KWWL-DT2
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| Waterloo/Cedar Rapids/Dubuque /Iowa City, Iowa United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Waterloo |
| Branding | CW 7.2 |
| Slogan | Dare To Defy |
| Channels |
Digital: KWWL-DT 7.2 (VHF) Virtual: 7.2 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | The CW (2016–present) |
| Owner |
Quincy Media (KWWL License, LLC) |
| First air date | November 15, 2004 |
| Call letters' meaning | Keep Watching WaterLoo or Waterloo Way Leads |
| Sister station(s) | KWWL |
| Former channel number(s) | KWWL-DT 55.2 (UHF digital, 2004–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
NBC Weather Plus (2004–2008) RTV (2009–2011) This TV (2011–2016) |
| Transmitter power | 21.8 kW (digital) |
| Height | 527 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 593 (digital) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°24′2.5″N 91°50′36.9″W / 42.400694°N 91.843583°W (digital) |
| Licensing authority | FCC (digital) |
| Website | KWWL CW 7.2 Website |
KWWL-DT2 is the new CW affiliated television station for the northeastern third of Iowa that is licensed to Waterloo. It is a second digital subchannel of NBC outlet KWWL that is owned and operated by Quincy Media. Over-the-air, the station broadcasts a 720p high definition digital signal on VHF channel 7.2 (or virtual channel 7.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter at the AFLAC Tower north of Rowley, a city in Buchanan County. Unlike fellow CW affiliates in smaller markets, including sister stations WGEM-DT2 in Quincy, Illinois and WEEK-DT3 in Peoria, Illinois, KWWL-DT2 is not a member of The CW Plus.
History
KWWL-DT2 began operations in November 2004 as an affiliate of NBC Weather Plus, airing national weather forecasts from the service as well as inserts of local weather forecasts from the KWWL weather center. However, on October 7, 2008, NBC Universal announced that they would shut down the NBC Weather Plus service by December 31, 2008, concurrently, in January 2009, that subchannel began airing RTV programming.[1][2]
On February 17, 2009, as part of the digital television transition in the United States, KWWL shut down its analog signal on VHF channel 7 and relocated its digital signal from UHF channel 55 which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to its analog-era VHF channel 7. As a result, KWWL-DT2 was naturally moved from UHF channel 55.2 to VHF channel 7.2. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers have always displayed 7.2 as the virtual channel for KWWL-DT2.[3]
In late-April 2011, KWWL-DT2 dropped RTV and became affiliated with This TV, a digital broadcast television network which places a large programming emphasis on films obtained from the MGM library and also airs classic television programming.[4]
In April 2016, KWWL announced that they would add programming from The CW on KWWL-DT2 beginning on September 12, 2016.[5][6] At the same time, KWWL-DT2 ended its 5 year affiliation with This TV. This resulted in an affiliation swap between KWWL-DT2 and Iowa City based KWKB (channel 20), the Cedar Rapids market's former CW affiliate, which then became the This TV affiliate for the Cedar Rapids market.[7]
Sources
- ↑ Greppi, Michelle (2008-10-07). "NBC Shutting Down Weather Plus". TV Week. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ Malone, Michael (2008-10-07). "NBC Universal Shutting Down Weather Plus". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf
- ↑ Magner, Maria (2009-01-08). "This TV new digital channel 7.2". KWWL. KWWL Television. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ Staff Report (12 April 2016). "CW Network Coming To KWWL; Cedar Rapids The Quincy Media NBC affiliate in Iowa is adding The CW on its ch. 7.2 beginning in September.". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Madelyne (2016-04-26). "The CW Network comes to KWWL 7.2 this fall". KWWL. KWWL Television. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ Morrison, Jeff (2016-09-12). "KWKB loses CW affiliation". Iowa Highway Ends (etc.). Retrieved 2016-11-05.