KWYF-LD
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| Casper, Wyoming United States |
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| 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 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
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] |
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| 27.1 | 480i | 4:3 | KWYF | Main KWYF-LD programming / MyNetworkTV & MeTV |
| 27.2 | 720p | 16:9 | KFNB | HD Simulcast of KFNB-DT1 & KFNE-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
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for K11RN-D
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KWYF-LD
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KFNB
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- ↑ http://metvnetwork.com/wheretowatch/affiliate/767
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