KRNV-DT
Television station in Reno, Nevada
KRNV-DT (channel 4) is a television station in Reno, Nevada, United States, airing programming from the digital multicast network Roar. It is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Fox/NBC affiliate KRXI-TV (channel 11) and sports-focused independent station KNSN-TV (channel 21). The three outlets share studios on Vassar Street in Reno; KRNV-DT's transmitter is located on Slide Mountain.
Channel 4 in Reno began broadcasting in 1962 as KCRL, the city's second TV station. Founded by E. L. Cord and owned after his 1974 death by his estate and charitable foundation, it was an NBC affiliate from the moment it began broadcasting. The station was purchased by Sunbelt Communications Company in 1989 and relaunched the next year as KRNV, including an overhaul of the station's local newscasts. This was successful at moving KRNV from third to second place locally. Sunbelt also embarked on several extensions of the KRNV brand, including rebroadcasters in Northern Nevada and a news/talk radio station in the Reno area.
In 2013, Sinclair acquired KRNV's non-license assets and began operating the station; Cunningham eventually acquired the license. On December 1, 2025, Sinclair moved the NBC affiliation and programming to a subchannel of KRXI-TV.
History
KCRL: Circle L years
The first application for channel 4 in Reno was made by Western Television Company in January 1953.
“KRNV-DT” enters the record as television station in Reno, Nevada. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what KRNV-DT, Television and station can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6336936. Authority coordinates are 39.316, -119.884. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1962, 1974, 1989 and 2013.
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