnut Grove, California.

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Owner
Hearst Television · (Hearst Stations Inc.)
Affiliations
3.1: NBC · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
KCRA 3
Call sign meaning
Taken from KCRA radio, now KIFM[a]
Channels
Digital: 35 (UHF) · Virtual: 3
ERP
1,000 kW

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Kelly Broadcasting ownership

Hearst ownership

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KCRA-TV

Nodes128
Edges127
Triples147
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015625
Components1

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KCRA-TV

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related to Acquisition · 32
KCRA-TV → August, Bob Kelly, Chris, Dennis FitzSimons, Entertainment, Fox, Further, Greg Kelly, Hearst-Argyle Television, Hearst-Argyle's, Hubbard Broadcasting, In, Jon, Jon Kelly, Jon's, KCPQ, KCRA, KCRA's, Kelly, Kelly Broadcasting
related to The early prime time experiment · 29
KCRA-TV → Additionally, August, East Coast, FCC, For KCRA, In, In July, Johnny Carson, Jon, June, KCRA, KCRA's, KCRA's NBC, NBC, NBC's, November, Prime Time Access Rule, PTAR, Robert Kelly, San Francisco's KRON-TV
related to Syndicated from Sacramento · 26
KCRA-TV → American Pie, Bob Long, But, Evening Magazine, Fox, Frank Magid, Group, In, In January, It, Jon Kelly, KCRA, Kelly, Kelly Broadcasting, Kelly Brothers Productions, Kelly Entertainment, Magid, Multimedia Program Productions, PM Magazine, September
related to "Where the News Comes First" · 24
KCRA-TV → As KCRA's, BBC, Broadcasting, California, Channel, Europe, From, In, It, Jon Kelly, KCRA, LiveCopter, News Comes First, Our, Reports, Robert, Robert Kelly, Sacramento, The, To
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 5
KCRA-TV → June, October, The, UHF, VHF
related to Translators · 5
KCRA-TV → K17CG-D, K30PZ-DUkiah, KCRA-TV's, Litchfield, Two
related to Subchannels · 4
KCRA-TV → California, KCRA-TV's, The, Walnut Grove
Affiliations · 2
KCRA-TV → 3.1: NBC, for others, see § Subchannels
Channels · 2
KCRA-TV → Digital: 35 (UHF), Virtual: 3
Owner · 2
KCRA-TV → (Hearst Stations Inc.), Hearst Television

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kcra news station kelly sacramento nbc television broadcasting channel local time newscast kqca first early stations prime 10 programming california

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KCRA-TVAffiliations3.1: NBC1.00infobox
KCRA-TVAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
KCRA-TVBrandingKCRA 31.00infobox
KCRA-TVCall sign meaningTaken from KCRA radio, now KIFM[a]1.00infobox
KCRA-TVChannelsDigital: 35 (UHF)1.00infobox
KCRA-TVChannelsVirtual: 31.00infobox
KCRA-TVERP1,000 kW1.00infobox
KCRA-TVFacility ID338751.00infobox
KCRA-TVFirst air dateSeptember 3, 1955 (1955-09-03)1.00infobox
KCRA-TVFormer channel numberAnalog: 3 (VHF, 1955–2009)1.00infobox
KCRA-TVHAAT579 m (1,900 ft)1.00infobox
KCRA-TVLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
KCRA-TVOwnerHearst Television1.00infobox
KCRA-TVOwner(Hearst Stations Inc.)1.00infobox
KCRA-TVPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
KCRA-TVPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
KCRA-TVSister stationsKQCA1.00infobox
KCRA-TVTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
KCRA-TVWebsitewww.kcra.com1.00infobox

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