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KLEW-TV
KLEW logo
CityLewiston, Idaho
Channels
BrandingKLEW-TV;KLEW News(call letters are pronounced individually)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KEPR-TV,KIMA-TV,KUNW-CD
History
First air date
December 7, 1955(68 years ago)(1955-12-07)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:3 (VHF,1955–2009)
  • Both secondary:
  • ABC(1955–1959, 1965–1970)
  • NBC(1955–1965)
Call signmeaning
Lewiston
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID56032
ERP133kW
HAAT349 m (1,145 ft)
Transmitter coordinates46°27′27″N117°6′0″W/ 46.45750°N 117.10000°W/46.45750; -117.10000
Translator(s)see§ Translators
Links
Public license information
Websiteklewtv.com

KLEW-TV(channel 3) is atelevision stationlicensed toLewiston, Idaho,United States, affiliated withCBS.The station serves theLewis–Clark ValleyandPalouseregions of north-centralIdahoand southeasternWashington,as well asWallowa County, Oregon.Owned bySinclair Broadcast Group,KLEW-TV maintains studios on 17th Street in Lewiston, and its transmitter is located nearClarkston, Washington.

Though identifying as a station in its own right, KLEW-TV is considered asemi-satelliteofKIMA-TV(channel 29) inYakima,which operates another semi-satellite,KEPR-TV(channel 19) inTri-Cities, Washington.KLEW and KEPRsimulcastall network andsyndicatedprogramming as provided through KIMA, but air separate commercial inserts,legal identificationsand weeknight newscasts, and have their own websites.Master controland some internal operations are based atKOMOPlaza (formerly Fisher Plaza) inSeattle.

The area that KLEW-TV serves, including Lewiston, is part of theSpokane, Washingtontelevision market, and the station is one of two CBS affiliates in the market, along withTegna Inc.–ownedKREM(channel 2), which is licensed to Spokane and typically considered as the primary CBS affiliate for the market. Both stations are carried onDish NetworkandDirecTVthroughout the market.

History[edit]

KLEW-TV signed on the air December 7, 1955, under the ownership ofCascade Broadcasting.It has always been a CBS affiliate; however, as a satellite of KIMA-TV, it also carried some programming fromABCandNBCin its early years.[2]The station's original studio facilities were located on Idaho Street in Lewiston.

Filmwaysagreed to purchase Cascade Broadcasting for $3 million in 1968;[3]the sale was approved the following year.[4]Filmways sold KLEW-TV, KIMA-TV, and KEPR-TV to NWG Broadcasting for $1 million in 1972.[5]In 1977, KLEW moved from its original studios on Idaho Street to its current location on 17th Street.

KLEW logo used until 2008; some newscast graphics continued to use this logo for a time afterward.

Retlaw Enterprisesacquired the NWG stations, including KLEW-TV, for $17 million in 1986;[6]the stations were operated as part of the Retlaw Broadcasting division.[7]Fisher Companies (later known asFisher Communications) agreed to purchase the Retlaw stations for $215 million on November 19, 1998,[8]a deal that was completed in July 1999.[9]On April 11, 2013, Fisher announced that it would sell its properties to theSinclair Broadcast Group;[10]the deal was completed on August 8, 2013.[11]

Newscasts[edit]

KLEW-TV airs local newscasts weeknights at 5, 6 and 11 p.m., local news cut-ins during the weekday edition ofCBS Morningsfrom 7 to 9 a.m., that includes a short 5-minute interview segment calledNorthwest Morning,and simulcasts sister stationKIMA-TV's 5 and 6:30 a.m. newscasts, as KLEW does not have morning, midday or weekend newscasts.

Notable former on-air staff[edit]

Subchannels[edit]

The station's signal ismultiplexed:

Subchannels of KLEW-TV[13]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
3.1 1080i 16:9 KLEW-DT CBS
3.2 480i 4:3 Grit Charge!
3.3 Comet Comet
3.4 16:9 TBD

Translators[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for KLEW-TV".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^Telecasting Yearbook-Marketbook 1957–58(PDF).1957. p. 99.RetrievedJune 8,2016.
  3. ^"Filmways gets Cascade TV's for $3 million"(PDF).Broadcasting.September 30, 1968. p. 57.RetrievedJune 8,2016.
  4. ^"Filmways spreads wings in TV"(PDF).Broadcasting.July 28, 1969. p. 32.RetrievedJune 8,2016.
  5. ^"Changing Hands"(PDF).Broadcasting.July 3, 1972. pp. 22–3.RetrievedJune 8,2016.
  6. ^"Changing Hands"(PDF).Broadcasting.October 27, 1986. p. 116.RetrievedJune 8,2016.
  7. ^Peltz, James F. (October 2, 1990)."The Wonderful World of Disney's Other Firm".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedJune 8,2016.
  8. ^"Fisher to pay Retlaw $215 million for 11 TV stations".The New York Times.November 20, 1998.RetrievedJune 8,2016.
  9. ^"Fisher Companies Inc. Acquires the Eleven Television Stations of Retlaw Broadcasting L.L.C."(Press release). Seattle:Fisher Companies.Business Wire.July 2, 1999.RetrievedJune 8,2016– viaThe Free Library.
  10. ^Malone, Michael (April 11, 2013)."Sinclair to Acquire Fisher Stations for $373 Million".Broadcasting & Cable.RetrievedApril 12,2013.
  11. ^"Sinclair Broadcast Group Closes On Fisher Communications Acquisition".All Access.August 8, 2013.RetrievedAugust 8,2013.
  12. ^"Nadine Woodward LinkedIn".LinkedIn.com.RetrievedAugust 10,2020.
  13. ^"RabbitEars TV Query for KLEW".RabbitEars.info.

External links[edit]

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