| Jackson, Wyoming | |
|---|---|
| Branding | KJWY-TV 2 |
| Channels | Digital: 2 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | This TV |
| Owner | PMCM TV, LLC |
| First air date | 1990 |
| Call letters' meaning | Jackson, WYoming |
| Former callsigns | KJVI (1990-1996) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 2 (1990-2009) |
| Former affiliations | ABC, via KPVI (1990-1996) NBC, via KPVI (1996-2009) |
| Transmitter power | 270 watts |
| Height | 334.4 m |
| Facility ID | 1283 |
| Website | kjwy2.com |
KJWY, channel 2, is the This TV affiliate in Jackson, Wyoming. The station is currently owned by PMCM TV, LLC.
The station signed on in 1990 as KJVI, a satellite of ABC affiliate KPVI in Pocatello, Idaho. KJVI and KPVI were sold to Sunbelt Communications Company in November 1995, who switched the stations to NBC in January 1996. Channel 2's call letters were changed to KJWY a few months later. While KJWY was technically a satellite of KPVI, it later began to carry Wyoming news from another Sunbelt station, KCWY in Casper, Wyoming, after that station began a news operation.
KJWY had the distinction of being the lowest-powered full-service analog television station in the United States, at only 178 watts. This was likely due to the fact it was sandwiched between KBCI-TV in Boise (now KBOI-TV), KTWO-TV in Casper, Wyoming, KTVQ in Billings, Montana, and KUTV in Salt Lake City; the channel 2 analog signal traveled a very long distance under normal conditions. It also tied CJBN-TV channel 13 of Kenora, Ontario, also at 178 watts, for the lowest-powered full-service analog station in North America. After the digital transition was complete, KJWY's power was increased to 270 watts.
On March 2, 2009, Sunbelt Communications Company filed an application with the FCC to sell KJWY to PMCM TV; however, Sunbelt initially planned to retain control of KJWY under a local marketing agreement.[1] The transaction was approved by the FCC on June 10, 2009 after both parties agreed to drop the proposed local marketing agreement. After closing the sale on June 12, 2009, KJWY dropped its NBC logo and KPVI simulcast. After two months off-the-air, KJWY returned on August 12 as a This TV affiliate.[2]
Soon after taking over, PMCM sought permission to reallocate KJWY from Jackson to Wilmington, Delaware, as part of a legal loophole that allows any VHF station that moves to a state with no FCC-licensed commercial VHF stations to receive automatic permission to move. After of the digital television transition of 2009, Delaware and New Jersey no longer have VHF signals. (PMCM also looked to move KVNV to New Jersey under the same rule.)[3][4] The request was denied by the FCC in a December 18, 2009 letter.[5] The full Commission denied PMCM's application for review in a Memorandum Opinion and Order released on September 15, 2011.[6]
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