Back in the day, from 1982, the North Bay had its own TV station based in Santa Rosa called KFTY TV-50.
Like any typical local TV station, they aired TV shows, news, weather, etc and were very much liked, but in 2011 turmoil began happening at the station when they were bought-out by a large conglomerate and then changed formats to Spanish only programming. It wasn't long after that before they closed, and that was the end of TV-50 other than a few small, local PBS stations.

Since TV-50 closed down, there has been a serious void, and "we", the residents of the North Bay, really needed our own TV station that airs local news, happenings, events, programs, and important updates during critical times such as when horrific fires take place in the hills, or when floods happen along our rivers and towns during harsh winters, so KORK North Bay TV was born to provide the people throughout the greater North Bay communities, and beyond, with exactly that. 

KORK-TV focuses on the greater northern San Francisco Bay Area, including Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Mendocino and Lake Counties and beyond, but we air nationwide thanks to modern technology on a number of much more modern and accessible platforms than TV-50 did. 

KORK-TV can be accessed by anyone, anywhere, at any time, on any device, including smart TVs, computers, laptops, tablets, cell phones, etc, absolutely free with no subscription or sign-up necessary. The only thing required is a wifi or cell signal. You can watch KORK-TV right here on our website at KORKtv.com, or you can also watch us on Roku or Amazon Fire TV. To download our channel apps on those platforms, just click HERE. You can also watch us on our new YouTube channel at this LINK

These internet based platforms have huge advantages over traditional TV channels because in order to have access to a traditional TV channel, you needed to have either a TV antenna on top of your house, or a cable or a satellite TV account, which a lot of people are getting away from these days because they are ridiculously expensive.

Another major advantage of KORK-TV's broadcasts platforms, compared to other typical TV channels on cable or satellite, is when the power goes out, usually cable & satellite go out as well because they need electricity to work. Well, it's hard to watch TV using cable or satellite when there's no power to run your TV or your cable or satellite boxes, BUT cell signals most often continue working, which means you can still watch KORK-TV on any battery powered personal device, including during vital & critical times such as when fires or floods are taking place as they do sometimes in our neck of the woods. You can watch us on the go - anywhere you go. It's hard to do that with a TV hooked up to a cable or satellite box. 

KORK-TV is not a PBS station and receives no PBS funding or non-profit operating assistance. KORK TV is what's called a FAST channel, which stands for "Free, Ad Supported TV", meaning - we function solely on advertisers and sponsors. 

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