KUNS-TV

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KUNS-TV
Seattle, Washington
City of license Bellevue, Washington
Branding Univision Seattle
Channels Digital: 50 (UHF)
Subchannels 51.1 Univision
51.2 MundoFOX[1]
Translators (see article)
Affiliations Univision; MundoFOX
Owner Sinclair Broadcast Group
(Sinclair Seattle Licensee, LLC)
First air date August 8, 1999
Call letters' meaning UNivision Seattle
Sister station(s) KOMO-TV
Former callsigns KBEH (1999–2000)
KWOG (2000–2006)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
51 (UHF, 1999-2009)
Former affiliations ValueVision/ShopNBC (1999–2006)
Transmitter power 240 kW
Height 719 m
Facility ID 4624
Transmitter coordinates 47°30′16.7″N 121°58′8.2″W / 47.504639°N 121.968944°W / 47.504639; -121.968944
Website www.univisionseattle.com

KUNS-TV "Univision Seattle" is a full-power commercial television station licensed to Bellevue, Washington. As an affiliate of the Univision Spanish-language network, this station serves the entire Seattle-Tacoma, Washington metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group and is sister station to the area's ABC affiliate KOMO-TV. Sinclair also owns ABC affiliate KATU and Univision affiliate KUNP in neighboring Portland, Oregon. KUNS is also one of only two television stations with the Univision network affiliation alongside network owned and operated WQHS-TV in Cleveland, Ohio in or near Canadian bordering markets.

Technical information

The station's digital broadcasts on channel 50, also on the UHF dial operates with an ERP of 240 kilowatts. Its transmitter is situated atop West Tiger Mountain — which is also known as West Tiger #3 and in turn is located near Interstate 90 and State Route 18 on the outer fringe of the Seattle metropolis. Its transmitter measures about 2,358.92 feet (or 719 m) above the average terrain level, and because of this the station can be received through many areas of Western Washington. Previously locally owned and operated and at one point being minority owned, the station was sold to Fisher Communications on September 29, 2006.

KUNS-TV broadcasts in digital-only, effective June 12, 2009.[2]

History

KUNS's logo from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2012

On February 10, 1988, the Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for television station KBEH. However, channel 51 would not begin its broadcasting operation until August 8, 1999, transmitting programs from the ValueVision Network, which became ShopNBC in 2001 after NBC (now part of NBC Universal) acquired a 37% ownership stake in that network. In December 2000, the station would change its call letters to KWOG. On October 31, 2006, the station would change its call letters one more time, this time to the current KUNS-TV. On January 1, 2007, it rang in the year by going from broadcasting home retail programs to broadcasting Hispanic programming as a Univision affiliate almost instantly, providing viewers with programs such as Sabado Gigante, Despierta América and El Gordo y La Flaca, in addition to an assortment of telenovelas, along with many other programs. The station also started its own local newscast, Noticias Noroeste with Jaime Méndez and Roxy de la Torre. The newscast originates from a studio at Fisher Plaza in Seattle. In 2010 the newscast was completely transformed with the arrival of Executive Producer Javier Palmera and co-anchor Teresa Gonzalez.

On August 21, 2012, Fisher Communications signed an affiliation agreement with MundoFox, a Spanish-language competitor to Univision that is owned as a joint venture between Fox International Channels and Colombian broadcaster RCN TV, for KUNS and Portland sister station KUNP to be carried on both stations as digital subchannels starting in late September.[3] On April 11, 2013, Fisher announced that it would sell its properties, including KUNS-TV, to the Sinclair Broadcast Group.[4] The deal was completed on August 8, 2013.[5]

Availability on cable and satellite

"Must-carry" regulations imposed by the FCC require most cable television systems across Western Washington to carry KUNS on their lineups. But even with the station's affiliation with Univision, the station is not available on all cable systems, as many of these cable systems are still under pre-2007 carriage agreements for the national cable feed for the network, which allows them control of several minutes throughout the day of local commercial time that would not be available if they instead carried KUNS. Some do not carry the network at all due to a low Spanish-speaking population in their local areas. It is likely in the future that retransmission consent agreements will be made which fold in required carriage of KUNS with that of KOMO-TV in order to expand the station's carriage.

KUNS is available on satellite television through DirecTV on channel 45 in Tacoma, and is also available on Dish Network channels 51 and 8624 — the network's national East and West Coast feeds are also still available to satellite customers.

