KLWY

KLWY, virtual and UHF digital channel 27, is a dual Fox and MeTV/MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and also serving Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The station is owned by Coastal Television. KLWY's transmitter is located southwest of Cheyenne along I-25.

KLWY
(semi-satellite of KFNB,
Casper, Wyoming)
Cheyenne, Wyoming/Scottsbluff, Nebraska
United States
CityCheyenne, Wyoming
ChannelsDigital: 27 (UHF)
Virtual: 27 (PSIP)
BrandingFox 27
Programming
Affiliations27.1: Fox
27.2: ABC[1]
27.3: MyNetworkTV/MeTV[2]
Ownership
OwnerCoastal Television[3]
(Front Range Television LLC)
Sister stationsKWYF-LD
History
FoundedOctober 31, 1985
First air dateDecember 23, 1988 (1988-12-23)
Former affiliationsUPN (secondary, 1995–2006)
Call sign meaningLaramie County, WYoming
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID40250
ERP169 kW
HAAT232 m (761 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°3′0.5″N 104°53′33.5″W
Links
Public license information
(semi-satellite of KFNB,
Casper, Wyoming) Profile
[http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?list=0&facid=40250 40250 LMS]

KLWY is a semi-satellite of KFNB (channel 20), the Fox affiliate in Casper; the two stations air nearly the same programming with separate station identifications and commercials, and KLWY is operated from KFNB's studios on Skyview Drive in Casper.

History

KLWY signed on in 1988 as the second full-fledged commercial station in eastern Wyoming, and the first since KGWN-TV brought television to the region in 1954. It immediately joined Fox; for the first two seasons of the network's existence, Denver's KDVR was carried by some cable providers in southeastern Wyoming, but much of the eastern portion of the state did not receive Fox programming at all as this was one of the few areas of the country were cable was not yet readily available.

KLWY carried a secondary affiliation with UPN until the network closed in September 2006.

Until 2004, KLWY's programming was simulcast on K26ES in Casper and K11RN in Douglas. Wyomedia converted these two stations into full-time UPN affiliates in 2004, then to CW affiliates after UPN's closure. K26ES is now KWYF-LD, an affiliate of MyNetworkTV and MeTV; its programming is simulcast in Cheyenne on the third subchannel of KLWY.

KLWY made the switch to digital on February 17, 2009.

The station does not have a website. KLWY does not air its own newscasts; the only newscast on the station is a rebroadcast of Good Morning Wyoming from KTWO-TV in Casper. However, KTWO's programming, including ABC programming and its newscasts, are simulcast on a digital subchannel of KLWY.

Wyomedia Corporation agreed to sell its stations to Legacy Broadcasting on February 8, 2018;[4] the sale was canceled on October 2, 2018.[5] On October 8, 2019, Wyomedia announced that it would sell its stations to Front Range Television, a subsidiary of Coastal Television Broadcasting Company (run by Bill Fielder); the sale was concurrent with Vision Alaska's purchase of KKTQ-LD (channel 16).[6] Coastal Television and Vision Alaska (run by Stephen Brissette) already jointly operated stations in Alaska.[3] The sale was completed on June 1, 2020.[7]

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming [8]
27.1720p16:9KLWYMain KLWY programming / Fox
27.2480i4:3KTWO-SDSimulcast of KKTQ-LD (ABC)
27.316:9KWYFSimulcast of KWYF-LD (MyNetworkTV/MeTV)
27.4ION NetIon Television

References
  1. RabbitEars TV Query for KKTQ-LD
  2. RabbitEars TV Query for KWYF-LD
  3. Jessell, Harry A. (October 8, 2019). "Fielder, Brissette Buy Network Affils". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  4. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  5. Liberman, Howard; Buckman, Sally (October 2, 2018). "Request For Withdrawal or Dismissal of Assignment Applications" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  6. Learned, Nick (October 9, 2019). "21 Wyoming TV Stations to be Sold in 3 Transactions". K2 Radio. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  7. Fielder, III, William A. (June 5, 2020). "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Notice. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  8. http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KLWY#station


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