Originally signed on the air on March 9, 1987, an independent television station on UHF channel 46 and was first owned by the Raleigh-based Capitol Broadcasting Company..
1995–2002[]
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Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Friz Quadrata (modified)
Launched:
January 11, 1995
WJZY became a UPN affiliate upon its launch on January 11, 1995.
In 2011, WJZY brought back its The CW 46 branding and introduced the distinctive "46" numeral (which remained until January 9, 2022).
2013[]
Designer:
Capitol Broadcasting Company
Typography:
Myriad Pro
Launched:
May 9, 2013
On May 9, 2013, Fox Television Stations took control of WJZY and WMYT-TV from Capitol Broadcasting Company. As part of the deal, WJZY would be the new Fox affiliate on July 1, swapping affiliations with long-time Fox affiliate WCCB, which announced its affiliation with The CW on April 18, the same day the sale closed. During that time, on May 9, WJZY dropped all CW references/promos and branded itself as WJZY 46, reintroducing the callsign into its branding, until July 1, when WJZY officially became a Fox station.
Franklin Gothic Heavy (modified; Fox logo) Myriad Pro ("46" numeral)
Launched:
July 1, 2013
On July 1, 2013, WJZY officially became a Fox owned-and-operated station, and adopted the universal Fox O&O logo, carrying over the "46" numeral from 2011.
Franklin Gothic Heavy (modified; Fox logo) Myriad Pro ("46" numeral)
Launched:
March 2, 2015
On March 2, 2015, the station's branding was changed to Fox 46 Charlotte.
After 7 years of being a station in Charlotte owned and operated by the network, WJZY and WMYT was sold to Nexstar Media Group on March 2, 2020 in a swap with Fox affiliates WITI and KCPQ along with MyNetworkTV affiliate KZJO, which was sold to Fox Corporation the same day.
2022–present[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Franklin Gothic Heavy (modified; Fox logo) Helvetica Neue ("CHARLOTTE")
Launched:
December 21, 2021 (reveal) January 10, 2022 (official)
On December 21, 2021, it was announced that the newscasts of the station would become known as Queen City News (with the slogan "Carolinas' Own", echoing Chicago sister station WGN-TV [long branded as "Chicago's Very Own"]) effective January 10, 2022. This move came after Nexstar concluded that WJZY had no real brand, with viewers often confusing it with Fox News Channel.
1Owns a 75% stake of the network, the other 12.5% stake is co-owned between Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery. 2Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery, in which Nexstar owns 31% while Warner Bros. Discovery owns the remaining 69%. 3Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting. 4Nexstar operates this station owned by Cunningham Broadcasting. 5Nexstar operates this station owned by White Knight Broadcasting through an SSA. 6Nexstar operates this station owned by Vaughan Media. 7Predecessor company of LIN Media. 8Nexstar operates this station owned by Londen Media Group.