| |
---|---|
City | Seattle, Washington |
Channels | |
Branding |
|
Programming | |
Affiliations |
|
Ownership | |
Owner |
|
KUNS-TV | |
History | |
Founded | June 1953 |
First air date | December 11, 1953 |
Former channel number(s) |
|
Call sign meaning | Derived from former sister station KOMO (now KNWN) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 21656 |
ERP | 915 kW |
HAAT | 259 m (850 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°37′55″N 122°21′14″W / 47.63194°N 122.35389°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | komonews |
KOMO-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Seattle, Washington, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Bellevue-licensed CW affiliate KUNS-TV (channel 51). The two stations share studios within KOMO Plaza (formerly Fisher Plaza) in the Lower Queen Anne section of Seattle adjacent to the Space Needle; KOMO-TV's transmitter is located in the city's Queen Anne neighborhood.
KOMO-TV signed on in December 1953 as the flagship station of Seattle-based Fisher Broadcasting; originally an NBC affiliate, it was the television extension to KOMO (1000 AM), which was a sister station until 2021. The station became Seattle's ABC affiliate in 1959 when KING-TV affiliated with NBC after a year-long transition period; it has generally ranked second in the city's television market ratings behind KING-TV throughout its existence.