KGWC-TV

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KGWC-TV
Casper, Wyoming
Branding CBS 14
Channels Analog: 14 (UHF)

Digital: 15 (UHF)
Affiliations CBS
Owner Mark III Media, Inc.
First air date August 12, 1980
Call letters’ meaning Greater
Wyoming
Casper
(after former sister station, KGWN-TV)
Former callsigns KCWY-TV (1980-1987)
Transmitter Power 1380 kW (analog)
11.5 kW (digital)
Height 573 m (analog)
571.5 m (digital)
Facility ID 63177
Transmitter Coordinates 42°44′25.7″N, 106°21′36.7″W (analog)
42°44′37″N, 106°18′33″W (digital)

KGWC-TV channel 14 is the local CBS affiliate for Casper, Wyoming, owned by Mark III Media. Programming is repeated on its satellite stations, KGWL-TV channel 5 in Lander, and KGWR-TV channel 13 in Rock Springs. Unlike most CBS affiliates, KGWC does not produce any local news.

Operations for the three stations are based in Casper, in the same studios as ABC affiliate KTWO-TV and FOX affiliate KFNB.

[edit] History

KGWC signed on in 1980 as KCWY-TV, the second television station in western Wyoming. It changed its calls to KGWC in 1986. The KCWY calls are now located on channel 13 in Casper. KGWR began in 1977 as KTUX-TV, became KWWY-TV in 1982 and KGWR in 1986. KGWL began as KOWY in 1982 and became KGWL in 1986. The three stations were grouped together as the "Wyoming News Network" until 2002, when they became semi-satellites of KGWN-TV, the CBS affiliate in Cheyenne.

The stations' operation as KGWN semi-satellites would be short lived, as in 2003, Chelsey Broadcasting sold the KGWN stations in two separate sales. KGWN and Scottsbluff, Nebraska satellite KSTF were sold to SagamoreHill Broadcasting, while KGWC, KGWL, and KGWR were sold separately to Mark III. After a lengthy approval process at the Federal Communications Commission due to several objections to the sale, Mark III officially consummated the sale on May 31, 2006. The two station groups no longer share resources and are not affiliated with one another.

KGWC is one of the few stations in the country that signs off at night every night. It goes off the air at 12:30 am, after The Late Late Show.


[edit] Satellite stations

Station City of license Channels
(Analog/
Digital)		 First air date Former callsigns ERP
(Analog/
Digital)		 HAAT
(Analog/
Digital)		 Facility ID Transmitter Coordinates
KGWL-TV Lander 5 (VHF)
7 (VHF)		 September, 1982 KOWY (1982-1986) 100 kW
26.8 kW		 82 m
113 m		 63162 42°53′42.8″N, 108°43′36.6″W
KGWR-TV Rock Springs 13 (VHF)
21 (UHF)		 October 21, 1977 KTUX (1977-1982)
KWWY-TV (1982-1986)		 209 kW
348.6 kW		 495 m
495 m		 63170 41°26′20.6″N, 109°6′44.8″W

Notes:

[edit] External links

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Broadcast television in the Casper / Riverton market  (Nielsen DMA #198)
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Broadcast television in the Salt Lake City/St. George/Provo/Ogden/Orem market  (Nielsen DMA #35)

KUTV 2 (CBS) - KTVX 4 (ABC, TheHiveTV on DT2) - KSL 5 (NBC, WX+ on DT2) - KUED 7 (PBS) - KUEN 9 (Ind) - KBYU 11 (PBS) - KUTF 12 / K45GX 45 (TFU) - KSTU 13 (Fox) - KJZZ 14 (Ind/MNTV) - KUPX 16 (ION) - KTMW 20 (Ind) - KPNZ 24 (Ind) - KUCL-LP 26 (3ABN) - KUCW 30 (The CW) - KUTH 32 (UNI) - KSVN-CA 49 / K66FN 66 (AZA) - KEJT-LP 50 / KULX-LP 51 (TEL) -

Outlying Areas

KCBU 3 (RTN) - KCVB-CA 3 (ION) - KVNV 3 (NBC) - KCSG 4 (A1) - KUSG 12 (RTN) - KGWR 13 (CBS) - KUEW 18/KUES 19 (PBS) - K22BK 22 (PBS) - K35CN 35 (TBN)

Reno Repeaters within the Nevada part of the Salt Lake City market

KENV 10 (NBC) - K15EE 15 / K23FC 23 (PBS) - K17DT 17 / K57GR 57 (Fox) - K19FZ 19 / K32GK 32 (ABC) - K25FR 25 / K36HA 36 (CBS) - K47HP 47 / K55IK 55 (MNTV)
See also: Other media
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CBS Network Affiliates in the state of Wyoming

KGWN 5 (Cheyenne) - KGWC 14 / KGWL 5 / KGWR 13 (Casper / Lander / Rock Springs)
See also: ABC, Fox, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Wyoming
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