KCWK
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Walla Walla/Richland/Pasco/Kennewick, Washington United States |
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| Channels |
Analog: KCWK: 9 (VHF) KCWK-LP: 27 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | defunct |
| Owner |
Pappas Telecasting Companies (KCWK License, LLC) |
| First air date | March 23, 2001 |
| Last air date | May 25, 2008 |
| Call letters' meaning | The CW YaKima |
| Former callsigns | KBKI (2001-2003) KAZW-TV (2003-2006) |
| Former affiliations | independent (2001-2003) Azteca America (2003-2006) The CW (2006-2008) |
| Transmitter power | 316 kW |
| Height | 436 m |
| Facility ID | 84238 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°59′21.9″N 118°10′34.8″W / 45.989417°N 118.176333°W |
KCWK was a television station which broadcast on analog channel 9 in Walla Walla, Washington and low-powered analog channel 27 (KCWK-LP) in Yakima, Washington. It was affiliated with The CW, and was owned by Pappas Telecasting. The station went off the air on May 25, 2008.
The station signed on for the first time on March 23, 2001 as KBKI. In 2003, it changed its callsign to KAZW-TV and affiliated with the Spanish-language Azteca America network. It targeted the large Hispanic community in central Washington.
On April 24, 2006, it was announced that KAZW would launch a CW affiliate on digital subchannel 9.2, with programming being provided by The CW Plus. However, the station (which did not have a digital signal) subsequently changed its plans and chose to completely replace Azteca America with The CW, citing better marketing potential. Mike Angelos, vice president of corporate communications for Pappas Telecasting, stated that while the Hispanic population composes 40 percent of the Yakima Valley, the numbers weren't high enough to reach the level needed for Azteca America. The call letters were changed in August to KCWK to reflect the new affiliation.
On May 10, 2008, some Pappas stations, including KCWK, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On May 25, 2008, the KCWK signal left the air permanently; four days later, it was observed that the station's offices had been emptied, indicating that KCWK had ceased operations.
On July 18, 2008, KCWK reported to the FCC that digital television equipment needed in time for the upcoming 2009 digital transition had not yet been obtained as this could not be done without prior approval of the bankruptcy court. The station had applied to extend the digital construction permit as is necessary to retain the broadcast license, but expected its currently-silent analogue signal will not return due both to equipment failure and financial hardship.
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