KGWN-TV

Not to be confused with KWGN-TV.
"KSTF" redirects here. For the airport serving Starkville, Mississippi assigned the ICAO code KSTF, see George M. Bryan Airport.
KGWN-TV
Channels
Branding
  • KGWN
  • Wyoming News Now; Cheyenne News Now
  • 5.2: KGWN Scottsbluff
  • 5.3: Cheyenne CW
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KCWY-DT, KNEP
History
First air date
March 22, 1954 (70 years ago) (1954-03-22)
Former call signs
  • KFBC-TV (1954–1972)[1]
  • KYCU-TV (1972[1]–1986)[2]
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 5 (VHF, 1954–2009)
  • ABC (primary 1954–1965 and 1976–1984, joint primary 1965–1972, secondary 1972–1976 and 1984–1988)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1954–1955)
  • NBC (secondary, 1954–1976 and 1984–1987)
  • CBS (joint primary 1965–1972, primary 1972–1976)
  • The CW (DT2, 2006–2008)
Call sign meaning
"Great Western Network"
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID63166
ERP459 kW
HAAT162 m (531 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°6′0.4″N 105°0′25.2″W / 41.100111°N 105.007000°W / 41.100111; -105.007000
Translator(s)K19FX-D (19) Laramie[2]
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wyomingnewsnow.tv
Semi-satellite
KSTF
CityScottsbluff, Nebraska
Channels
Branding
  • CBS 10 News, Your Station
  • KGWN Scottsbluff (on DT2)
  • Cheyenne CW (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations
  • 10.1: CBS
  • 10.2: NBC
  • 10.3: The CW Plus
Ownership
KNEP
History
FoundedAugust 7, 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-08-07)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 10 (VHF, 1955–2009)
  • ABC (primary 1955–1965 and 1976–1981, joint primary 1965–1969 and 1981–1984, secondary 1969–1976)
  • CBS (joint primary, 1965–1969 and 1981–1984, primary 1969–1976)
  • NBC (secondary, 1955–1976 and 1984–1987)
Call sign meaning
Scottsbluff
Technical information[4]
Facility ID63182
ERP3.5 kW
HAAT187 m (614 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°59′58.4″N 103°40′32.2″W / 41.999556°N 103.675611°W / 41.999556; -103.675611 (KSTF)
Links
Public license information

KGWN-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, affiliated with CBS and The CW Plus. The station is owned by Marquee Broadcasting, and maintains studios on East Lincolnway/East 14th Street/I-80 BUS/US 30 in Cheyenne; its transmitter is located in unincorporated Laramie County (west of Cheyenne) between I-80/US 30 and WYO 225.

KGWN provides NBC programming on its second digital subchannel through a simulcast of sister station KNEP in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, while its third subchannel is the market's CW affiliate.

KSTF (channel 10) in Scottsbluff operates as a semi-satellite of KGWN; this station maintains studios on 10th Street in Gering, while its transmitter is located along N-71 at the Scotts Bluff–Sioux county line.

K19FX-D (channel 19) in Laramie is a low-power translator of KGWN-TV. This translator extends coverage to the few areas of Laramie who are unable to receive KGWN over the air; most Cheyenne television signals are unable to reach Laramie due to the Laramie Mountains. The translator is located on Forest Road southeast of Laramie.

  1. ^ a b "KYCU-TV (KGWN-TV) history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference kgwnrei was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGWN-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSTF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.