KWSD

KWSD, virtual and UHF digital channel 36, is an independent television station licensed to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The station is owned by Jim Simpson. KWSD's studios are located on West 57th Street in Sioux Falls, and its transmitter is located in Rowena, South Dakota.

KWSD
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
United States
ChannelsDigital: 36 (UHF)
Virtual: 36 (PSIP)
Programming
Affiliations36.1: Independent
Ownership
OwnerJim Simpson
(J.F. Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stationsKAUN-LP, KNBN
History
FoundedApril 11, 1997
First air date2000 (2000)
Former call signsKAUN (2000–2003)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
36 (UHF, 2000–2009)
Digital:
51 (UHF, until 2009)
Former affiliationsPax TV (2000–2003)
The WB (2003–2006)
The CW (2006–2012)
MeTV (2012–2015)
Retro TV (2015-2020)
Call sign meaningWB South Dakota
CW South Dakota
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID29121
ERP400 kW
HAAT229.7 m (754 ft)
Transmitter coordinates43°30′19″N 96°34′19″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS

History

Previously, the station had the call sign KAUN and it was the local Pax TV affiliate, while The WB was carried on a cable-only channel known by the fictitious call sign KWJB. On October 1, 2003, channel 36 acquired the WB affiliation and became KWSD, and Pax TV (now Ion Television) was moved to low-power sister station KAUN-LP. The programming on KWSD was provided by The WB 100+ Station Group, a predecessor to The CW Plus. In September 2006, The WB and UPN merged to become The CW. KWSD became the CW affiliate for Sioux Falls, and UPN affiliate "UTV", a digital subchannel of KELO-TV, became an affiliate of MyNetworkTV.

At one point in the past decade, KWSD/KAUN had a 9 p.m. newscast that served the Sioux Falls Metro Area and the KWSD viewing area. That newscast was pulled, and reports are that there are plans in the works to bring back a 9 p.m. newscast to the Sioux Falls Metro.

KWSD's CW affiliation ended on September 10, 2012; at that time, the affiliation moved to a subchannel of KSFY-TV.[1] KWSD switched its affiliation to the Weigel Broadcasting-owned classic television network Me-TV on that date.[2]

Digital television

Digital channel
Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[3]
36.1480i4:3KWSD-DTMain KWSD programming

Analog-to-digital conversion

KWSD shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 36, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 51 to channel 36 for post-transition operations.[4]

References
  1. Malone, Michael (June 5, 2012). "KSFY the New Home for CW in Sioux Falls". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  2. BET Fall 2012 Schedule With Return of Jamie Foxx; MeTV Network Adds 3 More Affiliates, SitcomsOnline, September 5, 2012.
  3. RabbitEars TV Query for KWSD
  4. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.

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