KCPQ facts for kids
Quick facts for kids KCPQ |
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| Tacoma/Seattle, Washington | |
| Branding | Q13 Fox (general) Q13 Fox News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | So Q13 Fox (general) Watch and see the difference (newscasts |
| Channels | Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 13 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Translators | (see article) |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner | Tribune Company (Tribune Television Northwest, Inc.) |
| First air date | August 2, 1953 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Clover Park Quality |
| Sister station(s) | KZJO |
| Former callsigns | KMO-TV (1953-1954) KTVW (1954-1975) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 13 (VHF, 1953-2009) Digital: 18 (UHF, 1998-2009) |
| Former affiliations | NBC (1953-1954) Independent (1954-1974 and 1980-1986) Off Air (1974-1975) PBS (1975-1980) |
| Transmitter Power | 30 kW |
| Height | 610 m |
| Facility ID | 33894 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 47°32′53″N 122°48′22″W / 47.54806°N 122.80611°W |
| Website | q13fox.com |
KCPQ (known as Q13 Fox on the air, and styled as Q13 FOX on the logo) channel 13, is the Fox television affiliate station in Tacoma, Washington serving the Seattle/Tacoma television market, owned by the Tribune Company. KCPQ shares its studio and office facilities with sister station KZJO (channel 22, the area's MyNetworkTV affiliate) on the west shore of Lake Union in Seattle's Westlake neighborhood, and its transmitter is located on Gold Mountain in Bremerton, Washington.
KCPQ is one of five local Seattle TV stations seen in Canada on the Bell TV and Shaw Direct satellite providers. The station is also carried on several cable systems in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska, these include Optik TV.
Newscast titles
- Q13 Reports (1998–2000)
- Q13 News (2000–2003)
- Mornings on Q (morning newscast; 2000–2006)
- Q13 Fox News (2003–present)
Station slogans
- "The Northwest('s Own) Movie Channel" (1980–1987)
- "Puget Sound Television" (1980–1987)
- "Don't Let Q13 Weekends Pass You By" (1987–1988; localized version of Fox ad campaign)
- "The Northwest's Own Fox Station" (1988-1994)
- "Right on Q" (2006–2009)
- "Now. Next." (2009–2011)
- "So Q13 Fox" (2011–present; localized version of Fox ad campaign)
- "Watch and see the difference" (2011-present)
Repeaters
All repeaters are owned by KCPQ and are in the Seattle-Tacoma area.
- K14BF Channel 14 Wenatchee (owned by a third-party)
- K25CG Channel 25 Aberdeen
- K42CM Channel 42 Centralia / Chehalis
- K54DX Channel 54 Ellensburg (Moving to Ch. 7) (part of the Yakima / Tri-Cities Market)
- K64ES Channel 64 Chelan (Moving to Ch. 28)
Images for kids
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The KCPQ and KZJO studios in Seattle
