KWES-TV
 
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KWES: Midland/Odessa, Texas KWAB: Big Spring, Texas United States |
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| Branding | NewsWest 9 |
| Slogan | The Star of West Texas More News. More Often. |
| Channels |
Digital: KWES: 9 (VHF) KWAB: 33 (UHF Virtual: KWES: 9 () KWAB: 4 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | x.1 NBC x.2 CW+ x.3 Telemundo |
| Affiliations | NBC (1981–present) |
| Owner |
Raycom Media (KWES License Subsidiary, LLC) |
| First air date |
KWES: December 1, 1958 KWAB: January 15, 1956 |
| Call letters' meaning |
KWES: WESt Texas KWAB: Webb Air Force Base |
| Sister station(s) | KTLE-LP |
| Former callsigns |
KWES: KVKM-TV (1958–1969?) KMOM-TV (1969?–1981) KTPX-TV (1981–1993) KWAB: KBST-TV (1956–1957) KEDY-TV (1957–1962?) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: KWES: 9 (VHF, 1958–2009) Digital: 13 (VHF, until 2009) KWAB: 4 (VHF, 1956–2009) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (1958–1981) |
| Transmitter power |
KWES: 25.7 kW KWAB: 174 kW |
| Height |
KWES: 391 m KWAB: 83.3 m |
| Facility ID |
KWES: 42007 KWAB: 42008 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
KWES: 31°59′17.8″N 102°52′42.3″W / 31.988278°N 102.878417°W KWAB: 32°16′54.5″N 101°29′34.8″W / 32.281806°N 101.493000°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
/ KWAB-TV Profile / KWAB-TV CDBS |
| Website | www.newswest9.com |
KWES-TV, channel 9, commonly referred to as NewsWest 9, is the NBC affiliated television station in the Midland/Odessa area. The station is owned by Raycom Media. It also operates a satellite station, KWAB-TV (virtual channel 4), in Big Spring, Texas. Syndicated programming on KWES/KWAB includes: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Doctors, Inside Edition, and Dr. Phil among others.
The station began broadcasting on December 1, 1958 as KVKM-TV in Monahans, Texas, an ABC affiliate. It was originally owned by Tri-Cities Broadcasters, which co-owned KVKM radio (1340 AM; now KCKM 1330). Initially broadcasting from a 777 ft (237 m) tower between Kermit and Monahans (shared with the radio station), KVKM-TV moved to a 1,080 ft (330 m) tower at the edge of the Caprock on February 1, 1963. For a brief period of time in the early 1960s, the station operated a semi-satellite TV station, KVLF-TV, on channel 12 in Alpine that also featured localized programming to the Alpine and Sul Ross State University. Said TV station was owned by Big Bend Broadcasters, who also owned radio station KVLF-AM. KVLF-TV went off the air by 1965 as cable penetration provided residents of the Alpine area with television coverage from the Midland-Odessa market.
Grayson Enterprises (named for Sidney Grayson but after 1964 not owned) bought the station in 1969 and renamed it KMOM-TV, for Monahans-Odessa-Midland. Grayson added other stations to his operation during the late 1960s and 1970s, including KCCN (now KKEA) in Honolulu, Hawaii, KLBK-TV in Lubbock, Texas, and KTXS-TV in Abilene/Sweetwater, Texas, among others.
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