WYCW

WYCW
CityAsheville, North Carolina
Channels
Branding
  • CW 62 (general)
  • 7 News (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WSPA-TV
History
First air date
October 31, 1984 (40 years ago) (1984-10-31)
Former call signs
WASV-TV (1984–2006)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 62 (UHF, 1984–2009)
  • Digital: 45 (UHF, 2001–2018), 7 (VHF, 2018–2020)
  • Independent (1984–1997)
  • The WB (1997–1999)
  • UPN (1997–2006, secondary until 1999)
  • CBS and NBC (select sporting events, 1998–2000)
Call sign meaning
"We're Your CW"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID70149
ERP33.5 kW
HAAT674.2 m (2,212 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°10′12.4″N 82°17′26.4″W / 35.170111°N 82.290667°W / 35.170111; -82.290667
Translator(s)see WSPA-TV#Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wspa.com/cw62

WYCW (channel 62) is a television station licensed to Asheville, North Carolina, United States, serving as the CW outlet for Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. It is owned and operated by network majority owner Nexstar Media Group alongside Spartanburg, South Carolina–licensed CBS affiliate WSPA-TV (channel 7). WYCW and WSPA-TV share studios on International Drive (next to the I-26 and I-85 Business/Veterans Parkway interchange) in Spartanburg; through a channel sharing agreement, the two stations transmit using WSPA-TV's spectrum from an antenna on Hogback Mountain in northeastern Greenville County (southwest of Tryon, North Carolina).

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYCW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.