KSTW
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Tacoma - Seattle, Washington United States |
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| City | Tacoma, Washington |
| Branding | CW 11 |
| Slogan | Dare To Defy |
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Digital: 11 (VHF) Virtual: 11 () |
| Translators | (see article) |
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CBS Corporation (The CW Television Stations, Inc.) |
| First air date | March 1, 1953 |
| Call letters' meaning |
King County Seattle Tacoma Washington |
| Sister station(s) | KMPS-FM, KFNQ, KJAQ, KZOK-FM |
| Former callsigns | KTNT-TV (1953–1974) |
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| Transmitter power | 100 kW |
| Height | 275.7 m (905 ft) |
| Facility ID | 23428 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°36′56″N 122°18′29″W / 47.61556°N 122.30806°WCoordinates: 47°36′56″N 122°18′29″W / 47.61556°N 122.30806°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | cwseattle |
KSTW, channel 11, is a CW owned-and-operated station television station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, United States. The station is owned by the CBS Television Stations subsidiary of CBS Corporation, and has its studios and transmitter located separately in Seattle.
KSTW is available on cable television to Canadian customers in Southwestern British Columbia on numerous cable providers such as TELUS Optik TV and Shaw Cable in Victoria, Vancouver, Penticton and Kelowna.
The construction permit for the station was issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 10, 1952. Chief Engineer Max Bice immediately ordered equipment through General Electric, and the equipment was delivered within 45 days. The antenna was in Milan, Italy and it was shipped by rail car to Tacoma. The transmitter arrived in Tacoma from Syracuse, New York on February 9, 1953. It was installed on the next day, and work progressed rapidly. The original studios and transmitter house were located at South 11th Street and Grant Avenue. The station tested with a 30,000-watt signal and received reports of reception from up to 150 miles away.
The station began broadcasting March 1, 1953 out of Tacoma as KTNT-TV, named after its founder, the Tacoma News Tribune. At the time, it was a primary CBS affiliate and sister station to KTNT radio (AM 1400, now KITZ, and FM 97.3, now KIRO-FM). During the late 1950s, the station was briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network. On February 21, 1954, KTNT received permission from the FCC to increase the transmitter's power to 316,000 watts, and to move the transmitter to a new 1,000 foot tower near View Park, Washington just south of Harper on the Fragaria Access Road. Parts of the old transmitting equipment were loaned to Portland, Oregon's KGW-TV, due to the damage from the Columbus Day Storm of 1962.
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