KLWY
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| Cheyenne, Wyoming/Scottsbluff, Nebraska United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Branding | Fox 27 (KLWY) Wyoming's Fox TV (KFNB) |
| Channels | Digital: 27 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | 27.1: Fox 27.2: ABC[1] 27.3 MyNetworkTV/MeTV[2] |
| Owner | Wyomedia Corporation |
| Founded | October 31, 1985 |
| First air date | December 23, 1988 |
| Call letters' meaning | Laramie County, WYoming |
| Sister station(s) | KWYF-LD |
| Former affiliations | UPN (secondary, 1995–2006) ABC (satellite stations; 1988–2004) |
| Transmitter power | 169 kW |
| Height | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Facility ID | 40250 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°3′0.5″N 104°53′33.5″W / 41.050139°N 104.892639°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information | Profile CDBS |
KLWY, virtual and UHF digital channel 27, is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and also serving Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The station is owned by Wyomedia Corporation. KLWY's transmitter is located southwest of Cheyenne along I-25.
Satellite stations[edit]
KLWY operates three satellite stations:
| Station | City of license | Channels (RF / VC) |
First air date | ERP | HAAT | Facility ID | Transmitter coordinates | Transmitter location | Public license information |
| KFNB | Casper | 20 (UHF) 20 (PSIP) |
19841 | 52.4 kW | 560 m (1,837 ft) | 74256 | 42°44′26″N 106°21′36″W / 42.74056°N 106.36000°W | Casper Mountain | Profile CDBS |
| KFNE2 | Riverton | 10 (VHF) 10 (PSIP) |
December 22, 19573 | 11.3 kW | 526 m (1,726 ft) | 21613 | 43°27′25.8″N 108°12′4.3″W / 43.457167°N 108.201194°W | near the northern end of Boysen Reservoir | Profile CDBS |
| KFNR4 | Rawlins | 9 (VHF) 11 (PSIP) |
April 16, 19865 | 0.978 kW | 51.1 m (168 ft) | 21612 | 41°46′15.7″N 107°14′16.9″W / 41.771028°N 107.238028°W | atop "R-Hill" | Profile CDBS |
Notes:
- 1. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says October 31, while the Television and Cable Factbook says November 1.
- 2. KFNE used the callsign KWRB-TV from its 1957 sign-on until 1980, then KTNW until 1984, then KFWY-TV until 1986. It aired programming from all three networks until 1984.
- 3. KFNE's current license dates to May 3, 1991.
- 4. KFNR used the callsign KRWY from April 16 to August 9, 1986.
- 5. KFNR's current license dates to March 8, 1991.
- All three stations (with KFNB as flagship) were affiliated with ABC from 1984 until 2004, when they became satellites of KLWY.
- KFNB and KFNE air separate identifications, logo bugs and commercial inserts from KLWY and KFNR. KLWY and KFNR identify as Fox 27 KLWY Cheyenne/Scottsbluff[3] while KFNB and KFNE identify jointly as Wyoming's Fox TV KFNB Casper/Riverton.[4]
History[edit]
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.
The station formerly had two other repeaters, 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. The deal would have created a duopoly between KFNB and KTWO-TV, which Legacy would have concurrently acquired from Silverton Broadcasting Company; in its filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Legacy stated that the duopoly was permissible because KFNB is the fifth-ranked station in the Casper–Riverton market, trailing sister station KWYF-LD as well as KTWO, KCWY-DT, and KGWC-TV.[5] The sale was canceled on October 2, 2018.[6]
Digital channels[edit]
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP short name | Programming [7] [8] [9] [10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.1 & 11.1 20.1 & 10.1 |
720p | 16:9 | KLWY & KFNR KFNB & KFNE |
Main KLWY/KFNR programming / Fox ("Fox 27") (HD) in Cheyenne, WY/Scottsbluff, NE & Rawlins, WY Main KFNB/KFNE programming / Fox ("Wyoming's Fox TV") (HD) in Casper & Riverton, WY |
| 27.2 10.2 & 11.2 |
480i → 720p | 4:3 → 16:9 | KTWO-SD KTWO-SD |
Simulcast of KKTQ-LD1 (ABC) (SD → HD) in Cheyenne, WY/Scottsbluff, NE Simulcast of KTWO (ABC) (SD → HD) in Riverton, WY & Rawlins, WY |
| 27.3 & 20.2 | 480i | 4:3 | KWYF | Simulcast of KWYF-LD1 (MyNetworkTV & MeTV) in Cheyenne, WY/Scottsbluff, NE & Casper, WY |
References[edit]
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KKTQ-LD
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KWYF-LD
- ^ http://www.joelwnelson.com/tvscreengrabs/index.php?album=KLWY&image=2013-02-05-AM-11-28-41.jpg. Retrieved 14 May 2014. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ http://www.joelwnelson.com/tvscreengrabs/index.php?album=KFNB&image=KFNB+-+004.jpg. Retrieved 14 May 2014. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KLWY#station
- ^ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KFNB#station
- ^ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KFNE#station
- ^ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KFNR#station
External links[edit]
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KLWY
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KFNB
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KFNE
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KFNR
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KLWY-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KFNB-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KFNE-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KFNR-TV
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