KASY-TV
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Albuquerque, New Mexico United States |
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| Branding | My50TV |
| Channels |
Digital: 45 (UHF) Virtual: 50 () |
| Subchannels | 50.1 MyNetworkTV 50.2 Escape 50.3 GetTV 50.4 Cozi TV |
| Affiliations | MyNetworkTV (2006–present) |
| Owner | Tamer Media, LLC (KASY-TV Licensee LLC) |
| Operator | Nexstar Media Group |
| Founded | July 13, 1993 |
| First air date | October 6, 1995 |
| Sister station(s) |
KRQE KWBQ |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 50 (UHF, 1995–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: UPN (1995–1999, 2000–2006) Independent (1999–2000) Secondary: The WB (1995–1997) |
| Transmitter power | 245 kW |
| Height | 1,287 m (4,222 ft) |
| Facility ID | 55049 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°12′50.2″N 106°27′1.7″W / 35.213944°N 106.450472°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | kwbq.com |
KASY-TV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States that also serves Santa Fe. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 45 (virtual channel 50.1 via ) from a transmitter atop Sandia Crest. Owned by Tamer Media, KASY is sister to CW affiliate KWBQ and both stations share studios with KRQE and Fox New Mexico on Broadcast Plaza in central Albuquerque. Nexstar Media Group provides technical, engineering and accounting services for KASY through a shared services agreement and operates both stations. Syndicated programs seen on KASY include The Jerry Springer Show, The Steve Wilkos Show, Cops Reloaded, Family Guy and King of the Hill. The station can also be seen on Comcast Xfinity channel 12 and in high definition on digital channel 215.
KASY-TV first signed on the air on October 6, 1995, owned by Ramar Communications and managed by Lee Enterprises (then-owners of CBS affiliate KRQE) under a local marketing agreement. The station was primarily a UPN affiliate, but had a secondary affiliation with The WB; this was easy to do as neither network had more than a couple nights a week of programming at that time. Initially, KASY ran cartoons (such as Highlander: The Animated Series, The Flintstones, Mutant League and Mighty Max), old movies, talk shows, classic sitcoms (such as Gilligan's Island, I Love Lucy and The Andy Griffith Show), recent off-network sitcoms (such as Harry and the Hendersons). In fall 1997, KASY dropped the WB network programming and became an exclusive UPN affiliate; The WB would return to the market when upstart KWBQ signed on in March 1999 with a similar general entertainment format. In the interim, WB programming was brought in out-of-market from KTLA in Los Angeles or Chicago-based superstation WGN on Albuquerque area cable providers.
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