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| Branding | Arizona 61 |
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| KNXV-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | September 23, 1995 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 7143 |
| ERP | 445 kW |
| HAAT | 551.8 m (1,810 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°20′1″N 112°3′47″W / 33.33361°N 112.06306°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | arizona61.com |
KASW (channel 61), branded Arizona 61, is an independent television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside ABC affiliate KNXV-TV (channel 15). The two stations share studios on North 44th Street on the city's east side; KASW's primary transmitter is located on South Mountain.
KASW went on the air in 1995 as the Phoenix affiliate of The WB. Its first owner contracted with KTVK (channel 3) for programming and support services, and KTVK bought the station in 1999. In addition to being an affiliate of The WB and later The CW, the station also broadcast several secondary local sports teams at various times. KASW was split from KTVK in 2014 as the result of KTVK's sale to the Meredith Corporation, owner of KPHO-TV.
Scripps acquired it in 2019 and added local newscasts from KNXV. In 2023, Scripps flip-flopped the programming on KASW and KNXV's second subchannel, with KASW becoming an independent station and home to telecasts of the Arizona Coyotes hockey team. KASW is the high-power ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) station for the Phoenix area and provides the ATSC 3.0 broadcasts of six major Phoenix commercial stations.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KASW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.