TV channel 6 watch
K04SF-D: channel 6 grant, Modesto, CA
It was granted before the NCE FM translator window opens on November 4, 2026, so translator applications on 88.1 to 91.9 MHz near it now have to protect it (47 CFR 74.1205).
| Granted | March 10, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Service | Channel 6 LPTV |
| What | A move to channel 6 from channel 4 |
| Community | Modesto, CA |
| Facility ID | 186673 |
| FCC file number | 0000285187 |
| ERP | 1 kW |
| Antenna height | 13 m above mean sea level |
| Height above average terrain | 30 m (72 radials) |
| Site | 37.72614, -122.23000 |
| 47 dBu contour | 22 km from the site |
Towns inside the 47 dBu contour
Reserved band translator and LPFM sites here are limited.
- Oakland, CA (443,554 people)
- Hayward, CA (158,440 people)
- Berkeley, CA (121,749 people)
- San Mateo, CA (103,006 people)
- Daly City, CA (101,418 people)
- San Leandro, CA (86,571 people)
- Alameda, CA (78,795 people)
- South San Francisco, CA (64,660 people)
- San Bruno, CA (42,035 people)
- Foster City, CA (32,657 people)
- Burlingame, CA (30,885 people)
- Lafayette, CA (25,371 people)
- Millbrae, CA (23,321 people)
- Orinda, CA (19,573 people)
- Albany, CA (19,439 people)
- Moraga, CA (16,698 people)
- Emeryville, CA (13,912 people)
- Piedmont, CA (10,816 people)
- Brisbane, CA (4,667 people)
- Colma, CA (1,428 people)
Just outside it
Within 25 km of the contour, where sites may be limited too.
- Fremont, CA (228,192 people)
- Sunnyvale, CA (156,792 people)
- Santa Clara, CA (133,132 people)
- Concord, CA (124,016 people)
- Vallejo, CA (123,475 people)
- Richmond, CA (115,353 people)
- Mountain View, CA (87,316 people)
- San Ramon, CA (85,924 people)
- Livermore, CA (84,867 people)
- Redwood City, CA (82,982 people)
- Milpitas, CA (79,746 people)
- Pittsburg, CA (77,131 people)
- Pleasanton, CA (75,664 people)
- Walnut Creek, CA (70,817 people)
- Dublin, CA (70,544 people)
- Palo Alto, CA (67,658 people)
- Union City, CA (66,196 people)
- San Rafael, CA (59,961 people)
- Newark, CA (46,254 people)
- Danville, CA (43,410 people)
← Every channel 6 grant and pending application
Why channel 6 matters
- TV channel 6 (82-88 MHz) sits right below the reserved FM band. An FM translator on channels 201 to 220 (88.1 to 91.9 MHz) near a channel 6 station has to keep its interfering contour off the TV station's 47 dBu contour (47 CFR 74.1205); LPFM stations have their own channel 6 spacings (47 CFR 73.825).
- The NCE FM translator window opens November 4, 2026. FCC staff has said pending channel 6 applications need not be protected in a window application. One granted before the window opens must be: the translator applicant needs extra steps, and a grant can keep a new translator permit from being granted.
- So this page lists every channel 6 grant as it happens, and every channel 6 application still pending.
Planning a translator or LPFM near a channel 6 station?
Nexus Broadcast checks every channel 6 station and pending application in its translator and LPFM studies, and prepares the showing when a site needs one. Every study runs on RF Navigator, our own broadcast engineering software.
From the FCC's LMS public database as of October 20, 2026, updated every morning. Contours are the FCC contour API's 47 dBu F(50,50) service contour from the filing's ERP and antenna height, drawn non-directional; towns are incorporated places of 1,000 people or more (Census 2024 estimates). Not a product of the FCC; check LMS and run a full study before you rely on it.