KVOA
KVOA (channel 4) is a television station in Tucson, Arizona, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Allen Media Broadcasting. The station's studios are located on West Elm Street north of downtown Tucson, and its primary transmitter is located atop Mount Bigelow, northeast of the city, supplemented by translators in the Tucson Mountains and in Sierra Vista.
| |
|---|---|
| Channels |
|
| Branding | KVOA 4 Tucson; News 4 Tucson |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations |
|
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| History | |
First air date | September 27, 1953 |
Former call signs | KVOA-TV (1953–1996) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 4 (VHF, 1953–2009) |
Former affiliations |
|
Call sign meaning | "Voice of Arizona", from the former radio station |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25735 |
| ERP | 405 kW |
| HAAT | 1,123 m (3,684 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°24′56″N 110°42′52″W |
| Translator(s) |
|
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | kvoa |
KVOA-TV, originally associated with KVOA radio, went on the air in September 1953 as Tucson's second television station. The station was an NBC affiliate from the start; early owners included KTAR in Phoenix, Clinton D. McKinnon, and the Pulitzer Publishing Company. Pulitzer had to divest the television station to purchase the Arizona Daily Star newspaper; this transaction was prolonged by issues with the potential buyer at the Federal Communications Commission. In 1973, KVOA was purchased by a local ownership group that led the station to ratings leadership in local news for nearly 30 years, from the mid-1970s to the early 2000s. Allen acquired KVOA in 2021, the second sale of the station in four years owing to ownership conflicts from a merger. The station produces more than 39 hours a week of local news programming.