KONG-TV

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KONG-TV

Everett / Seattle, Washington
Branding	KONG 6/16
Slogan	The 10 O'clock Choice
Channels	16 (UHF) analog, 31 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	Independent NBC Alternate
Owner	Belo
Founded	July 8, 1997
Call letters meaning	Counterpart of KING-TV, as in King Kong
Former affiliations	none
Transmitter Power	5000 kW (analog) 700 kW (digital)
Height	239.0 (analog) 218.0 (digital)
Website	www.kongtv.com

KONG-TV is a television station based in Seattle, Washington. Owned by the Belo Corporation, KONG's city of license is Everett, Washington. It is sister station to KING-TV, and is run out of KING's studios just east of Seattle Center.

KONG signed on the air July 8, 1997. The call letters were chosen because of the marketability of King Kong.

[edit] Technical

KONG broadcasts over-the-air on analog UHF channel 16 and on digital, high-definition UHF channel 31. KONG's powerful over-the-air UHF signal is transmitted with 5MW of power from Seattle's Queen Anne Hill, and can be received over much of the Puget Sound area. Western Washington cable TV systems usually carry KONG on cable channel 6, next to its sister station KING-TV channel 5. Comcast also carries the High-Definition simulcast on channel 106.

[edit] Affiliation and programming

KONG is independent of any network affiliation. Initially, the station ran a general entertainment format with classic sitcoms, westerns, old movies, cartoons, and a 10pm newscast. Along with the newscast, the station now airs KING-TV's syndicated shows (such as Oprah) during primetime or other time slots, giving viewers a second chance to watch the shows that day. It also carries a few syndicated shows not aired on KING-TV.

KONG also broadcasts NBC network programs, including Meet the Press and Early Today. KING's staff prepare news programs which are telecast by KONG, including "KING5 Morning News on KONG" "KING5 News @ 10:00 on KONG 6/16".

In 2006, KONG also showed NBC's coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals.

In Winter 2007, KONG-TV launched a daytime block of shows.

2PM	iVillage Live
3PM	The Tyra Banks Show
4PM	Roseanne
5PM	Evening Magazine

[edit] External links

Query the FCC's TV station database for KONG-TV

Broadcast television in the Seattle / Tacoma market (Nielsen DMA #14)

Defunct Television Stations:
KOMO 4 (ABC) - KING 5 (NBC, NBC WX+ on DT2) - KIRO 7 (CBS) - KCTS 9 (PBS) - KSTW 11 (The CW) - KCPQ 13 (Fox) - KONG 16 (Ind) - KTBW 20 (TBN) - KMYQ 22 (MNTV, The Tube on DT2) - KBTC 28 (PBS) - KWPX 33 (ION) - KHCV 45 (Azteca America, JTV/S@H on Digital) - KUNS 51 (UNI) - KUSE 58 (ShopNBC) - K68DL 68 (3ABN)
Bellingham-Whatcom County: KVOS 12 (Ind) - K22HH 22 (TBN) - KBCB 24 (ShopNBC) - KDNB 43 (Daystar)
Centralia-Lewis County: KCKA 15 (PBS) - K25CH 25 (MNTV) - K42CM 42 (Fox) - K53AZ 53 (CBS)
Wenatchee-Chelan County: KNEE-LP 10 (Ind) - K14BF 14 (Fox) - K18AD 18 (PBS) - K25FP 25 (3ABN) - K32FN 32 (ABC) - K34EM 34 (TBN) - K45AC 45 (CBS) - KWCC-LP 47 (FN) - KWWA-CA 49 (UNI) - K65AU 65 (NBC) - K67CD 67 (PBS) - K69BF 69 (Fox)
Local digital television channels
KWDK 42 (DS)
Local cable television channels FSN Northwest - NorthWest Cable News (cable 2) - TVW (Olympia)
Local Greater Vancouver stations available on cable television Vancouver: CBUT 2 (CBC)
KCWT 27 (Ind / Fox / TBN, Wenatchee) - KPEC 56 (NET, Tacoma) See also: Broadcast television in the Greater Vancouver and Spokane markets