About Us

Welcome to the website for The CW 44cable12, (KBCW) the CW Network affiliate for the San Francisco Bay Area.

From 8pm – 10 pm every weeknight, the CW 44cable12 is the home for the CW primetime featuring Gossip Girl, 90210, America’s Next Top Model, Nikita, Vampire Diaries, Smallville, and Supernatural.

Before and after prime, check out our other syndicated hits like The Office, the King of Queens, Family Guy, Two and a Half Men, and the Simpsons.

The CW 44cable12 (KBCW) is owned and operated by the CBS Corporation and is part of a duopoly with CBS5 (KPIX). KBCW was formerly UPN Bay Area (KBHK), and served the San Francisco Bay Area for 38 years. From January 1995 until September of 2006, KBHK was the UPN affiliate. Before 1995 the station was an independent station known as KBHK: TV 44.

The CW 44cable12 also serves as the CW Oakland, CW San Jose, CW Santa Clara, CW Santa Rosa, CW Redwood City, CW Mountain View, CW Berkeley, CW Vallejo and all the places in between!

Fast Facts:

Channels:
Broadcast :44
DirectTV :44
Digital :45
Comcast and Bay Area Cable :12
Comcast High Definition: 712

Mailing Address:
KBCW
855 Battery St.
San Francisco CA 94111

Phone:
415-765-8144

Email:
feedback@kbcwtv.com

Closed Captioning Contact Information:

For Immediate Closed Captioning Concerns contact Tom Spitz, Director of Program Operations, fax 415-765-8935 or e-mail kpix-kbcwcaptioningproblems@cbs.com.

For Written Closed Captioning Complaints contact Tom Spitz, Director of Program Operations, at phone number 415-765-8758, fax 415-765-8935 or e-mail kpix-kbcwcaptioningproblems@cbs.com.

For Online Closed Captioning Complaints contact Tom Spitz, Director of Program Operations, at phone number 415-765-8758, fax 415-765-8935, e-mail kpix-kbcwcaptioningproblems@cbs.com or write to Tom Spitz at CBS 5 TV, 855 Battery Street, San Francisco, California 94111