KREM (TV)

KREM

Spokane, Washington Coeur d'Alene, Idaho United States
City	Spokane, Washington
Channels	Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 2
Branding	KREM 2 (pronounced "crem")
Programming
Affiliations	2.1: CBS for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Tegna Inc. (King Broadcasting Company)
Sister stations	KSKN
History
First air date	October 29, 1954 (70 years ago) (1954-10-29)[a]
Former call signs	KREM-TV (1954–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 2 (VHF, 1954–2009)
Former affiliations	ABC (1954–1976) DuMont (secondary, 1954–1956) NTA (secondary, 1956–1961)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34868
ERP	893 kW
HAAT	641 m (2,103 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	47°35′41″N 117°17′57″W / 47.59472°N 117.29917°W / 47.59472; -117.29917
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.krem.com

KREM (channel 2) is a television station in Spokane, Washington, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside CW affiliate KSKN (channel 22). The two stations share studios on South Regal Street in the Southgate neighborhood of Spokane; KREM's transmitter is on Krell Hill to the southeast.

The station is carried on cable systems in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, both of which are double the size of KREM's American coverage area. One result of this is that stations in Calgary and Edmonton air American shows on Pacific Time, even though Calgary and Edmonton are both on Mountain Time. It is one of five local Spokane area television stations seen in Canada on the Shaw Direct satellite service. It can also been seen on local cable systems in southeastern British Columbia.

KREM is one of two CBS affiliates based in the Spokane television market; KREM is typically considered the primary CBS affiliate for the market. However, Sinclair Broadcast Group–owned KLEW-TV (channel 3), based in Lewiston, Idaho, focuses on the southern portion of the market including the Lewis–Clark Valley and the Palouse. Both KREM and KLEW are available on Dish Network and DirecTV throughout the Spokane market.

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