KGWC-TV

KGWC-TV
Casper, Wyoming United States

Branding	CBS 14
Channels	Digital: 14 (UHF) Virtual: 14 (PSIP)
Subchannels	14.1 CBS 14.2 ABC
Owner	Mark III Media, Inc.
First air date	August 12, 1980
Call letters' meaning	Greater Wyoming Casper (after former sister station, KGWN-TV)
Former callsigns	KCWY-TV (1980–1986)
Former channel number(s)	14 (UHF analog, 1980–2009) 15 (UHF digital, 2002–2009)
Transmitter power	53.3 kW
Height	562 m
Facility ID	63177
Transmitter coordinates	42°44′36″N 106°21′34″W / 42.74333°N 106.35944°W / 42.74333; -106.35944

KGWC-TV, channel 14 is the local CBS affiliate for Casper, Wyoming, owned by Mark III Media. Programming is repeated on its satellite stations, KGWL-TV (channel 5) in Lander, and KGWR-TV (channel 13) in Rock Springs (part of the Salt Lake City DMA). Operations for the three stations are based in Casper, in the same studios as ABC affiliate KTWO-TV, Fox affiliate KFNB and Me-TV affiliate KWYF-LD. Syndicated programming on KGWC includes: Two and a Half Men, Wheel of Fortune, Judge Judy, Dr. Phil, and Castle.

KGWC is one of the few stations in the country that signs off at night every night, doing so at 1:07 am M-F, 1AM Saturday, and 1:30AM Sunday. Its repeaters KGWL and KGWR stay on air, but freeze up on the last image transmitted by KGWC.

Digital channels

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP short name	Programming ^[1]
14.1	1080i	16:9	KGWC	Main KGWC-TV programming / CBS
14.2	480i	4:3	KTWO-SD	Simulcast of KTWO-TV

History

KGWC signed on August 12, 1980 as KCWY-TV, the second television station in western Wyoming. In 1982, KCWY began operating satellite stations to expand its reach; it bought KTUX-TV in Rock Springs, which had signed on October 21, 1977, and renamed it KWWY-TV, and in September started a second satellite, KOWY, in Lander. All three stations adopted their current call letters on January 1, 1987 (the KCWY calls are now located on channel 13 in Casper), and were grouped together as the "Wyoming News Network" until June 2000, when then-owner Benedek Broadcasting closed much of the Casper operation and made the stations semi-satellites of KGWN-TV, the CBS affiliate in Cheyenne. The stations were sold to Chelsey Broadcasting in 2002, following Benedek's bankruptcy.^[2]

In 2003, Chelsey Broadcasting sold the KGWN stations in two separate sales. KGWN and Scottsbluff, Nebraska satellite KSTF were sold to SagamoreHill Broadcasting, while KGWC, KGWL, and KGWR were sold separately to Mark III. After a lengthy approval process at the Federal Communications Commission due to several objections to the sale (primarily concerning whether the sale would effectively put the stations under common ownership with KFNB and KTWO-TV^[3]), Mark III officially consummated the sale on May 31, 2006. KGWC and its satellites then returned to operating separately from KGWN.

KGWL and KGWR began broadcasting digital television service in February 2009. KGWL opted to transmit its digital signal on channel 7 (its analog signal had operated on channel 5), while KGWR flash-cut on channel 13. KGWC had operated a digital signal on channel 15 for some time before then, but moved it to channel 14 after shutting down its analog transmitter.

Newscasts

KGWC does not currently produce any local news. The station first ceased its news operation upon consolidating with KGWN-TV in June 2000.^[2] Local news, produced partly in cooperation with KTWO-TV, returned in 2004 under the NewsChannel 14 branding, but was again eliminated on January 3, 2006 due to poor viewership.^[4] Local news updates broadcast during CBS This Morning are produced by KTWO using their "Good Morning Wyoming" anchors.

Satellite stations

Station	City of license	Channels (TV / DT)	First air date	Former callsigns	ERP	HAAT	Facility ID	Transmitter Coordinates
KGWL-TV	Lander	5 (PSIP) 7 (VHF)	September 1982¹	KOWY (1982-1986)	26.8 kW	113 m	63162	42°53′43″N 108°43′34″W / 42.89528°N 108.72611°W / 42.89528; -108.72611 (KGWL-TV)
KGWR-TV	Rock Springs	13 (PSIP) 13 (VHF)	October 21, 1977	KTUX (1977-1982) KWWY-TV (1982-1986)	14.2 kW	495 m	63170	41°26′21″N 109°6′42″W / 41.43917°N 109.11167°W / 41.43917; -109.11167 (KGWR-TV)

Notes:

1. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says September 10, while the Television and Cable Factbook says September 12.

References

↑ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KGWC#station
1 2 Morton, Tom (November 29, 2002). "CBS affiliates under new ownership". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
↑ Van Dusen, Matthew (June 8, 2004). "TV trouble". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
↑ Matteson, Cory (January 5, 2006). "Back down to two". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved February 6, 2010.

