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Overview
KING-TV brings NBC to Seattle, Washington, and is one of the full-power stations serving the Seattle-Tacoma, WA market.
Viewers find it on channel 5. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 25, which is why a rescan sometimes matters. The station's subchannels add True Crime Network, Quest, 365BLK and QVC2. KING-TV also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
What's on KING-TV's subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 5.1 | NBC |
| 5.2 | True Crime Network |
| 5.3 | Quest |
| 5.4 | 365BLK |
| 5.5 | QVC2 |
King Broadcasting Company holds the station's FCC license. KING-TV is owned by Tegna Inc. It first signed on in 1948. It has used the KING-TV call letters since November 1980.
KING-TV's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 1501 1st Ave South Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98134. Its website is www.king5.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, KING-TV listed educational programs including Animal Rescue Heroes, Missing: Unsolved Cases and Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward.
Key facts
- Call sign
- KING-TV
- Network
- NBC (subchannels: True Crime Network, Quest, 365BLK, QVC2)
- Virtual channel
- 5
- RF channel
- 25
- City of license
- Seattle, Washington
- TV market
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Licensee
- King Broadcasting Company
- Owner
- Tegna Inc.
- On the air since
- 1948
- Call sign since
- November 1980
- Studio address
- 1501 1st Ave South Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98134
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 34847
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.king5.com
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KING-TV at a glance
- Network
- NBC
- Channel
- 5 (RF 25)
- Licensed to
- Seattle, WA
- Subchannels
- True Crime Network, Quest, 365BLK, QVC2
- TV market
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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