KOMO-TV

KOMO-TV
CitySeattle, Washington
Channels
Branding
  • KOMO 4; KOMO News
  • (pronounced as a word)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KUNS-TV
History
FoundedJune 1953
First air date
December 11, 1953 (70 years ago) (1953-12-11)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 4 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 38 (UHF, 1998–2020)
  • NBC (1953–1959)
  • ABC (secondary, 1958–1959)
  • The CW (secondary, 2023)
Call sign meaning
Derived from former sister station KOMO (now KNWN)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21656
ERP915 kW
HAAT259 m (850 ft)
Transmitter coordinates47°37′55″N 122°21′14″W / 47.63194°N 122.35389°W / 47.63194; -122.35389
Links
Public license information
Websitekomonews.com

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.

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