WJZY
Fox affiliate in Belmont–Charlotte, North Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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City | Belmont, North Carolina |
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Branding | Fox Charlotte; Queen City News |
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WMYT-TV | |
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First air date | March 9, 1987 (37 years ago) (1987-03-09) |
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Call sign meaning | Original owner wanted "J" and "Z" in calls to differentiate in the market[2] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73152 |
ERP | 1,000 kW |
HAAT | 553.5 m (1,816 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°21′44.5″N 81°9′18.3″W |
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Website | qcnews |
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.