Also, neither the station nor the network are available on cable or satellite systems in Canada. This is because the CRTC has not approved the network or any of its affiliates to be made available for Canadian audiences — although some of its shows are seen on Telelatino, which is a part Spanish, part Italian cable channel, launched an all-Spanish network on October 23, 2007, called tlñ en español with programs from the United States, Mexico, Spain as well as Central and South American countries.

Cable and satellite locations

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Cable / Satellite Provider Service Areas Package Fare Channel Position(s)
Comcast Aberdeen Analog 28
Arlington Analog 29
Bremerton Analog Classic 29
Cable Ready Rebuild
Centralia Analog 28
Seattle Analog 29
Snohomish Analog 29
Tacoma Analog 29
Click! Network Tacoma Analog 27
Dish Network Marketwide Locals 51 / 8624
Millennium Digital Media Duvall and Eastern King County Analog 66
Port Townsend Analog 62
Seattle Analog 31
Wave Broadband Camano Island Analog 16
Port Orchard Analog 20
DirecTV Marketwide Locals 45

Call sign history

This is the station's call sign history according to the FCC.

Call Sign First Used Last Used
KBEH February 10, 1988 December 13, 2000
KWOG December 13, 2000 October 31, 2006

Logos

  • The on-air logo since January 2007.

  • The online logo as seen on its website.

Translators

KUNS also has three translator stations, serving the Yakima-Walla Walla-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick market of Eastern Washington. All of these stations are owned and operated by Fisher Communications as of 2007.

Station City of License Analog Channel Digital Channel Began Operation Service Area Effective Radiated Power
KUNW-CA Yakima 2 (VHF) 30 (UHF) March 4, 1996 Yakima 0.8 kW Analog
KVVK-CA Kennewick - 15 (UHF) March 15, 1996 Pasco -
Walla Walla -
Kennewick		 81.9 kW Analog
KORX-CA Walla Walla 16 (UHF) - 2001 Pasco -
Walla Walla -
Kennewick		 84.8 kW Analog

At one point, KUNS had a fourth translator, KWWA-CA channel 49, which served Ellensburg. However, its license was canceled on June 4, 2008.

References

  1. ↑ http://nwbroadcasters.com/digitaltv.html
  2. ↑ http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090207/news/302079996
  3. ↑ Fisher Adds MundoFox In Seattle, Portland, TVNewsCheck, August 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ Malone, Michael (April 11, 2013). "Sinclair to Acquire Fisher Stations for $373 Million". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved April 12, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Sinclair Broadcast Group Closes On Fisher Communications Acquisition". All Access. August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013. 

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  • 1Nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under an LMA. However, trusts belonging to members of SBGI's founding Smith family control almost all of Cunningham's stock.
  • 2Owned by Deerfield Media and operated by Sinclair under an LMA.
  • 3Owned by Waitt Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair.
  • 4Owned by Granite Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair.
  • 5Owned by Roberts Media and operated by Sinclair.
  • 6Owned by Mitts Telecasting and operated by Sinclair.
  • 7Owned by GOCOM Media and operated by Sinclair.
  • 8Operated by Sinclair, owned by Nexstar.
  • 9Owned by Tennessee Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair by an outsourcing agreement.
  • 10Owned by Manhan Media and operated by Sinclair.
  • 11Owned by Howard Stirk Holdings and operated by Sinclair under an LMA.
  • 12Owned by Second Generation Ltd. and operated by Sinclair.
  • 13Owned by Corporate Media Consultants Group (itself 49% owned by Max Media) and operated by Sinclair. Sale to Cunningham Broadcasting, pending FCC approval.
  • 14Owned by Bristlecone Broadcasting, Sinclair operates WSYT through transitional agreement. WNYS is owned by RKM Media, LLC, its LMA assignment will be transfered to Bristlecone.
  • 15Operated by Nexstar under an LMA.
  • 16Owned by Mercury Broadcasting Company and operated by Sinclair.
  • 17Owned by WDKA Acquisition Corporation and operated by Sinclair.
  • 18Owned by Intermountain West Communications Company and operated by Sinclair. Sale to Cunningham Broadcasting, pending FCC approval.
  • 19Owned by South Sound Broadcasting, Sinclair programs this station, as a simulcast of KOMO (AM).
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