KXTV Channel 10 Sacramento

What KXTV Channel 10 Sacramento does

KXTV Channel 10 Sacramento, operating as ABC10, is an ABC-affiliated VHF digital television station licensed to Sacramento, California. The station was founded in 1955 and operates as part of TEGNA's portfolio of broadcast properties, with KXTV-TV as its legal entity name. It serves the Sacramento metropolitan area and broader Northern California, covering Sacramento, Lake Tahoe, the Bay Area, and the Stockton-Modesto region through broadcast and digital channels. The business is structured as a multi-platform local news operation combining linear broadcast with digital distribution via abc10.com, the ABC10+ streaming app, and the ABC10 Mobile App on iOS and Android.

The product portfolio includes core broadcast and digital news delivery supplemented by editorial sub-brands: WeatherForce (community weather reporting), ABC10 Originals and Hidden Homicides (investigative journalism), 10 On Your Side (consumer advocacy), Dollars and Sense (financial education), Bartell's Backroads (travel and lifestyle), To The Point (political analysis with host Alex Bell), Your California Life (lifestyle), Near Me (user-generated content), Teacher of the Month (community recognition), and the Locked on Sacramento Kings Podcast. The underlying technology stack combines over-the-air broadcast delivery with digital streaming, an Akamai content delivery network, external data integrations including California Highway Patrol traffic incidents and GasBuddy pricing data, and compliance tooling (OneTrust for CCPA/CPRA cookie consent, Google reCAPTCHA).

The revenue model is entirely advertising-supported. ABC10+ streaming access and the abc10 mobile apps are free to consumers, with no subscription fees or tiered pricing disclosed. Advertising inventory spans linear broadcast, connected TV through the streaming app, the abc10.com website, YouTube, and social channels; enterprise advertiser relationships (e.g., "Advertise With Us") are sourced directly from the station. The target audience is the Sacramento-area general consumer seeking local news, weather, traffic, sports (including Sacramento Kings coverage and high school sports), and lifestyle programming. No public revenue, ARR, or advertiser concentration data is disclosed at the station level; financial results are reported only at the TEGNA parent level.

Name

KXTV Channel 10 Sacramento

Legal name

KXTV-TV

Website

https://abc10.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KXTV Channel 10 Sacramento (ABC10) is an ABC-affiliated broadcast television station serving Sacramento and Northern California with local news, weather, traffic, sports, and investigative content across broadcast, streaming, and digital channels, owned by TEGNA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Television Broadcasting

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (51612)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Network-Affiliated Local TV Stations (ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX/CW/Telemundo/Univision, etc.) (MPABACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local News & Weather Stations (MPABACAJ), Live TV Streaming (vMVPD/IPTV OTT) (MPACAAAD)

Keywords

• Local television broadcasting
• Digital news streaming
• Broadcast journalism
• Weather forecasting
• Investigative reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KXTV (branded as ABC10) operates as an ABC-affiliated local broadcast television station serving Sacramento and Northern California, founded in 1955 and owned by TEGNA. It delivers local news, weather, sports, traffic, and original investigative programming via over-the-air broadcast, the abc10.com website, the ABC10 mobile news app, and the ABC10+ streaming app for connected TVs and mobile devices.

Product overview

KXTV Channel 10 Sacramento (ABC10) operates as a multi-platform local news organization serving Sacramento and Northern California. The core offering is the ABC10 broadcast television station combined with digital platforms including ABC10.com, the ABC10+ streaming app, and mobile applications for iOS and Android. The news portfolio includes specialized segments like WeatherForce (community weather reporting), ABC10 Originals (investigative journalism), 10 On Your Side (consumer advocacy), Dollars and Sense (financial news), Bartell's Backroads (travel), To The Point (political analysis), and Your California Life (lifestyle content). The ABC10+ app enables streaming of live TV and on-demand news, while the ABC10 Originals brand encompasses in-depth investigative series. The platform distributes content across broadcast television, web, mobile apps, social media, and email newsletters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ABC10+ Streaming App Free ad-supported streaming application delivering live ABC10 newscasts, weather coverage, and on-demand local content to connected TVs, smartphones, and tablets for Sacramento/Northern California viewers.
• ABC10 Mobile News App Free iOS/Android news app delivering ABC10 breaking news alerts, forecasts, and video content to mobile users in the Sacramento DMA.
• abc10.com News Website Free ad-supported news website offering Sacramento and Northern California local news, weather forecasts, sports coverage, traffic updates, investigative reports, and live streaming of newscasts.
• 10 On Your Side (Consumer Advocacy Unit) On-air and online investigative/consumer-advocacy unit that helps Sacramento-area viewers resolve complaints against businesses and government agencies and exposes local wrongdoing.
• Locked On Sacramento Kings Podcast Daily podcast covering Sacramento Kings NBA team news, analysis, and interviews, branded under the Locked On Podcast Network and hosted by an ABC10 personality.
• Morning Briefing Newsletter

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KUVS-TV (Univision 19 Sacramento): KUVS is the Univision-affiliated Spanish-language station serving Sacramento, providing multicultural/multilingual local news that competes for Spanish-speaking audience share in the same DMA.
• KOVR-TV (CBS 13 Sacramento): KOVR is the CBS-affiliated local TV station in Sacramento, directly competing with ABC10 across news, weather, sports, and advertising share in the same DMA with overlapping programming formats.
• KTXL-TV (FOX 40 Sacramento): KTXL is the FOX-affiliated local TV station serving Sacramento, competing head-to-head with ABC10 for local news viewers and advertisers in the same Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto market.
• KCRA-TV (Hearst Television): KCRA is the NBC-affiliated local TV station serving Sacramento and Northern California, directly competing with ABC10 (KXTV) for local news audiences, weather coverage, and Sacramento advertising budgets. Both stations are top-rated competitors in the same DMA.

Emerging players

• NewsON: NewsON is an OTT streaming app aggregating local TV news from stations nationwide including ABC10. It is a partial competitor/partner that captures streaming audience attention that could otherwise flow to ABC10's own ABC10+ app.

Broad incumbents

• Sinclair Broadcast Group: Sinclair is a major US broadcast station group operator with a portfolio of local TV stations. As an industry peer, it competes with TEGNA (KXTV's parent) for syndicated programming deals, national advertising, and industry influence.
• Nexstar Media Group: Nexstar is the largest US television station operator and a key industry peer as a broadcast group owner. It operates numerous local stations that compete for advertisers, syndicated content, and corporate partnerships in similar DMAs.
• WUSA-TV (TEGNA): WUSA is the CBS-affiliated station in Washington D.C. owned by TEGNA. As another station in TEGNA's portfolio, it shares digital platforms, operational practices, and content syndication infrastructure with KXTV.
• WFAA-TV (TEGNA): WFAA is the ABC-affiliated station in Dallas-Fort Worth owned by TEGNA. It operates the same ABC network affiliation model as KXTV and benefits from the same TEGNA corporate infrastructure, digital platforms, and content syndication.
• KARE-TV (TEGNA): KARE is the NBC-affiliated station in Minneapolis-St. Paul owned by the same parent company (TEGNA). As a sister station within TEGNA's portfolio, it shares corporate resources, technology platforms, and operational best practices with ABC10.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/abc10
• YouTubeyoutube.com/abc10
• Facebookfacebook.com/ABC10tv
• Instagraminstagram.com/abc10tv

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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