KWYF-LD

KWYF-LD

Casper, Wyoming
United States
Branding KWYF MeTV Wyoming
Channels Digital: 27 (UHF)
Translators 20.2 KFNB-DT2 Casper, WY
27.3 KLWY-DT3 Cheyenne, WY
2.1 K11RN-D Douglas, WY[1]
Affiliations MeTV & 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)
The CW (2006–2015)
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 / 42.740556; -106.359444 (KWYF-LD)

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.

Digital channels

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming [2]
27.1 480i 4:3 KWYF Main KWYF-LD programming / MyNetworkTV & MeTV
27.2 720p 16:9 KFNB HD Simulcast of KFNB-DT1 (Fox)[3]

History

A construction permit to construct a low-power television station on UHF channel 26 in Casper was granted on June 15, 1995[4] and issued the call sign K26ES.[5] Original owner Charles W. Swaner sold K26ES to Wyomedia Corporation on September 15, 1997;[6] the new owners applied for a license to cover on October 29, 1997 and was granted it on January 28, 1998.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] Wyomedia also transferred K26ES' newscast to KFNB.[9] When UPN and The WB closed to form The CW in 2006, K26ES became the new network's Casper affiliate.[10]

On March 27, 2012, Wyomedia was granted a construction permit[11] for a digital companion channel for K26ES to operate on channel 27;[12] this facility was issued the call sign K27LZ-D.[13] K27LZ-D filed for its license to cover on June 15, 2012[14] and was granted it on July 16;[15] on June 13, 2013, the call letters were changed to KWYF-LD.[13] The analog K26ES license remained active until September 12, 2014, when it was canceled by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[16]

On January 26, 2015, KWYF became a MeTV affiliate.[17] In addition to airing programing from MeTV, it also airs programing from MyNetworkTV from 7pm-9pm weeknights.[18]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=K11RN-D#station
  2. ↑ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KWYF-LD#station
  3. ↑ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KFNB#station
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (K26ES, 1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Call Sign History (K26ES)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (K26ES, 2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details (K26ES, 3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  8. ↑ Van Dusen, Matthew (October 29, 2003). "Local Fox news starts Monday". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  9. 1 2 Burke, Brendan (February 24, 2004). "Programming to change March 8". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  10. ↑ "13 more markets on the CW bandwagon". TVNewsCheck. April 10, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  11. ↑ "DIGITAL LOW POWER TELEVISION/TELEVISION TRANSLATOR BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. March 27, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. 1 2 "Call Sign History (KWYF-LD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "DIGITAL LOW POWER TELEVISION/TELEVISION TRANSLATOR BROADCAST STATION LICENSE" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. July 16, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Station Search Details (K26ES)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  17. ↑ http://metvnetwork.com/wheretowatch/affiliate/767
  18. ↑ "MyNetworkTV Affiliate List". MyNetworkTV.com.

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