KLEW-TV
 |
|
|
Lewiston/Moscow, Idaho– Pullman/Clarkston, Washington United States |
|
|---|---|
| Branding | KLEW-TV (general) KLEW News (newscasts) |
| Slogan |
KLEW-TV Cares About You (primary) The Quad-Cities News Leader (secondary) |
| Channels |
Digital: 32 (UHF) Virtual: 3 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 3.1 CBS 3.2 Charge! 3.3 Comet TV |
| Translators | 22 (UHF) Moscow |
| Owner |
Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair Lewiston Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | December 7, 1955 |
| Call letters' meaning | LEWiston |
| Former channel number(s) | 3 (VHF analog, 1955–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
ABC (1955–1959, 1965–1970) NBC (1955–1965) both secondary |
| Transmitter power | 200 kW |
| Height | 361 m |
| Facility ID | 56032 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°27′26.1″N 117°6′0.4″W / 46.457250°N 117.100111°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | klewtv.com |
KLEW-TV Cares About You (primary)
KLEW-TV, virtual channel 3 and digital channel 32, is the CBS television affiliate in Lewiston, Idaho. It serves north-central Idaho and southeastern Washington, including nearby Pullman, as well as Wallowa County, Oregon. While it is located in the Spokane television market, it is a semi-satellite of KIMA-TV in Yakima and KEPR-TV in Tri-Cities, Washington. However, it identifies as a station in its own right, airing separate commercials and a separate newscast. The station is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. The station's studios are located on 17th Street in Lewiston, and its transmitter is located near Clarkston, Washington. KLEW is broadcast alongside KREM-TV on Dish Network and DirecTV through the entire Spokane television market.
KLEW-TV signed on the air December 7, 1955 under the ownership of Cascade Broadcasting. It has always been a CBS affiliate; however, as a satellite of KIMA-TV, it also carried some programming from ABC and NBC in its early years. The station's original studio facilities were located on Idaho Street in Lewiston.
Filmways agreed to purchase Cascade Broadcasting for $3 million in 1968; the sale was approved the following year. Filmways sold KLEW-TV, KIMA-TV, and KEPR-TV to NWG Broadcasting for $1 million in 1972. In 1977, KLEW moved from its original studios on Idaho Street to its current location on 17th Street.
...
Wikipedia