The home base for Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle has close to 300,000 tech workers. It boasts the highest proportion of advanced tech employees in the nation, according to a study from Burning Glass Institute. As a result, stations in DMA No. 12 work hard to reach users on the move. Seattle-Tacoma is a highly competitive TV market, with the traditional Big Four affiliates all in the hunt in key races.
The move, on Jan. 1, 2024, spells the end not only of national Spanish-language programming but also the region’s lone, locally produced TV newscast in Spanish.
KOMO, KIRO, KCPQ, KING, KONG, KZJO and KUNS have implemented NextGen TV technology.
Sinclair Names Chad Conklin GM In Seattle
The station group moves him from GM of its Flint, Mich., properties to oversee its ABC-Univision duopoly in Washington state.
Fisher Adds MundoFox In Seattle, Portland
The new over-the-air Hispanic network will air on a subchannel of KUNS Seattle and on KUNP-LP Portland.
Janene Drafs New KOMO-KUNS Station Mgr.
The longtime employee of the Fisher duopoly in Seattle is promoted from general sales manager.
Exclusives
The group’s KOMO (ABC) and KUNS (Univision) is using studio cameras, MVS-7000 switcher and ELC automation to tackle the increasing complexity of news production and streamline the stations’ workflow operations.
