KRON-TV
CW TV station in San Francisco
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| 2024 | Prior to the Summer Olympics in Paris, KNTV upgraded its ATSC 3.0 signal to include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, and added a broadcast application allowing viewers to see weather radar or restart a program. |
| September 14 2024 | KRON-TV's last airdate with MyNetworkTV programming before the service moves to KICU-TV. |
| September 1 2023 | KRON-TV launched a 2 p.m. newscast and readded its 11 p.m. newscast, while ending its 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. newscasts due to CW affiliation. |
| September 1 2023 | KRON-TV affiliates with the CW network and adjusts its MyNetworkTV programming schedule. |
| June 14 2023 | Nexstar Media Group announced that KRON would take over the CW network affiliation for the San Francisco market, effective September 1. |
| May 2023 | CBS News and Stations announced that its CW affiliates, including San Francisco station KBCW (now KPYX), would cease their CW network affiliation in September and become independent stations. |
| March 29 2023 | KRON turned on its new Rhode & Schwarz transmitter at Sutro Tower and began its status as an ATSC 3.0 lighthouse for the San Francisco Bay Area at 10:01 a.m. |
| January 10 2022 | KRON launched a noon newscast to compete with KTVU and KPIX. |
| 2021 | KRON-TV became the official Bay Area home station for Las Vegas Raiders' pre-season games and special programming. |
| September 14 2020 | KRON launched an afternoon newscast at 3 p.m. |
| March 29 2020 | KRON-TV moved from UHF channel 38 to VHF channel 7. |
| August 21 2017 | KRON launched a new 9 p.m. newscast to compete with KGO's 9 p.m. newscast. |
| January 17 2017 | Nexstar's acquisition of Media General is completed, making KRON-TV part of Nexstar Media Group. |
| May 16 2016 | KRON launched a new 10 p.m. newscast to compete with other local stations. |
| January 27 2016 | Nexstar Broadcasting Group announces an agreement to acquire Media General. |
| February 10 2014 | Media General announces KRON-TV will move into leased space in the KGO-TV building at 900 Front Street. |
| November 12 2013 | Media General's acquisition of Young Broadcasting is completed, making KRON-TV the largest station by market size owned by the company. |
| June 6 2013 | Media General announces its acquisition of Young Broadcasting in an all-stock deal. |
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