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Branding | SWX (SWX NonStop Local Sports) |
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Country | United States |
First air date | August 30, 2008[1] |
TV stations | KHQ-TV 6.2 KNDO 23.3 KNDU 25.3 KULR-TV 8.2 KWYB 18.3 KWYB-LD 28.3 KFBB 5.3 KHBB-LD 21.3 KTMF 23.3 KTMF-LD 42.3 |
Broadcast area | Eastern Washington, Idaho Panhandle, & Montana |
Owner | Cowles Company (KHQ, Incorporated) |
Official website | www |
SWX Right Now (Sports and Weather Right Now) is a regional digital subchannel network broadcasting high school and college sports, and automated weather and news on Cowles Company-owned stations throughout Eastern Washington State, the Idaho Panhandle, and Montana. The channel airs over the secondary digital subchannels of Cowles' three NBC network affiliated stations in Eastern Washington, including KHQ-TV in Spokane, KNDO in Yakima and KNDU in Richland, as well as the third subchannel of KULR-TV in Billings, Montana. In addition, it is seen on most cable systems throughout the markets they serve.
Typical programming on SWX Right Now includes three-minute weather forecasts called The Weather Authority and sports segments titled SWX Sports Update. Programming carried includes Gonzaga University men's basketball; local high school and college football; Spokane Chiefs Western Hockey League games; and a sports commentary show from a studio located in "The Q" bar at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino in suburban Airway Heights.