What FOX43 WTNZ does

FOX43 WTNZ (legal name WTNZ FOX 43) is a privately held television station and the FOX Television Network affiliate for the Knoxville, Tennessee Designated Market Area (DMA), ranked #60 by market size. The station is owned and operated by Lockwood Broadcasting Group and broadcasts from its studio at 10427 Cogdill Road Suite 100 in Knoxville. Its over-the-air signal covers East Tennessee and extends into northern Kentucky, reaching approximately 515,000 households and 1.3 million people. The station also operates a secondary entertainment channel, WKNX "The Knox," launched in February 2013, which carries first-run court and reality programming, animation comedy, dramas, and live sports.

FOX43 WTNZ produces local news programming three times per day (7-9am, 6:30-7pm, and 10-11pm) and supplements FOX network primetime entertainment and sports rights (NFL, MLB, NASCAR, World Cup). Digital products include the wtnzfox43.com website with live streaming, a mobile Weather App, an Interactive Radar with real-time meteorological layer controls, TV listings, and contest/giveaway pages. The underlying content platform is the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital, a widely deployed CMS for local media properties. Marketing channels extend to Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram, plus email registration and a community events calendar.

The business model is advertising-based: Lockwood Broadcast Group Knoxville Sales sells customized multiplatform local and regional marketing solutions (broadcast TV, digital, and multi-screen) to local and regional businesses and agencies on multi-year contracts. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Revenue is concentrated in the Knoxville DMA across two broadcast channels and supporting digital surfaces, with no named advertisers disclosed and revenue figures not publicly reported. Key management includes General Manager Chris Protzman, General Sales Manager Liz Schutt, and Chief Engineer Tom Theilmann.

Name

FOX43 WTNZ

Legal name

WTNZ FOX 43

Website

https://wtnzfox43.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FOX43 WTNZ is a privately held FOX Television Network affiliate serving the Knoxville, Tennessee DMA (#60), broadcasting local news, FOX primetime entertainment, and sports to 515,000+ households in East Tennessee. Owned by Lockwood Broadcasting Group, it monetizes via multiplatform local advertising sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Broadcast Television

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (51612)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Network-Affiliated Local TV Stations (ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX/CW/Telemundo/Univision, etc.) (MPABACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local News & Weather Stations (MPABACAJ)

Keywords

• Local television broadcasting
• Broadcast news programming
• Weather forecasting services
• Television advertising sales
• Sports broadcast coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Knoxville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: Local and regional advertising sales across multiple platforms including broadcast TV, digital, and multi-screen advertising solutions targeting consumers in the Knoxville DMA

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

FOX43 WTNZ operates as the FOX Television Affiliate for the Knoxville, TN DMA, broadcasting FOX network primetime entertainment, FOX Sports (NFL, MLB, NASCAR, World Cup), and locally produced news three times daily (7-9am, 6:30-7pm, 10-11pm). The station also operates the WKNX "The Knox" entertainment sub-channel launched in February 2013, and offers supporting digital services including an interactive weather radar and mobile weather app. Advertising inventory across broadcast, digital, and mobile platforms is sold to local and regional businesses.

Product overview

FOX43 WTNZ operates as a multi-channel broadcast television station with two distinct channels. The primary FOX 43 channel (WTNZ) is the FOX Television Affiliate for the Knoxville, TN market, offering local news programming three times daily along with FOX primetime entertainment and sports content. The secondary channel, WKNX "The Knox," is a local entertainment channel launched in February 2013 featuring court shows, reality programming, animation comedy, dramas, and live sports. Both channels are owned and operated by Lockwood Broadcasting Group, reaching over 515,000 households and 1.3 million people across East Tennessee and into northern Kentucky. The station also provides supporting digital services including a weather application with interactive radar, TV listings, and contest giveaways.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Knox (WKNX): Local over-the-air broadcast entertainment channel featuring first-run court and reality programming, animation comedy, dramas, and live sports. Launched in February 2013 by Lockwood Broadcast Group.

Products and services

• FOX 43 News Local news broadcasts airing from 7-9am, 6:30-7pm, and 10-11pm, covering national, state, and local news for the Knoxville, TN DMA audience.
• WKNX "The Knox" Over-the-air entertainment sub-channel launched in February 2013 featuring first-run court and reality programming, animation comedy, dramas, and live sports for the Knoxville DMA.
• Weather App Mobile weather application providing current conditions, hourly forecasts, 7-day forecasts, and weather alerts for the Knoxville area including temperature, humidity, wind, UV index, and visibility data.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FOX Television NetworkcoreOthersFOX Television Affiliate relationship where WTNZ broadcasts FOX network programming including primetime shows (The Resident, 9-1-1, The Masked Singer), sports (NFL, MLB, NASCAR, World Cup), and other network content

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WBIR-TV: WBIR-TV is the CBS affiliate for the Knoxville DMA and operates the local 10News franchise. It competes head-to-head with FOX43 WTNZ for Knoxville-area viewers, local news ratings, and regional advertising spend.
• WATE-TV: WATE-TV is the NBC network affiliate serving the Knoxville DMA. It is the most direct competitor to FOX43 WTNZ, competing for the same local audience, advertisers, and news viewership in East Tennessee on a daily basis.
• WVLT-TV: WVLT-TV is another CBS-affiliated local station serving the Knoxville market. It is a direct peer to WTNZ in terms of broadcast distribution, local news production, and advertiser competition in the same DMA.

Broad incumbents

• E.W. Scripps Company: E.W. Scripps operates a network of local broadcast stations and national networks, with a comparable mix of affiliate programming, local news, and advertising-driven revenue to FOX43 WTNZ.
• TEGNA: TEGNA owns a portfolio of network-affiliated local TV stations and digital platforms, monetized through advertising. Its station-level operating model closely mirrors FOX43 WTNZ's broadcast-plus-digital approach.
• Gray Television: Gray Television operates a large portfolio of local TV stations across mid-sized US markets, with a similar mix of network affiliation, local news, and digital advertising revenue as FOX43 WTNZ.
• Nexstar Media Group: Nexstar is the largest US television broadcaster, owning or operating hundreds of local stations. It is broadly comparable to WTNZ in business model (network-affiliated local broadcast + digital + advertising sales) but at vastly greater scale.
• Sinclair Broadcast Group: Sinclair is one of the largest US local TV broadcasters, operating dozens of network-affiliated stations across mid-size markets. WTNZ shares Sinclair's broadcast, advertising-sales, and network-affiliation business model even though Sinclair is much larger.
• Hearst Television: Hearst Television owns a group of network-affiliated local TV stations across the US, with operating practices (network affiliation, local news, multiplatform ad sales) that closely parallel those of WTNZ.

Others

• Lockwood Broadcasting Group: Lockwood Broadcasting Group is the parent company of FOX43 WTNZ, operating multiple local TV stations across the US. It is an ecosystem participant — not a market competitor — but its strategy directly shapes WTNZ's positioning and capital allocation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fox43knox
• Facebookfacebook.com/FOX43WTNZ
• Instagraminstagram.com/fox43wtnz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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