WTNZ

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WTNZ
city =
station_
station_slogan = Something for Everyone
station_branding = Fox 43
analog = 43 (UHF)
digital = 34 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = Fox (since 1986)
network =
founded =
airdate = December 31, 1983
location = Knoxville, Tennessee
callsign_meaning = TeNne-Z (Tennessee)
former_callsigns = WKCH-TV (1983-1994)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Raycom Media
licensee = WTNZ License Subsidiary, LLC
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = Independent (1983-1986)
effective_radiated_power = 1960 kW (analog)
460 kW (digital)
HAAT = 529 m (both)
class =
facility_id = 19200
coordinates = coord|36|0|12.8|N|83|56|34|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.wtnzfox43.com/ www.wtnzfox43.com]

WTNZ, "Fox 43", is the Fox network affiliate in Knoxville, Tennessee.

History

WTNZ signed on December 31, 1983 as WKCH-TV (nicknamed "Catch 43"), an independent station.

In 1986, WKCH-TV affiliated with Fox, nicknaming as "Catch Fox 43". In 1994, it changed its call letters to the current WTNZ.

Despite the network musical chairs that occurred in Knoxville over the years, WTNZ has been Knoxville's only Fox affiliate during the network's history.

News operation

Currently, WTNZ does not have a news department. Instead, it has a "news share" agreement with the market's ABC affiliate WATE-TV which is owned by Young Broadcasting. That station produces a nightly 30-minute newscast which airs on WTNZ at 10 pm.

External links

* [http://www.wtnzfox43.com/ WTNZ Website]
*TVQ|WTNZ