KAPP

KAPP
Yakima, Washington
Branding KAPP ABC 35 (general)
KAPP Local News (newscasts)
Slogan See The Difference Every Day
Channels Digital: 14 (UHF)
Subchannels 35.1 ABC-HD
35.2 KXMN-LP (MyNetworkTV)
Affiliations American Broadcasting Company
Owner Morgan Murphy Media
(Apple Valley Broadcasting, Inc.)
First air date September 21, 1970
Call letters' meaning APPle Valley
Sister station(s) KVEW
Former channel number(s) Analog:
35 (UHF, 1970-2009)
Transmitter power 160 kW
Height 293 m
Facility ID 2506
Website www.kapptv.com

KAPP is the ABC affiliate for Yakima, Washington, serving the Central Washington area with a mix of news, sports, syndicated fare, and local programming since it first signed on the air on September 21, 1970. It is a sister station to KVEW in Kennewick; the latter is reckoned as a semi-satellite to KVEW though it identifies as a station in its own right. The station is owned by Morgan Murphy Media.

On satellite, KAPP is only available on DirecTV, while Dish Network carries KVEW instead. Both do not carry either stations' MyNetworkTV subchannel.

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History

Before KAPP signed on, KIMA-TV had carried ABC as a secondary affiliation until KNDO signed on in 1959 and became the area's primary ABC affiliate until 1965, when it switched its primary affiliation to NBC. Both KNDO and KIMA-TV shared ABC's programming from that point until KAPP signed on in 1970 and all ABC programming moved to KAPP. The most notable ABC program shown on the station's first day was the first-ever Monday Night Football game.

It began airing Spokane's MyNetworkTV affiliate KXMN-LP on a digital subchannel in September 2006.[1] Just like KVEW, KAPP is one of a few stations that still sign-off at night (around 2-6AM).

On December 22, 2008, KAPP discontinued its 6 pm and weekend newscasts. The 11pm newscast is 5 minutes long and all weather reports come from Spokane as well. In addition to this move, 17 employees from KVEW and KAPP were laid off[2] and the building listed for sale.[3]

KAPP has been digital-only since February 17, 2009.[4]

Translator

KAPP-TV is rebroadcast on one low-powered digital translator in Ellensburg, Washington that is not owned and operated by KAPP-TV and Morgan Murphy Media.[5]

News Team

Anchors

Reporters

Weather

Digital television

The station's digital channel (UHF 14) is multiplexed:

Digital channels

Virtual
Channel
Video Aspect Programming
35.1 720p 16:9 KAPP / ABC HD
35.2 480i 4:3 KXMN-LP / My Network TV

References

  1. ^ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6335167.html?display=Breaking+News
  2. ^ KAPP-TV to cut 6 p.m. broadcast - 17 jobs, Mai Hoang, Yakima Herald-Republic, November 7, 2008
  3. ^ KAPP Television building for sale as station cuts back, Mai Hoang, Yakima Herald-Republic, December 31, 2008
  4. ^ FCC list of full-service US TV stations, February 16, 2009
  5. ^ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?mktid=286

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