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Broadcast television in Central Wyoming

Casper	KTWO (2.1 ABC) K47MW-D (4.1, 4.5 PBS/WYPBS) KPTW (6.1 PBS/WYPBS) KCWY (13.1 NBC, 13.2 CW) KGWC (14.1 CBS, 14.2 ABC) KFNB (20.1 Fox, 20.2 MeTV/MNTV) KWYF-LD (26.1 MeTV/MNTV)

Riverton	KCWC (4.1 PBS/WYPBS) KGWL (5.1 CBS) KFNE (10.1 Fox)

Rawlins	K51IZ-D (4.1 PBS/WYPBS) KFNR (11.1 Fox) K21CV 21 (ABC) K26HV 26 (PBS/WYPBS)

See also List of television stations in Wyoming

Broadcast television in Utah and eastern Nevada, including Salt Lake City and Elko

Salt Lake City	KUTV (2.1 CBS, 2.2 KMYU/MNTV) KTVX (4.1 ABC, 4.2 MeTV, 4.3 WeatherNation, 4.30 KUCW) KSL-TV (5.1 NBC, 5.2 Cozi TV, 5.3 This TV) KUED (7.1 PBS, 7.2 World, 7.3 V-me) KUEN (9.1 UEN-TV, 9.2 WV, 9.3 FNX, 9.91 KUER-FM Radio) KULX-CD (10.1 TEL, 10.2 HSN, 10.3 LATV) KBYU-TV (11.1 PBS, 11.2 BYUtv, 11.3 BYU Intl) KSTU (13.1 Fox, 13.2 Antenna TV) KJZZ-TV (14.1 Ind) KUTB-LD (15.1 KUTO-LD/PBJ, 15.2 Family, 15.3 Infomercials, 15.4 (Vacant)) KUPX-TV (16.1 Ion, 16.2 Qubo, 16.3 Ion Life, 16.4 Ion Shop, 16.5 QVC Over Air, 16.6 HSN) KUTB-LD 18 (TBN) KPDR-LD (19.1 Youtoo, 19.2 Tuff TV, 19.3 Infomercials, 19.4 TV Scout, 19.5 SuperBuyz, 19.6 Local/infomercials) KTMW (20.1 FN/Family/JTV, 20.2 Retro, 20.3 Infomercials/Biz, 20.4 Vida TV) KBTU-LD (23.1 MundoMax, 23.2 SonLife) KPNZ (24.1 Estrella) KSVN-CD (25.1 Azteca) KUCL-LD (26.1 3ABN, 26.2 3ABNPro, 26.3 3ABN-DD, 26.4 3ABN Latino, 26.5 3ABN Radio, 26.6 3ABN esp Radio, 26.7 Radio74) KUCW (30.1 CW, 30.2 Movies!, 30.3 ZUUS) KUTH-DT (32.1 UNI, 32.2 UniMás, 32.3 Get, 32.4 Escape) KEJT-CD (50.1 TEL)

Outlying areas	Cedar City/St. George KGHD-LP 6 (Rel) KMYU (12.1 MNTV) KCSG (14.1 H&I, 14.2 FamilyNet, 14.3 News from the Associated Press, 14.4 The Family Channel) KUEW (18.1 PBS, 18.2 World, 18.3 V-me) KVBT-LP 41 (NBC) Logan KCVB-CD 3 (26.1 Ion) KUTA-LD (8.1 Youtoo, 8.2 TEL) KUTF (12.1 Daystar) Richfield KUES (19.1 PBS, 19.2 World, 19.3 V-me) Rock Springs, WY KGWR (13.1 CBS) Elko, NV KENV (10.1/10.2 NBC)

Transmitter sites	Farnsworth Peak (Salt Lake City) Lake Mountain (Provo) Aspen Mountain (Rock Springs, Wyoming) Webb Hill (Saint George, Utah)

ATSC-M/H Mobile DTV encrypted channels italicized	KUTV (2.1 CBS) KUEN (9.3 MHz) KUPX-TV (16.82 Gran Cine, 16.85 NFL Net, 16.87 GOL TV, 16.88 NFL RedZone, 16.90 Starz, 16.96 AirBox)

Defunct stations	Price KCBU (3.1 Telefutura/RTN/Daystar) Ely, NV KBJN/KVNV 3 (NBC/Independent/Family) (relocated to New Jersey)

See also Media in Salt Lake City Reno TV Las Vegas TV Idaho Falls TV Twin Falls TV Casper TV Grand Junction/Montrose TV

Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Wyoming

ABC affiliates

KTWO 2
- Casper
KLWY 27.2
- Cheyenne
KSGW 12
- Sheridan/Gillette
KGWR 13.2
- Rock Springs

CBS affiliates

KGWN 5
- Cheyenne
KGWC 14 / KGWL 5 / KGWR 13
- Casper / Lander / Rock Springs

Fox affiliates

KLWY 27 / KFNB 20 / KFNE 10 / KFNR 11
- Cheyenne / Casper / Riverton / Rawlins

NBC affiliates

KGWN 5.2
- Cheyenne
KCWY 13 / KCHY-LP 13
- Casper / Cheyenne

PBS affiliates

Wyoming PBS:	KCWC 4 / KPTW 6 / KWYP 8 Riverton/Casper/Laramie

The CW affiliates

KGWN 5.3
- Cheyenne
KCWY 13.3
- Casper / Cheyenne

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