WYCW
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Asheville, North Carolina/Greenville/ Spartanburg/Anderson, South Carolina United States |
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| City | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Branding | The Carolinas CW 62 (general) 7 News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | TV Now |
| Channels |
Digital: 45 (UHF) Virtual: 62 () |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Affiliations | The CW |
| Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | October 31, 1984 |
| Call letters' meaning | We're Your CW |
| Sister station(s) | WSPA-TV |
| Former callsigns | WASV-TV (1984–2006) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 62 (UHF, 1984–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Independent (1984–1997) The WB (1997–1999) UPN (1997–2006, secondary until 1999) |
| Transmitter power | 1,000 kW |
| Height | 555 m |
| Facility ID | 70149 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°13′20.5″N 82°32′56.8″W / 35.222361°N 82.549111°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | carolinascw.com |
WYCW, virtual channel 62 (UHF digital channel 45), is a CW-affiliated television station located in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, as part of a duopoly with CBS affiliate WSPA-TV (channel 7). The two stations share studio facilities on International Drive (next to the I-26 and I-85 Bus/Veterans Parkway interchange) in Spartanburg, and its transmitter is located on Pinnacle Mountain Road, south of Green River Township's Jeter Mountain Terrace section, in Southern Henderson County, North Carolina.
The station first signed on the air on October 31, 1984 as WASV-TV. Originally locally-owned, even though it was licensed as a full-power outlet, the station initially operated at low-power, simulcasting Christian-oriented programming from Greenville-based WGGS-TV (channel 16). WASV began to run infomercials and shop-at-home programming in the early 1990s. WASV was sold to Pappas Telecasting (which previously owned Fox affiliate WHNS (channel 21)) in 1995 and began to transmit its analog signal at full-power in 1996. At that time, Pappas entered into a local marketing agreement with CBS affiliate WSPA-TV (channel 7), which took control of WASV's programming and airtime.
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