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| Branding | KUNW Univision |
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| KIMA-TV,KEPR-TV,KLEW-TV | |
| History | |
| Founded |
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Last air date | November 7, 2012 (original incarnation) |
Former call signs |
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| Telemundo (c. 2001–2003) | |
Call sign meaning | "Univision Northwest"[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 167797 |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 15kW |
| HAAT | 287 m (942 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°31′40.0″N120°33′6.0″W / 46.527778°N 120.551667°W /46.527778; -120.551667 (KUNW-CD) |
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Public license information | |
| Website | kunwtv |
KUNW-CD (channel 2) is alow-power,Class A television station inYakima, Washington, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language networkUnivision. It is owned bySinclair Broadcast Group alongsideCBS/CW+ affiliateKIMA-TV (channel 29). The two stations share studios on Terrace Heights Boulevard in Yakima; KUNW-CD's transmitter is located onAhtanum Ridge.
The station was aTelemundo affiliate the time it changedcall signs from K52EQ to KKFQ-LP on January 4, 2001. By 2003, KKFQ was a simulcast ofKPOU, the Univision affiliate inLa Grande, Oregon.[3]
WatchTV sold KKFQ-CA, along with KVVK-CA inKennewick, KWWA-CA inEllensburg, and KORX-CA inWalla Walla, toFisher Communications in 2007. Fisher had already programmed the stations under alocal marketing agreement since 2006.[4] In 2008, Fisher changed the station's call sign to KUNW-LP to reflect its Univision affiliation and its location in thePacific Northwest.[1]
On April 11, 2013, Fisher Communications announced that it would sell its properties, including KUNW and KIMA, to the Sinclair Broadcast Group.[5] The deal was completed on August 8, 2013.[6]
The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 2.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KUNW-CD | Univision |
| 2.2 | 480i | Comet | Comet | |
| 2.3 | TBD | The Nest | ||
| 2.4 | Charge | Charge! |
KUNW's programming is also seen on two additional stations, both serving theTri-Cities area ofRichland,Pasco, andKennewick:
| Station | City of license | Digital channel | Former callsigns | First air date | Facility ID | ERP | HAAT | Transmitter coordinates | Public license information |
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| KVVK-CD | Kennewick | 15 (UHF) |
| March 15, 1996 | 25358 | 15 kW | 349 m (1,145 ft) | 46°5′50″N119°11′33″W / 46.09722°N 119.19250°W /46.09722; -119.19250 (KVVK-CD) | |
| KORX-CD | Walla Walla | 16 (UHF) |
| 2001 | 71072 | 1 kW | 407.8 m (1,338 ft) | 45°59′3.4″N118°10′11.8″W / 45.984278°N 118.169944°W /45.984278; -118.169944 (KORX-CD) |
An additional station,KWWA-CA (channel 49, originally K49EI from 1996 to 2001 and KWWA-LP from 2001 to 2003), previously servedEllensburg. However, the station signed off April 17, 2008, after suffering antenna failure.[7] Fisher opted to return the license to theFCC instead of repairing the antenna, and KWWA's license was canceled on June 4, 2008.[8]
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