Bay Area Television Archive
The Bay Area TV Archive (BATA) preserves local TV newsfilm, documentaries and programs donated by broadcasters and private individuals. Watching our unique film and video brings the Bay Area's history of cultural revolution in the twentieth century to life. You can browse through over 2800 clips in SF State's Digital Information Virtual Archive (DIVA) or try a database search to discover material not yet available to view online.
The Archive’s digitization projects are supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
Featured
A KRON4 special report from 2024, by Noelle Bellow, about how the archive helps to preserve the station's legacy of 75 years.
Database Search
Search 75,000 film and video records. New records are added on a regular basis.
Online Archive Access
More than 300 hours of video can be accessed online in SF State's Digital Information Virtual Archive (DIVA). New material is added regularly.
Additional online content is available from our Quartex platform, which also provides users with access to closed captions and transcripts.
View clips from any computer, tablet or smartphone.
On-Demand Collections
The Bay Area Television Archive works with SF State faculty to create custom collections in DIVA to support course work and for special projects. Contact the television archivist for further details.
TV Archive in the Media
- KRON 4 feature report from 2021 about how the archive helped a woman to discover more about her adoption.
- Tech Trends: History of Bay Area revived through remastering old news film footage, KRON 4
- Bay Area Proud, KNTV
- From the Archives, CBS 5's Eye on the Bay