KWYF-LD
Casper, Wyoming | |
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Branding | KWYF Me-TV Wyoming |
Channels | Digital: 27 (UHF) |
Translators |
KFNB 20.2 Casper K11RN-D Douglas, WY |
Affiliations |
Me-TV MyNetworkTV |
Owner | Wyomedia Corporation |
Founded | June 15, 1995 |
First air date | 1997 |
Call letters' meaning |
WYoming's Fox (former affiliation; station has long branded as "KWYF") |
Sister station(s) | KFNB |
Former callsigns |
K26ES (1997–2014) K27LZ-D (2012–2013) |
Former affiliations |
Fox (via KLWY) (1997–2004) UPN (1997–2006, secondary until 2004) Pax (secondary, c. 2004) |
Transmitter power | 3.3 kW |
Facility ID | 190191 |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°44′26.0″N 106°21′34.0″W / 42.740556°N 106.359444°W |
KWYF-LD, channel 26, is the MeTV and MyNetworkTV affiliate in Casper, Wyoming. It is owned by Wyomedia Corporation, and is the sister station to KFNB. KWYF also has one repeater, K11RN-D in Douglas, Wyoming. The station is on channel 16 on Charter Communications and channel 26 or 7954 on Dish Network. KWYF can also be seen on KFNB digital subchannel 20.2.
History
A construction permit to construct a low-power television station on UHF channel 26 in Casper was granted on June 15, 1995[1] and issued the call sign K26ES.[2] Original owner Charles W. Swaner sold K26ES to Wyomedia Corporation on September 15, 1997;[3] the new owners applied for a license to cover on October 29, 1997 and was granted it on January 28, 1998.[4] Initially, K26ES served as a translator of KLWY in Cheyenne; this brought Fox programming to Casper, along with a secondary affiliation with UPN. The station, by then referring to itself as "KWYF," began producing a 9 p.m. newscast on November 3, 2003.[5] On March 8, 2004, K26ES became a full-time UPN affiliate after Fox programming was moved to KFNB; for a time after this change, the station also carried some programming from Pax.[6] Wyomedia also transferred K26ES' newscast to KFNB.[6] When UPN and The WB closed to form The CW in 2006, K26ES became the new network's Casper affiliate.[7]
On March 27, 2012, Wyomedia was granted a construction permit[8] for a digital companion channel for K26ES to operate on channel 27;[9] this facility was issued the call sign K27LZ-D.[10] K27LZ-D filed for its license to cover on June 15, 2012[11] and was granted it on July 16;[12] on June 13, 2013, the call letters were changed to KWYF-LD.[10] The analog K26ES license remained active until September 12, 2014, when it was canceled by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[13]
In January 26, 2015, KWYF became a Me-TV affiliate.[14] In addition to airing programing from MeTV it also airs programing from MyNetworkTV from 7pm-9pm weeknights.
References
- ↑ "Application Search Details (K26ES, 1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Call Sign History (K26ES)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (K26ES, 2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (K26ES, 3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ Van Dusen, Matthew (October 29, 2003). "Local Fox news starts Monday". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Burke, Brendan (February 24, 2004). "Programming to change March 8". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ "13 more markets on the CW bandwagon". TVNewsCheck. April 10, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ "DIGITAL LOW POWER TELEVISION/TELEVISION TRANSLATOR BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. March 27, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ "APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT OR MAKE CHANGES IN A LOW POWER TV, TV TRANSLATOR OR TV BOOSTER STATION". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. February 2, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Call Sign History (KWYF-LD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ "APPLICATION FOR A LOW POWER TV, TV TRANSLATOR OR TV BOOSTER STATION LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 7, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ "DIGITAL LOW POWER TELEVISION/TELEVISION TRANSLATOR BROADCAST STATION LICENSE" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. July 16, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Station Search Details (K26ES)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ http://metvnetwork.com/wheretowatch/affiliate/767
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