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| City | Seattle, Washington |
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| Branding | Fox 13+ |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fox Television Stations, LLC |
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| History | |
First air date | June 22, 1985 |
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Call sign meaning | Station branded as JoeTV from 2010 through 2022 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 69571 |
| ERP | 1,000 kW |
| HAAT | 287 m (942 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°36′56.3″N 122°18′30.4″W / 47.615639°N 122.308444°W |
| Translator(s) | see § Translators |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
KZJO (channel 22), branded as Fox 13+, is a television station in Seattle, Washington, United States, broadcasting the MyNetworkTV programming service. It is owned and operated by Fox Television Stations alongside Tacoma-licensed Fox outlet KCPQ (channel 13). The two stations share studios on Westlake Avenue in Seattle's Westlake neighborhood; KZJO's transmitter is located near the Capitol Hill section of Seattle.
Channel 22 began broadcasting as KTZZ-TV in 1985. It was the third independent station in the Seattle market and the first commercial ultra high frequency (UHF) station. It struggled to gain ratings attention competing against Seattle's established independents, KSTW and KCPQ. USTV, a company owned by the Dudley family, acquired the station in two parts between 1987 and 1990; debts incurred under its original ownership prompted a bankruptcy in the early 1990s. In its early years, the station offered a range of local programs, including newscasts and sports telecasts produced by KIRO-TV; the eclectic talk show The Spud Goodman Show; and classic reruns and children's shows.
KTZZ-TV became Seattle's affiliate of The WB in 1995. When the Dudleys sought to exit broadcasting, they entered into a three-way deal that saw the stations transferred to Tribune Broadcasting. Shortly after, Tribune acquired KCPQ and had to place channel 22 in a divestiture trust before being able to form a duopoly in 1999. During that time, the station improved its technical facilities and relaunched as KTWB-TV. When The WB and UPN merged in 2006, the station was passed over for affiliation with The CW and signed up with MyNetworkTV, being renamed KMYQ. It debuted a 9 p.m. newscast from KCPQ in 2008. In 2010, the station changed its call sign to KZJO and rebranded as JoeTV, a name it used until 2022. Tribune was purchased by Nexstar Media Group in 2019; Nexstar then traded KCPQ and KZJO to Fox as part of an exchange of Fox affiliates in three cities. The station is the primary local broadcast home of Seattle Storm women's basketball.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KZJO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.