| Spokane, Washington | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Fox 28 |
| Channels | Digital: 28 (UHF) |
| Translators | (see article) |
| Affiliations | Fox This TV (on DT2) |
| Owner | Northwest Broadcasting, Inc. (Mountain Licenses, LP) |
| First air date | October 31, 1982 |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 28 (UHF, 1982-2009) Digital: 30 (UHF) |
| Former affiliations | independent (1982-1987) UPN (secondary, 1995-1997) |
| Transmitter power | 91.4 kW |
| Height | 601 m |
| Facility ID | 58684 |
| Website | www.myfoxspokane.com |
KAYU-TV, channel 28, is the Fox-affiliated television station for Spokane, Washington, owned and operated by Mountain Broadcasting, LLC, a division of Northwest Broadcasting Company.
KAYU's signal is carried by some 75 multichannel video providers around eastern Washington and western Idaho. On cable, the station is available in standard definition on channel 3 on Comcast in the Spokane area and on Time Warner Cable in the Coeur d'Alene area; it is also available in high definition on Comcast digital channel 103 in Spokane and Time Warner Cable digital channel 703 in Coeur d'Alene. In addition, itis also available on Cable One in Lewiston, Idaho and Northland Cable in the Moses Lake/Ephrata area. On satellite, it is available on Dish Network channel 28. KAYU is also available in Canada on Shaw Cable and satellite provider Shaw Direct in much of Central and Southern Alberta and Southeastern British Columbia.
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The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KAYU-TV | Main KAYU programming / Fox HD |
| 28.2 | 480i | 4:3 | KAYU-DT | This TV |
This TV, broadcast on KAYU-DT channel 28.2, is available locally on Comcast digital channel 117.
KAYU-TV shut down its analog signal on February 17, 2009 [1], continuing digital broadcasts on channel 28.[2]
The station was was founded in 1982 by Spokane native Robert Hamacher and his company, Salmon River Communications. It was Spokane's first independent station, as well as the first new commercial station to sign on in the area since KREM-TV hit the airwaves 28 years earlier. It is also the oldest non-Big Three station in the eastern part of the state. It joined Fox as a charter affiliate in 1986.
From 1993 to 1999, KAYU operated a low-powered satellite in Yakima, K68EB. When sister station KFFX-TV in the Tri-Cities signed on in 1999, the Yakima translator switched programming sources to KFFX; that station is now KCYU-LD.
KAYU currently broadcasts a 10 p.m. newscast produced by NBC affiliate KHQ-TV (channel 6), which airs for 35 minutes on weeknights and a half-hour on Saturdays and Sunday evenings. The station also produces a segment called Washington's Most Wanted, a local version of former Fox series America's Most Wanted, featuring profiles of wanted criminals in Eastern Washington.
In 1991, KAYU began broadcasting a 10 p.m. newscast, produced by CBS affiliate KREM (channel 2) under a news share agreement. Dismal ratings caused KREM to drop out of the news share agreement in 1993, upon which KHQ-TV signed a news share agreement with KAYU. The KHQ-produced newscast was canceled in 1994. In 1999, KAYU produced an in-house 10 p.m. newscast that ran until 2004. ABC affiliate KXLY (channel 4) assisted in content and talent for a short time. In 2004, KAYU partnered with KHQ for the second time to produce the newscast, which was renamed Fox First at Ten. As of April 2010, KAYU is the only station in Spokane to not broadcast its newscasts in widescreen standard definition or in high definition.
Anchors
The Weather Authority
SWX Sports
Reporters
KAYU is rebroadcast on the following translator stations:
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