KLCW-TV
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KLCW-TV, virtual channel 22 (UHF digital channel 23), is a CW-affiliated television station serving Lubbock, Texas, United States that is licensed to Wolfforth. Owned by locally based Ramar Communications, it is a sister station to Fox affiliate and company flagship KJTV-TV (channel 34), MyNetworkTV affiliate KMYL-LD, Telemundo affiliate KXTQ-CD (branded as Telemundo Lubbock), MeTV affiliate KLBB-LD and seven radio stations (one on AM and six on FM). All of the stations share studios at 98th Street and University Avenue in south Lubbock, where KLCW and KJTV also share transmitter facilities.
On cable, KLCW is carried on channel 4 on most systems in the market.
History
Prior to 2006, what was then called KWBZ operated solely as a local cable TV station and was owned and operated by KCBD-TV, the local NBC affiliate. At that time, channel 22 was occupied by KUPT, an affiliate of UPN. On January 1, 2006, after the station was acquired by Ramar Communications, KUPT moved to channel 14 in Lubbock (now MyNetworkTV affiliate KMYL-LD), and the WB affiliation moved to channel 22.
KWBZ became a full power broadcast affiliate of The WB (via The WB 100+ Station Group as on cable) on January 1, 2006. Twenty-four days later, the WB and UPN, channel 22's former network as KUPT, announced a merger to take effect on September 18, 2006, the new network operating under the name of "The CW". KWBZ signed on to become a CW affiliate, resulting in new call letters (KLCW was adopted on June 30, 2006) and a rebranding (Lubbock CW). The station's feed still operates from the generic service for lower-market stations (The CW Plus) with local inserts and advertising placed by KJTV-TV and Ramar.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.1 | 720p | 16:9 | KLCW-DT | Lubbock CW |
| 22.2 | KMYL-DT | Simulcast of KMYL-LD / MyNetworkTV | ||
| 22.3 | 480i | 4:3 | Justice | Justice Network |
| 22.4 | 16:9 | Quest |
Analog-to-digital conversion
Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997.[2] The station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. Instead, on or before February 17, 2009, which was supposed to be the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KLCW-TV would be required to turn off its analog signal and turn on its digital signal (called a "flash-cut"). As of September 2008, the station's digital signal began broadcasting on its pre-transition UHF channel 43. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 22.