11 Facts About WJZY

WJZY is a television station licensed to Belmont, North Carolina, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for the Charlotte area.

WJZY was originally established in 1987 by a Charlotte group that included Harvey Gantt, the city's mayor.

WJZY owned a large amount of syndicated programming, but did not have nearly enough time in its broadcast day to air all of it.

Under this LMA, WJZY bought WFVT's entire broadcast day and placed much of this extra programming on WFVT.

For most of UPN's run, WJZY was one of the network's strongest affiliates, and by 2006, it was tied with UPN's Atlanta owned-and-operated station WUPA as the network's fifth highest-rated station.

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WJZY served as the over-the-air home of NBA's Charlotte Hornets from 1992 to 1998, during the height of the team's popularity; the last two seasons were shared with WFVT.

On that date, WJZY would become the new Fox outlet for the Charlotte market, adopting the on-air brand "Fox 46 Carolinas" at that time.

WJZY operated five bureaus in Charlotte's outer suburbs staffed by reporters living in those communities to bolster its regional emphasis.

The move came after Nexstar concluded that WJZY had no real brand, with viewers often confusing it with Fox News Channel.

WJZY was best known for humorous Instagram photos and later for dance videos.

WJZY had over 2 million followers on social media when he announced in April 2021 that he was leaving WJZY and moving to Fox Weather.