KYOU-TV
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| Ottumwa, Iowa/ Kirksville, Missouri | |
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| Branding | Fox 15 |
| Slogan | Fox For the Heartland, Local For You |
| Channels | Digital: 15 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | 15.1 Fox |
| Translators |
25 K25DE Ottumwa 34 K34CW Kirksville |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner |
American Spirit Media, LLC (KYOU License Subsidiary, LLC) |
| First air date | June 2, 1986 |
| Call letters' meaning | YOU |
| Former callsigns | KOIA-TV (1986-1992) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 15 (UHF, 1986-2009) Digital: 14 (UHF) |
| Former affiliations | UPN (secondary) |
| Transmitter power | 7.94 kW |
| Height | 332 m |
| Facility ID | 53820 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°11′42″N 91°57′15″W / 41.19500°N 91.95417°W |
KYOU-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for the Honey Lands area of Southeastern Iowa and Northeastern Missouri. Licensed to Ottumwa, Iowa, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 15 from a transmitter one mile east of Richland, Iowa. The station can also be seen in Missouri on Cable One channel 8 (with HD on digital channel 475) and in Iowa on Mediacom channel 9 (in HD on digital channel 815). Owned by American Spirit Media, the station has studios on West 2nd Street in Downtown Ottumwa.
Syndicated programming on this station includes: The Big Bang Theory, Everybody Loves Raymond, Friends, Two and a Half Men, and The Office. It operates one digital repeater to extend its over-the-air coverage. K30MG-D channel 30 in Kirksville has a transmitter northwest of that city. KYOU was acquired by Waitt Media in 1999. That company merged with Raycom Media in December 2003. Raycom already owned ABC affiliate KTVO in Kirksville, Missouri at the time and could not legally keep both stations because the market has too few channels to legally permit a duopoly.
On March 27, 2006, Raycom announced that it would sell KTVO along with thirteen other stations across the country to Barrington Broadcasting. The sale closed later that year. KYOU is currently owned by American Spirit Media LLC and maintains a shared services agreement with Raycom Media.
At this time, KYOU does not have a local newscast. However, they provide local news stories, community calendars and events on their website.
External links
- KYOU-TV "Fox 15"
- KYOU-TV Listings
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KYOU-TV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for K25DE
- Query the FCC's TV station database for K34CW
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