KYCW-LD

This article is about the television station currently known as KYCW-LD. For the station originally known as KYCW-LD until February 1, 2017, see KSPR-LD. For other uses, see KYCW (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with KCWY-DT.

KYCW-LD

Branson/Springfield, Missouri United States
City	Branson, Missouri
Branding	Ozarks CW (primary) KCZ (secondary) KY3 News on the Ozarks CW (newscasts)
Channels	Digital: 25 (UHF) (to move to 24 (UHF)) Virtual: 25 (PSIP)
Affiliations	25.1: The CW 3.2: WeatherNation TV 25.3: Cozi TV 33.3: Antenna TV
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
First air date	January 24, 1986 (1986-01-24)
Call letters' meaning	KY3's CW (reflecting sister station)
Sister station(s)	KYTV, KSPR-LD, K17DL-D
Former callsigns	K25BD (1986–2013) K25BD-D (2013–2017)
Former affiliations	EICB TV
Transmitter power	3.9 kW (STA) 15 kW (CP)
Height	67.8 m (222 ft) (STA) 511 m (1,677 ft) (CP)
Class	LD
Facility ID	11135
Transmitter coordinates	37°10′59″N 93°18′13″W (STA) 37°10′26″N 92°56′28.1″W (CP)
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information	Profile CDBS
Website	www.ky3.com/cwozarks

KYCW-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 25, is a low-powered CW-affiliated television station serving Springfield, Missouri, United States that is licensed to Branson (39.2 miles (63 km) south of Springfield). Owned by Gray Television, it is a sister station to Springfield-licensed NBC affiliate KYTV (channel 3) and low-powered ABC affiliate KSPR-LD (channel 33). KYCW, KSPR, and KYTV are also sisters to Branson-licensed, low-powered tourist info-formatted station K17DL-D (channel 17). The four stations share studios on West Sunshine Street in Springfield, where KYCW and KSPR also share transmitter facilities.

KYCW-LD's low-powered digital broadcasting radius does not reach the entire market. Therefore, it is simulcast in standard definition on KYTV's third digital subchannel (UHF channel 44.5 or virtual channel 33.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Switchgrass Road/Highway FF north of Fordland, and in high definition on KSPR-LD's second digital subchannel (UHF channel 15.4, mapped as virtual channel 25.1 via PSIP) from its transmitter at the West Sunshine Street studios. KYCW is also simulcast to Branson on K17DL-D's third digital subchannel (UHF channel 17.3, also mapped as virtual channel 25.1 via PSIP) from its transmitter near the intersection of US 160/MO 248 in northwest Branson. There is no separate website for KYCW; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station KYTV.

On cable, KYCW-LD (via the KSPR-LD2 feed) is available on Mediacom channel 5 in standard definition and digital channel 705 in high definition.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP short name	Programming
25.1	720p	16:9	KYCW-LD	Main KYCW-LD programming / The CW
3.2	480i		KYWX	WeatherNation TV
25.3		4:3	COZI TV	Cozi TV
33.3			ANT-TV	Antenna TV

Programming

Syndicated programs broadcast by KYCW-LD include Family Guy, Castle, and The Big Bang Theory.

External links

• Official website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KYCW-LD