KAZQ-TV

:Not to be confused with the real-life KAZQ in Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM.KAZQ-TV is an independent television station serving the Phoenix, Arizona broadcast area. It broadcasts on channel 12 and is owned by Lake Hill Broadcasting as part of a virtual duopoly with CW affiliate KMCK (channel 17), owned by MediaCast LLC and operated by Lake Hill under a Shared Services Agreement. As of May 2017, KAZQ serves as the official OTA home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Both stations maintain studios located on West Buckeye Road in Phoenix and transmitter located atop South Mountain on the city's south side.
==Website History==
*local12az.com (1996-1999)
*azturnsto12.com (1999-2003)
*azveryown.com (2003-2006 & 2008-2013)
*arizona12.com (2006-2008)
*tv12az.com (2013-2015 & 2017-2020)
*qtv12az.com (2015-2017)
*azhub.com (2020–present)
== 2007 Helicopter Crash ==
In 2007 while following a police chase KAZQ-TV's helicopter Sky 12 crashed into KPTV's helicopter AirNet 7. Before the screen went black on channel 12 people seen smoke and heard screaming. KAZQ's news reporters at the time Jasmine Lopez and Michel Garnerson were shocked. Then Jasmine said "We got info that News 12's(news name at the time) helicopter, Sky 12 just crashed into KPTV channel 7's helicopter AirNet 7." KMCK, KLNO, KTOE, KPNX, KPQR, KTIF, and KSJV came to report of their sightings of the crash.
Both pilots and crewmembers were rushed to the hospital with severe injuries. One died of his injuries, the other two made full recoveries.
== Schedule ==
 	 	 	
Time 	Weekdays 	Saturdays 	Sundays
12am 	Paid programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming
1am 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming
2am 	Newsfix 	Newsfix 	Newsfix
3am 	Newsfix 	Newsfix 	Newsfix
4am 	Newsfix 	Newsfix 	Newsfix
5am 	Arizona's News Central
Early Edition	Arizona's News Central 
Weekend Morning	Coffee With America
6am 	Arizona's News Central
Early Edition	E/I Programming 	US Farm Report
7am 	Arizona's News Central
Dayside	E/I Programming 	Arizona's News Central
Weekend Morning
8am 	Arizona's News Central
Dayside	E/I Programming 	Arizona Politics
9am 	Q 12 Today 	AZ Wknd 	Full Court Press
10am 	The AZ 	AZ Sports Saturday Preview	E/I Programming
11am 	The Doctors 	Sports Programming 	Paid Programming
12pm 	Arizona's News Central
at noon	Sports Programming 	Arizona's News Central
Week in Review
1pm 	Ellen 	Sports Programming 	Q 12 Shop Local (Sponsored Programming)
2pm 	Daytime Jeopardy! 	Sports Programming 	E/I Programming
3pm 	Arizona's News Central
FIRST at 3	Sports Programming 	Just For Laughs Gags
4pm 	Tamron Hall 	Newsfix 	AZ Wknd
5pm 	Arizona's News Central
at 5	Arizona's News Central 
Weekend at 5	Arizona's News Central
Weekend at 5
5:30pm 	The Big Bang Theory	AZ Health
(Sponsored Programming)	Newsfix
6pm 	Arizona's News Central
at 6	The Nanny 	Mama's Family
6:30pm 	AZ Now 	The Nanny 	Mama's Family
7pm 	Inside Edition 	The Nanny 	Mama's Family
7:30pm 	The Big Bang Theory	The Beverly Hillbillies 	Family Matters
8pm 	Jeopardy! 	The Beverly Hillbillies 	Family Matters
8:30pm 	Arizona's News Central
Primetime at 8:30	Arizona's News Central 
Weekend at 8:30	Arizona's News Central 
Weekend at 8:30
9pm 	Arizona's News Central
at 9	Arizona's News Central
Weekend at 9	Arizona's News Central
Weekend at 9
10pm 	Wheel of Fortune 	AZ Now Weekend 	Newsfix
10:30pm	Arizona's News Central
at 10:30	Arizona's News Central
Weekend at 10:30	Arizona's News Central
Weekend at 10:30
11pm 	Newsfix 	Newsfix 	Newsfix
Category:Channel 12
Category:Phoenix, Arizona
Category:Arizona
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1969
Category:Former CBS affiliates
Category:Former WB affiliates
Category:Former CW affiliates
Category:Former QTV affiliates
Category:Independent television stations
Category:Lake Hill Broadcasting
Category:Newsfix Affiliates