KLEW-TV

KLEW-TV, virtual channel 3 (UHF digital channel 32), is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Lewiston, Idaho, United States, serving north-central Idaho and southeastern Washington, including nearby Pullman, as well as Wallowa County, Oregon. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. KLEW's studios are located on 17th Street in Lewiston, and its transmitter is located near Clarkston, Washington.

KLEW-TV
(semi-satellite of KIMA-TV,
Yakima, Washington)
Lewiston/Moscow, Idaho–
Pullman/Clarkston, Washington
United States
CityLewiston, Idaho
BrandingKLEW-TV (general; call letters are pronounced individually)
KLEW News (newscasts)
SloganKLEW-TV Cares About You (primary)
The Quad-Cities News Leader (secondary)
ChannelsDigital: 32 (UHF)
Virtual: 3 (PSIP)
Translators22 (UHF) Moscow
Affiliations3.1: CBS
3.2: Charge! (O&O)
3.3: Comet (O&O)
OwnerSinclair Broadcast Group
LicenseeSinclair Lewiston Licensee, LLC
First air dateDecember 7, 1955 (1955-12-07)
Call sign meaningLEWiston
Sister station(s)KEPR-TV
KIMA-TV
KUNW-CD
KOMO-TV
KUNS-TV
Former channel number(s)Analog:
3 (VHF, 1955–2009)
Former affiliationsABC (1955–1959, 1965–1970)
NBC (1955–1965)
both secondary
Transmitter power133 kW
Height349 m (1,145 ft)
Facility ID56032
Transmitter coordinates46°27′27″N 117°6′0″W
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license information
(semi-satellite of KIMA-TV,
Yakima, Washington) Profile

(semi-satellite of KIMA-TV,
Yakima, Washington) CDBS
Websiteklewtv.com

Though identifying as a station in its own right, KLEW-TV is considered a semi-satellite of KIMA-TV (channel 29) in Yakima, which operates another semi-satellite, KEPR-TV (channel 19) in Tri-Cities, Washington. KLEW and KEPR simulcast all network and syndicated programming as provided through KIMA, but air separate commercial inserts, legal identifications and weeknight newscasts, and have their own websites. Master control and some internal operations are based at KOMO Plaza (formerly Fisher Plaza) in Seattle.

KLEW is carried alongside KREM (channel 2, owned by Tegna Inc.) on Dish Network and DirecTV throughout the Spokane television market.

History

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.[1] The station's original studio facilities were located on Idaho Street in Lewiston.

Filmways agreed to purchase Cascade Broadcasting for $3 million in 1968;[2] the sale was approved the following year.[3] Filmways sold KLEW-TV, KIMA-TV, and KEPR-TV to NWG Broadcasting for $1 million in 1972.[4] 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 Enterprises acquired the NWG stations, including KLEW-TV, for $17 million in 1986;[5] the stations were operated as part of the Retlaw Broadcasting division.[6] Fisher Companies (later known as Fisher Communications) agreed to purchase the Retlaw stations for $215 million on November 19, 1998,[7] a deal that was completed in July 1999.[8] On April 11, 2013, Fisher announced that it would sell its properties to the Sinclair Broadcast Group;[9] the deal was completed on August 8, 2013.[10]

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming [11]
3.11080i16:9KLEW-DTMain KLEW-TV programming / CBS
3.2480i4:3GritCharge!
3.3CometComet TV

Newscasts

KLEW-TV airs local newscasts weeknights at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m., local news cut-ins during the weekday edition of CBS This Morning from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m., that includes a short 5-minute interview segment called Northwest Morning, and simulcasts sister station KIMA-TV's 5:00 and 6:30 a.m. newscasts, as KLEW does not have morning, midday or weekend newscasts.

References
  1. Telecasting Yearbook-Marketbook 1957–58 (PDF). 1957. p. 99. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  2. "Filmways gets Cascade TV's for $3 million" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 30, 1968. p. 57. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  3. "Filmways spreads wings in TV" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 28, 1969. p. 32. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  4. "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 3, 1972. pp. 22–3. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  5. "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 27, 1986. p. 116. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  6. Peltz, James F. (October 2, 1990). "The Wonderful World of Disney's Other Firm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  7. "Fisher to pay Retlaw $215 million for 11 TV stations". The New York Times. November 20, 1998. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  8. "Fisher Companies Inc. Acquires the Eleven Television Stations of Retlaw Broadcasting L.L.C." (Press release). Seattle: Fisher Companies. Business Wire. July 2, 1999. Retrieved June 8, 2016 – via The Free Library.
  9. Malone, Michael (April 11, 2013). "Sinclair to Acquire Fisher Stations for $373 Million". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  10. "Sinclair Broadcast Group Closes On Fisher Communications Acquisition". All Access. August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  11. http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KLEW#station
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