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]
^Van Dusen, Matthew (October 29, 2003). "Local Fox news starts Monday". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ abBurke, 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.
^"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.
^"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.
^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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Facility details for Facility ID 190191 (KWYF-LD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
Facility details for Facility ID 21616 (K11RN-D) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
April 12, 2024
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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 KWYF LDTranslator of KFNB Casper Wyoming 1 Casper WyomingUnited StatesChannelsDigital 27 UHF Virtual 20ProgrammingSubchannelssee KFNBOwnershipOwnerCoastal Television 2 FRTV License LLC Sister stationsKFNB KGWC TV KTWO TVHistoryFoundedJune 15 1995First air dateJuly 17 1997 26 years ago 1997 07 17 Former call signsK26ES 1997 2014 K27LZ D 2012 2013 Former channel number s Analog 26 UHF 1997 2014 Former affiliationsFox via KLWY 1997 2004 UPN 1997 2006 secondary until 2004 Pax secondary c 2004 The CW 2006 2015 Call sign meaningWyoming s Fox former affiliation station has long branded as KWYF Technical information 3 Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID190191ERP3 3 kWTransmitter coordinates42 44 26 0 N 106 21 34 0 W 42 740556 N 106 359444 W 42 740556 106 359444 KWYF LD Translator s KFNB 20 2 Casper WYKLWY 27 3 Cheyenne WYLinksPublic license informationLMSWebsiteyourwyominglink wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Subchannels 3 References 4 External linksHistory editA 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 editThe station s signal is multiplexed Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming 23 20 1 720p 16 9 KFNB Simulcast of KFNB Fox 24 20 2 480i KWYF MyNetworkTV MeTVReferences 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 Application Search Details K26ES 3 CDBS Public Access Federal Communications Commission Retrieved September 17 2014 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 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 Where do I watch MeTV in Casper MyNetworkTV Affiliate List MyNetworkTV com 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 Learned Nick October 9 2019 21 Wyoming TV Stations to be Sold in 3 Transactions K2 Radio Retrieved July 18 2023 Application View Redirecting licensing fcc gov Retrieved July 18 2023 RabbitEars Info RabbitEars Info External links editOfficial website Facility details for Facility ID 190191 KWYF LD in the FCC Licensing and Management System Facility details for Facility ID 21616 K11RN D in the FCC Licensing and Management System Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KWYF LD amp oldid 1213866795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
