KING-TV

KING-TV
CitySeattle, Washington
Channels
BrandingKING 5
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KONG
History
First air date
November 25, 1948
(75 years ago)
 (1948-11-25)
Former call signs
KRSC-TV (1948–1949)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 5 (VHF, 1948–2009)
  • Digital: 48 (UHF, 1999–2019)
  • CBS (1948–1953)
  • ABC (secondary 1948−1953, primary 1953–1959)
  • NBC (secondary, 1948–1953 and 1958–1959)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1948–1956)
Call sign meaning
King Broadcasting Company
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID34847
ERP715 kW
HAAT232.1 m (761 ft)
Transmitter coordinates47°37′54″N 122°21′3″W / 47.63167°N 122.35083°W / 47.63167; -122.35083
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.king5.com

KING-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Seattle, Washington, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside Everett-licensed independent station KONG (channel 16). The two stations share studios at the Home Plate Center in the SoDo district of Seattle; KING-TV's transmitter is located in the city's Queen Anne neighborhood.

Debuting as the first television station in the Pacific Northwest, channel 5 was purchased by and became the flagship station of Dorothy Bullitt's King Broadcasting Company eight months into broadcasting; the company still exists as a license holder for its properties under Tegna ownership. The station became an NBC affiliate in 1959 and has generally led the Seattle television market since.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KING-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.