MeTV/MyNetworkTV affiliate in Casper, Wyoming, United States
KWYF-LD
Translator
of
KFNB
,
Casper, Wyoming
[1]
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Channels
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Subchannels
| see
KFNB
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Owner
| - Coastal Television
[2]
- (FRTV License LLC)
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| KFNB
,
KGWC-TV
,
KTWO-TV
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Founded
| June 15, 1995
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First air date
| July 17, 1997
(26 years ago)
(
1997-07-17
)
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Former call signs
| - K26ES (1997?2014)
- K27LZ-D (2012?2013)
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Former channel number(s)
| Analog:
26 (UHF, 1997?2014)
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| - Fox
(via
KLWY
, 1997?2004)
- UPN
(1997?2006, secondary until 2004)
- Pax
(secondary,
c.
2004
)
- The CW
(2006?2015)
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| Wyoming's Fox (former affiliation; station has long branded as "KWYF")
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Licensing authority
| FCC
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Facility ID
| 190191
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ERP
| 3.3
kW
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Transmitter coordinates
| 42°44′26.0″N
106°21′34.0″W
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42.740556°N 106.359444°W
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42.740556; -106.359444
(
KWYF-LD
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Translator(s)
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Public license information
| LMS
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Website
| yourwyominglink
.com
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KWYF-LD
(channel 20) is a
low-power television station
in
Casper, Wyoming
, United States. It is a
translator
of dual
Fox
and
MeTV
/
MyNetworkTV
affiliate
KFNB
(channel 20), which is owned by Coastal Television. KWYF-LD's transmitter is located atop
Casper Mountain
.
History
[
edit
]
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]
Wyomedia Corporation agreed to sell its stations, including KWYF-LD, to Legacy Broadcasting on February 8, 2018.
[19]
The sale was canceled on October 2, 2018.
[20]
On October 8, 2019, Wyomedia announced that it would sell its stations to Front Range Television, a subsidiary of Coastal Television Broadcasting Company (run by Bill Fielder). This sale was concurrent with Coastal's purchase of KFNB, the sale of KTWO-TV to Vision Alaska, LLC, and the sale of KGWC-TV to Big Horn Television.
[21]
The sale was completed on June 1, 2020.
[22]
Subchannels
[
edit
]
The station's signal is
multiplexed
:
References
[
edit
]
- ^
"KWYF-LD CASPER, WY"
.
www.rabbitears.info
.
- ^
Jessell, Harry A. (October 8, 2019).
"Fielder, Brissette Buy Network Affils"
.
TVNewsCheck
. NewsCheckMedia
. Retrieved
October 8,
2019
.
- ^
"Facility Technical Data for KWYF-LD"
.
Licensing and Management System
.
Federal Communications Commission
.
- ^
"Application Search Details (K26ES, 1)"
.
CDBS Public Access
.
Federal Communications Commission
. Retrieved
September 16,
2014
.
- ^
"Call Sign History (K26ES)"
.
CDBS Public Access
.
Federal Communications Commission
. Retrieved
September 16,
2014
.
- ^
"Application Search Details (K26ES, 2)"
.
CDBS Public Access
.
Federal Communications Commission
. Retrieved
September 17,
2014
.
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"Application Search Details (K26ES, 3)"
.
CDBS Public Access
.
Federal Communications Commission
. Retrieved
September 17,
2014
.
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Van Dusen, Matthew (October 29, 2003).
"Local Fox news starts Monday"
.
Casper Star-Tribune
. Retrieved
September 17,
2014
.
- ^
a
b
Burke, Brendan (February 24, 2004).
"Programming to change March 8"
.
Casper Star-Tribune
. Retrieved
September 17,
2014
.
- ^
"13 more markets on the CW bandwagon"
.
TVNewsCheck
. April 10, 2006
. Retrieved
September 17,
2014
.
- ^
"DIGITAL LOW POWER TELEVISION/TELEVISION TRANSLATOR BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT"
(PDF)
.
CDBS Public Access
.
Federal Communications Commission
. March 27, 2012
. Retrieved
September 17,
2014
.
- ^
"APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT OR MAKE CHANGES IN A LOW POWER TV, TV TRANSLATOR OR TV BOOSTER STATION"
.
CDBS Public Access
.
Federal Communications Commission
. February 2, 2012
. Retrieved
September 17,
2014
.
- ^
a
b
"Call Sign History (KWYF-LD)"
.
CDBS Public Access
.
Federal Communications Commission
. Retrieved
September 17,
2014
.
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"APPLICATION FOR A LOW POWER TV, TV TRANSLATOR OR TV BOOSTER STATION LICENSE"
.
CDBS Public Access
.
Federal Communications Commission
. June 7, 2012
. Retrieved
September 17,
2014
.
- ^
"DIGITAL LOW POWER TELEVISION/TELEVISION TRANSLATOR BROADCAST STATION LICENSE"
(PDF)
.
CDBS Public Access
.
Federal Communications Commission
. July 16, 2012
. Retrieved
September 17,
2014
.
- ^
"Station Search Details (K26ES)"
.
CDBS Public Access
.
Federal Communications Commission
. Retrieved
September 17,
2014
.
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"Where do I watch MeTV in Casper?"
.
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"MyNetworkTV Affiliate List"
.
MyNetworkTV.com
.
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"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
.
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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
.
- ^
Learned, Nick (October 9, 2019).
"21 Wyoming TV Stations to be Sold in 3 Transactions"
.
K2 Radio
. Retrieved
July 18,
2023
.
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"Application View ... Redirecting"
.
licensing.fcc.gov
. Retrieved
July 18,
2023
.
- ^
"RabbitEars.Info"
.
- ^
"RabbitEars.Info"
.
External links
[
edit
]
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Casper
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- KTWO-TV
(2.1
ABC
, 2.2
Cozi
, 2.4
Defy
)
- K24MK-D
(4.1
PBS
/
WYPBS
, 4.2
Create
, 4.3
Kids
)
- KPTW
(6.1
PBS
/
WYPBS
, 6.2
Create
, 6.3
Kids
)
- KCWY-DT
(13.1/.6
NBC
, 13.2
CW+
, 13.3
Start
, 13.4
H&I
, 13.5
Circle
)
- KGWC-TV
(14.1
CBS
,
14.2
ABC
)
- KFNB
/
KWYF-LD
(20.1
Fox
,
20.2
MeTV
)
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Riverton
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Rawlins
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Defunct
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