Who we are
We are the NBC station located in the heart of Silicon Valley. The mission of NBC Bay Area is to reflect the communities we serve and support our viewers through solution-based journalism that moves the community forward. We address the Bay Area’s most pressing issues with respect, perseverance, innovation, and ingenuity with unique news franchises, including the Investigative Unit, NBC Bay Area Responds, Making in the Bay, Climate in Crisis, Bay Area Proud, and Race in America.
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History of NBC Bay Area
KNTV signed on Sept. 12, 1955, as the South Bay's first television station — calling itself "The Bright Spot on Your Dial." KNTV began its first five years as an independent before becoming an ABC affiliate in 1960 — serving San Jose, Salinas, and Monterey. KNTV was one of the few stations located outside the market it served.
KNTV's owner, A.T. Gilliland, sold the station to Landmark Communications in 1978. The Landmark years represented a period of growth with an emphasis on local news. Twelve years later, Granite Broadcasting Corporation purchased the station and sharpened its local news focus by branding itself as "The San Jose News Channel" and using Dionne Warwick's song 'Do you Know the Way to San Jose' as its newscast theme music.
On Feb. 14, 2000, Granite Broadcasting struck a deal with the National Broadcasting Company to make KNTV the new NBC affiliate in the San Francisco market — replacing KRON, which had held that agreement for decades.
Nielsen reassigned KNTV from the Santa Cruz-Salinas-Monterey market (ranked 120th in the US) to the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose DMA — the fifth largest television market in the country, making KNTV the only station in recent history to switch markets.
In December 2001, NBC announced a twist to the affiliation deal by purchasing KNTV from cash-strapped Granite for $230 million. The network had already owned Telemundo station KSTS in San Jose and wanted to create a duopoly in the Bay Area.
KNTV officially began broadcasting NBC programming at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day 2002, featuring an on-air welcome from Jay Leno of The Tonight Show. Later that morning, Al Roker of The Today Show introduced the new anchors live from KNTV's studios. In late 2002, the station rebranded itself 'NBC 11.'
With an expanding operation and cramped studio space, KNTV moved from its longtime headquarters in downtown San Jose to a new, state-of-the-art, all-digital facility on the city's north side in 2004.
As part of the transition to digital television, KNTV rebranded itself 'NBC Bay Area' to better reflect its commitment to serving the entire Bay Area.
In 2025, KNTV celebrated 70 years on the air and marked the occasion by showcasing newsworthy events from tape archives.
How to find NBC Bay Area (KNTV) on TV
You can find NBC Bay Area over-the-air on Antenna 11, and via the following cable and satellite providers:
- Comcast 3
- Comcast HD 703
- Dish 11
- DirecTV 11
When do NBC Bay Area news programs air?
Monday through Friday:
- 4:30-7 a.m. Today in the Bay
- 11-11:30 a.m. NBC Bay Area News at 11
- 11:30 a.m.-noon California Live
- 4:30-5 p.m. NBC Bay Area News at 4:30
- 5-6 p.m. NBC Bay Area News at 5
- 6-6:30 p.m. NBC Bay Area News at 6
- 7-7:30 p.m. NBC Bay Area News Tonight With Raj Mathai
- 11-11:30 p.m. NBC Bay Area News at 11
Weekends:
- 7-8 a.m. Today in the Bay
- 5-5:30 p.m. NBC Bay Area News at 5 (pre-empted Sundays during NFL season)
- 6-6:30 p.m. NBC Bay Area News at 6 (pre-empted Sundays during NFL season)
- *9-10 p.m. NBC Bay Area News at 9 (*airs only during NFL season)
- 11 p.m.-midnight NBC Bay Area News at 11
Digital products
Visit our website at NBCBayArea.com for the latest local news, sports, weather and more.
Download our local news and weather app to get news at your fingertips, including breaking news push alerts sent directly to your phone. To download the app, visit the iOS app store or the Google Play store.
Sign up to receive our newsletters delivered directly to your inbox. Whether it's daily news headlines, breaking news and weather, or our special weekly Housing Deconstructed newsletter, we've got you covered.
Download our NBC Bay Area app on Roku or Amazon Fire TV to browse the latest top local stories, breaking news, weather and investigative reporting at your convenience. The app refreshes with new videos throughout the day, giving you access to the latest news you need.
24/7 streaming channel
NBC Bay Area is always on and always moving the Bay Area forward. You can watch the latest local newscasts, breaking news, and weather forecasts on your schedule — streaming 24/7 on any device.
You can stream NBC Bay Area on Roku TV, Peacock, Fire TV, Samsung TV Plus, Xumo Play, Local Now, Pluto, Google TV, TCL, Xfinity, and Amazon Prime Video. Tap here for how to find us on your favorite streaming platform.
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Meet the team
The Investigative Unit
NBC Bay Area’s award-winning Investigative Unit is a team of reporters, producers, and photographers dedicated to helping people and digging deeper to expose the truth. Tap here for the most recent reporting.
Microclimate Weather
NBC Bay Area’s Microclimate Weather tracks the weather patterns all across the Bay Area for a forecast you can trust. Expect up-to-the-minute forecasts from Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri, and meteorologists Rob Mayeda, Kari Hall, Vianey Arana, and Cinthia Pimentel. NBC Bay Area’s weather forecasts are certified most accurate 9 years in a row by WeatheRate.
StormRanger is an unique tool that brings you the most accurate weather forecasts. It is a mobile radar truck that uses a Doppler radar to see through smoke and fog. StormRanger can track storms wherever they are with a higher degree of accuracy and more detail than ever before.
Get NBC Bay Area’s certified most accurate forecasts right on your phone. Download the NBC Bay Area app, and get weather alerts, radar, and full forecasts by the NBC Bay Area Microclimate weather team. Available from the Apple Store or on Google Play.
Community
NBC Bay Area and Telemundo 48 are dedicated to building relationships and partnerships and making tangible differences that move our communities forward. Together NBC Bay Area and Telemundo 48 are involved in more than 75 events annually, touching the lives of more than 1 million people in the nine Bay Area counties. From our annual animal adoption campaign, Clear the Shelters, to our Nourishing Neighbors annual food drive and a yearly Local Impact Grants providing funds for local non-profits.
Visit the community page and meet NBC Bay Area and Telemundo 48 at our next events.
Contact us
Address
2450 N. First St.
San Jose, CA 95131
Phone
Main: 408-432-6221
Investigative Tips: 888-996-8477
Awards
The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit has been honored to accept a National Edward R. Murrow Award for its Saving San Francico streaming series, reporting on the search for solutions to deep-rooted problems plaguing one of the most progressive cities in America. The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit received a Peabody Award for The Moms of Magnolia Street streaming series. This series reported on how California’s affordability crisis pushed thousands of Black residents out of their homes and onto the streets, by telling the story of a group of unhoused working mothers in Oakland who took matters into their own hands.
The NBC Bay Area Digital Team won a National Edward R. Murrow award. for “Excellence in Social Media” for its coverage of the North Bay wildfires. The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit won a National Edward R. Murrow award in the "News Documentary" category for their “Kicked Out” series.
Leadership
- Stephanie Adrouny - VP of News
- Eileen Baiocchi - Director, Research & Programming
- Sara Bueno - VP, Digital
- Jay Delacruz - Director of Community Engagement
- Alexandria Leavenworth - VP, Creative & Strategic Marketing
- Dolores Lopez - Director, Human Resources
- Juan Maio - VP of Sales
- Stacy Owen - President & General Manager
- Francis Sandico - VP, Technology
