KDAF

KDAF
Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas; United States;
City	Dallas, Texas
Channels	Digital: 32 (UHF); Virtual: 33;
Branding	CW 33
Programming
Affiliations	33.1: The CW; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group; (Tribune Media Company);
History
First air date	September 29, 1980; (44 years ago)
Former call signs	KNBN-TV (1980–1984); KRLD-TV (1984–1986);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 33 (UHF, 1980–2009)
Former affiliations	VEU (1980–1982); SIN (1981–1984); Independent (1984–1986); Fox (1986–1995); The WB (1995–2006);
Call sign meaning	Dallas and Fort Worth
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	22201
ERP	780 kW
HAAT	537 m (1,762 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°32′35″N 96°57′33″W / 32.54306°N 96.95917°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	cw33.com

KDAF (channel 33) is a television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States, serving as the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex's outlet for The CW. It is owned and operated by network majority owner Nexstar Media Group (based in nearby Irving), although it is not considered the company's flagship station. KDAF's studios are located off the John W. Carpenter Freeway (State Highway 183) in northwest Dallas, and its transmitter is located in Cedar Hill, Texas.

KDAF launched in 1980 as KNBN-TV, which aired several types of specialty programs, including business news, subscription television, and Spanish-language programming. Metromedia acquired the station in 1984, converted it to an English-language independent station as KRLD-TV, and made the first of several efforts at local news. When Metromedia's television stations were purchased in 1986, KRLD-TV became KDAF and the Dallas–Fort Worth outlet of Fox; this continued until 1995, when a major realignment of affiliations saw Fox partner with another station and sell off channel 33. Tribune Broadcasting owned the station from 1996 to 2019; during this time, it was one of the most successful affiliates of The WB in the late 1990s and resumed local news production, which continued in some form for nearly two decades.

^ "Commercial Broadcast Stations Biennial Ownership Report (FCC Form 323)". Federal Communications Commission. January 31, 2020. p. 11. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
^ "Facility Technical Data for KDAF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[1] "Commercial Broadcast Stations Biennial Ownership Report (FCC Form 323)". Federal Communications Commission. January 31, 2020. p. 11. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2020.

[2] "Facility Technical Data for KDAF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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