WJZY

WJZY
CityBelmont, North Carolina
Channels
BrandingFox Charlotte; Queen City News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WMYT-TV
History
First air date
March 9, 1987
(37 years ago)
 (1987-03-09)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 46 (UHF, 1987–2009)
  • Digital: 47 (UHF, 1999–2019)
Call sign meaning
Original owner wanted "J" and "Z" in calls to differentiate in the market[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73152
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT553.5 m (1,816 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°21′44.5″N 81°9′18.3″W / 35.362361°N 81.155083°W / 35.362361; -81.155083
Links
Public license information
Websiteqcnews.com

WJZY (channel 46) is a television station licensed to Belmont, North Carolina, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for the Charlotte area. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Rock Hill, South Carolina–licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYT-TV (channel 55). WJZY and WMYT-TV share studios on Performance Road (along I-85) in unincorporated western Mecklenburg County (with a Charlotte mailing address); through a channel sharing agreement, the two stations transmit using WJZY's spectrum from an antenna near Dallas, North Carolina, along the Catawba River.

WJZY was originally established in 1987 by a Charlotte group that included Harvey Gantt, the city's mayor. Soon after, that group sold the station, and channel 46 operated for the next 25 years as an independent station, then a UPN and CW affiliate, until it was purchased by Fox Television Stations in 2013, resulting in the station switching affiliations to Fox and the establishment of its own local news operation.

  1. ^ Miller, Mark K. (November 5, 2019). "Nexstar, Fox Buy/Sell Five Stations". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Char870306 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJZY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.