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Fox 13

U.S. mainstream local TV news (center to center-right network parent)

Owned byThe two best-known Fox 13 stations, WTVT in Tampa Bay and KCPQ in Seattle, are owned and operated by Fox Television Stations, a unit of Fox Corporation. Other stations also use the 'Fox 13' name but have different owners. Salt Lake City's KSTU left Fox ownership in 2007, and Memphis's WHBQ was traded to Cox Media Group after 2014.

FundingMainly local and national advertising, including political ads in election years. The stations also earn retransmission-consent fees from cable and satellite distributors. Fox Corporation reported about $17 billion in fiscal 2026 revenue, roughly 47% from distribution fees and 43% from advertising.

On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

WTVT in Tampa is one of Fox's longtime owned stations. KCPQ in Seattle joined Fox Television Stations in March 2020. Local stations branded 'Fox 13' have had different owners over time, so the profile depends on the market. Fox Corporation, controlled by the Murdoch family trust, was spun off in 2019 when Disney bought most of 21st Century Fox. Fox Corporation's Fox News channel is widely seen as right-leaning, but its local stations mostly run general-interest news. Their editorial content is largely local, though they share network and syndicated material. I did not find a documented record of a distinct partisan slant at these local stations, and I could not verify current, systematic coverage patterns toward the second Trump administration. The 'mostly neutral' rating is therefore a cautious judgment, and parent-company ownership is the main reason readers might expect a conservative tilt. Readers should check which market's station they are viewing, since newsroom practices vary.

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Profile compiled 2026-10-10; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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