KIRO-TV
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Seattle - Tacoma, Washington United States |
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| City | Seattle, Washington |
| Branding | KIRO 7 (general) KIRO 7 News (newscasts) (Pronounced "ki-roh") |
| Channels |
Digital: 39 (UHF) Virtual: 7 () |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Translators | (see article) |
| Affiliations | CBS (since 1997; also from 1958–1995) |
| Owner |
Cox Media Group (KIRO-TV, Inc.) |
| Founded | April 1955 |
| First air date | February 8, 1958 |
| Call letters' meaning | derived from former sister station KIRO radio; pronounced "ki-roh" |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 7 (VHF, 1958–2009) |
| Former affiliations | UPN (1995–1997) |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 230 m (755 ft) |
| Facility ID | 66781 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°37′58.8″N 122°21′23.8″W / 47.633000°N 122.356611°WCoordinates: 47°37′58.8″N 122°21′23.8″W / 47.633000°N 122.356611°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www |
KIRO-TV, channel 7, is a CBS-affiliated television station located in Seattle, Washington, United States. The station is owned by the Cox Media Group subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises. The station's offices and studios are located on Third Avenue in the city's Belltown neighborhood and its transmitter is located on Queen Anne Hill, adjacent to the station's original studios.
KIRO-TV is one of five local Seattle television stations seen in Canada via Shaw Broadcast Services for the purposes of time-shifting and can be viewed from many eastern Canadian cities including Toronto and Montreal and on satellite providers Bell TV and Shaw Direct. It can also been seen on local cable systems in British Columbia as the "local" CBS affiliate.
After KOMO-TV (channel 4) signed on in December 1953, Seattle's channel 7 was the last commercial VHF channel allocation available in the Puget Sound area. As such, its construction permit was heavily contested among several local broadcast interests. Three radio stations – KVI (570 AM), KXA (770 AM, now KTTH) and KIRO (710 AM) – were locked in a battle for the frequency over several years of comparative hearings at the Federal Communications Commission. Following an initial decision in 1955 and a reaffirmation in 1957, the ultimate victorious party was Queen City Broadcasting, owners of KIRO radio, who signed-on channel 7 on February 8, 1958. Queen City was led by president and general manager Saul Haas, who purchased KIRO radio in 1935 and included U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson and CBS News correspondent Edward R. Murrow amongst its shareholders. The station's original studios were located on Queen Anne Avenue, adjacent to its broadcast tower and directly across the street from KIRO radio. The first program shown on channel 7 was the explosion of Ripple Rock, a hazard to navigation in Seymour Narrows, British Columbia.
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