KWSD
KWSD, virtual and UHF digital channel 36, is an independent television station licensed to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The station is owned by Jim Simpson. KWSD's studios are located on West 57th Street in Sioux Falls, and its transmitter is located in Rowena, South Dakota.
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 36 (UHF) Virtual: 36 (PSIP) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 36.1: Independent |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Jim Simpson (J.F. Broadcasting, LLC) |
| KAUN-LP, KNBN | |
| History | |
| Founded | April 11, 1997 |
First air date | 2000 |
Former call signs | KAUN (2000–2003) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 36 (UHF, 2000–2009) Digital: 51 (UHF, until 2009) |
| Pax TV (2000–2003) The WB (2003–2006) The CW (2006–2012) MeTV (2012–2015) Retro TV (2015–2020) | |
Call sign meaning | WB South Dakota CW South Dakota |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 29121 |
| ERP | 36.9 kW 18.45 kW (STA) 1,000 kW (CP) |
| HAAT | 230 m (755 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°30′19″N 96°34′20″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
History
Previously, the station had the call sign KAUN and it was the local Pax TV affiliate, while The WB was carried on a cable-only channel known by the fictitious call sign KWJB. On October 1, 2003, channel 36 acquired the WB affiliation and became KWSD, and Pax TV (now Ion Television) was moved to low-power sister station KAUN-LP. The programming on KWSD was provided by The WB 100+ Station Group, a predecessor to The CW Plus. In September 2006, The WB and UPN merged to become The CW. KWSD became the CW affiliate for Sioux Falls, and UPN affiliate "UTV", a digital subchannel of KELO-TV, became an affiliate of MyNetworkTV.
At one point in the past decade, KWSD/KAUN had a 9 p.m. newscast that served the Sioux Falls Metro Area and the KWSD viewing area. That newscast was pulled, and reports are that there are plans in the works to bring back a 9 p.m. newscast to the Sioux Falls Metro.
KWSD's CW affiliation ended on September 10, 2012; at that time, the affiliation moved to a subchannel of KSFY-TV.[1] KWSD switched its affiliation to the Weigel Broadcasting-owned classic television network MeTV on that date.[2]
Digital television
Digital channel
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.1 | 480i | 4:3 | KWSD-DT | Main KWSD programming |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KWSD shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 36, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 51 to channel 36 for post-transition operations.[4]
References
- Malone, Michael (June 5, 2012). "KSFY the New Home for CW in Sioux Falls". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- BET Fall 2012 Schedule With Return of Jamie Foxx; MeTV Network Adds 3 More Affiliates, SitcomsOnline, September 5, 2012.
- RabbitEars TV Query for KWSD
- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
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