What KOLD News 13 does

KOLD News 13 (legal entity KOLD-TV) is a local broadcast television station serving the Tucson, Arizona and southern Arizona market, operating on channel 13 as part of Gray Television's (NYSE: GTN) Gray Local Media portfolio. The station provides comprehensive local news coverage, weather forecasting (including monsoon and severe weather reporting), and regional sports content covering the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, and University of Arizona athletics. Content is distributed across multiple platforms including over-the-air broadcast with NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) capabilities, the kold.com website, iOS and Android mobile applications, Roku streaming, and through Gray Television's national syndication networks including InvestigateTV, Local News Live, PowerNation, and Circle Country.

The station operates sub-brands and franchise content including the 13 Investigates investigative journalism unit, the Surprise Squad community engagement program, and the 13 Cares For Health health-focused initiative. Programming reach extends across weather, investigative journalism, community reporting, and election coverage for the Tucson-Pima County market. The station maintains an FCC-licensed broadcast operation from its headquarters at 7831 N. Business Park Drive in Tucson, employing between 101 and 250 staff per firmographic data.

KOLD operates a free-to-access, advertising-supported business model with no consumer pricing tier, generating revenue through broadcast advertising, sponsored content (e.g., the Tucson Electric Power Clean Energy Report partnership), and retransmission fees. It is wholly owned by publicly traded Gray Television and does not operate independently in capital allocation, technology procurement, or strategic direction. The go-to-market motion is fundamentally B2C audience aggregation sold to advertisers, rather than a transactional or subscription product.

Name

KOLD News 13

Legal name

KOLD-TV

Website

https://kold.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

KOLD News 13 (KOLD-TV) is an FCC-licensed local broadcast television station serving Tucson and Pima County, Arizona as part of Gray Television, distributing local news, weather, and sports content across broadcast, web, mobile, and streaming platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Broadcast Television News

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (516120), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Local News & Weather Stations (MPABACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

News OTT & Live News Streaming Channels (MPABAHAK), News & Public Affairs Syndication (MPABAMAF)

Keywords

• Local television news
• Weather forecasting
• Investigative journalism
• Sports broadcasting
• Digital news platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Tucson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KOLD News 13 is a local broadcast television station (KOLD-TV) serving the Tucson, Arizona and Pima County market with local news, weather forecasting, and sports coverage. Content is produced and distributed free to viewers through over-the-air broadcast (including NextGen TV/ATSC 3.0), the kold.com website, iOS and Android mobile apps, and streaming platforms such as Roku, with monetization through advertising and sponsored content partnerships.

Product overview

KOLD News 13 is a local television news station serving Tucson and southern Arizona as part of Gray Local Media. The station operates as a unified broadcast and digital news platform offering local news coverage, weather forecasting, and sports reporting through traditional television broadcast (including NEXTGEN TV), a responsive website, mobile applications, and over-the-top streaming on platforms like Roku. The core offerings include live news programming, the 13 Investigates investigative unit, 13 Cares For Health community initiative, Surprise Squad community features, and comprehensive election results coverage. The station's digital presence provides on-demand video content, live streaming, and interactive weather tools alongside traditional broadcast content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KOLD-TV Local News Coverage Local television and digital news broadcasting for the Tucson and Pima County market, covering breaking news, crime, politics, education, weather-related events, and community stories through over-the-air broadcast, web, mobile, and streaming channels.
• Weather Forecasting Service Local weather forecasting and alerting for the Tucson metropolitan area and surrounding regions, including seven-day forecasts, real-time weather maps, weather cams, monsoon tracking, severe weather alerts, and sponsored weather content such as TEP's Clean Energy Report.
• Sports Coverage Local and regional sports coverage distributed on KOLD News 13, including Arizona Cardinals (NFL), Phoenix Suns (NBA), Phoenix Mercury (WNBA), University of Arizona Wildcats athletics, Futbol Frenzy soccer coverage, and 13 Sports Overtime.
• KOLD Digital News Platform (Web, Mobile, Streaming) KOLD News 13's digital news distribution platform providing on-demand video, live streaming, breaking news push alerts, weather tools, and interactive coverage (including election results) through kold.com, iOS and Android mobile applications, and streaming availability on Roku and other connected TV platforms.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Gray Television (Gray Local Media)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKOLD News 13 is owned and operated by Gray Television, one of the largest local television broadcast companies in the United States. Gray Television provides operational support, content syndication across its network of stations, technology infrastructure, and advertising partnerships.
• InvestigateTVmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvestigateTV is Gray Television's national investigative journalism unit that produces in-depth investigative reports syndicated across Gray Television stations including KOLD News 13, extending local investigative coverage capabilities.
• Local News LivemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal News Live is a Gray Television national news network that provides national and breaking news content for local broadcast stations, enabling KOLD to supplement local coverage with national stories.
• PowerNationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPowerNation is a Gray Television syndicated programming block featuring motorsports and automotive content distributed across Gray stations.
• Tucson Electric Power (TEP)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerTEP (Tucson Electric Power) partners with KOLD for the TEP's Clean Energy Report and TEP Solar Dashboard weather-related content partnerships, providing sponsored content and advertising relationships.
• Circle CountrysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCircle Country is a Gray Television outdoor lifestyle and country content network providing hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreational programming syndicated to local stations.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cox Media Group: Local TV and radio broadcaster operating stations in multiple US markets; comparable because it competes with Gray-affiliated stations for both audience and ad budgets in overlapping regional footprints.
• Tegna: Major US local broadcast group focused on news-intensive stations in mid-sized markets; similar content depth, ad-revenue model, and digital extension strategy to KOLD's Gray TV playbook.
• Nexstar Media Group: The largest US local TV broadcaster with similar local-news-driven, ad-supported economics and national advertising scale; comparable operational and revenue-model reference point for a mid-market local station like KOLD.
• Gray Television: Parent company of KOLD News 13 and one of the largest US local TV broadcast operators; comparable because it sets the strategic, capital, and technology framework (including NextGen TV rollouts) within which KOLD operates.
• Hearst Television: Owner-operator of local TV stations across US markets with news, weather, and sports focus; comparable mid-to-large-market local broadcast operating model and audience monetization approach.
• E.W. Scripps Company: Diversified local media operator (broadcast + digital) with stations in comparable mid-size markets; provides another reference point for local TV ad economics and digital streaming buildouts.
• Sinclair Broadcast Group: Large US local TV station operator with deep local news, sports, and weather operations across mid-size markets; highly comparable business model (local broadcast + digital, ad-funded) and likely competitor in regional/national ad sales.

Others

• InvestigateTV: Gray Television's national investigative-journalism unit that supplies KOLD with branded investigative content; not a competitor but a directly comparable content-production function and a key alliance partner for the station.

Direct peers

• Tucson News Now (KMSB/KTTU): Fox/CW duopoly serving the Tucson market; a direct local broadcast news competitor with overlapping news, weather, and sports coverage targeting the same Tucson/Pima County audience.
• KGUN 9: ABC affiliate and direct local news competitor serving the same Tucson DMA, offering comparable local news, weather, and investigative coverage; competes head-to-head for the same advertisers and audience share.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KOLDNews
• Facebookfacebook.com/KOLDNews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kold-news-13-cbs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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