KQCW

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KQCW
station_
station_slogan = It's All About You
station_branding = CW12/19
The News on 6
analog = 19 (UHF)
digital = KOTV-DT 45.2 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = The CW
network =
founded =
airdate = September 12, 1999
location = Muskogee, Oklahoma-Tulsa, Oklahoma
callsign_meaning = Quality Television
The CW
former_callsigns = KWBT (1999-2006)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Griffin Communications, LLC
licensee = Griffin Tulsa II Licensing, LLC
sister_stations = KOTV
former_affiliations = The WB (1999-2006)
effective_radiated_power = 5000 kW (analog)
244.7 kW (digital)
HAAT = 252 m (both)
class =
facility_id = 78322
coordinates = coord|35|45|10.2|N|95|48|15.5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.cw12.com/ www.cw12.com]

KQCW Channel 19 is The CW's affiliate licensed to Muskogee in the Tulsa, Oklahoma DMA. The station is owned by Oklahoma City-based Griffin Communications in a duopoly with KOTV 6, the CBS affiliate. KQCW's transmitter is located near Bald Hill, Oklahoma.

The station broadcasts its analog signal on UHF channel 19 (the station does not yet have a digital signal). On cable, KQCW can be seen on channel 12 on Cox Tulsa. Not all systems carry KQCW on channel 12. Some areas carry KQCW on channel 14 on Time Warner Cable.

History

KQCW began operations in 1999 as KWBT, serving as the Tulsa area's WB affiliate. KQCW is the sixth television station in Tulsa after KOKI and KMYT-TV. Before KQCW launched, the WB affiliation was on KWHB 47.

KQCW's programming schedule consists of morning children's programs, some first run syndicated shows including comedies in the early evening, off network sitcoms, drama shows, plus movies on weekends in addition to CW programming.KQCW airs lottery drawings from the Oklahoma Lottery nightly at 9:10pm. KOKH 25 and KOCB 34 in Oklahoma City also air the drawings. Together, they are the official Oklahoma Lottery stations.

In 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. made the decision to merge the UPN and WB networks. The new network, The CW Television Network features the best programming from both the UPN and WB networks. The CW airs network programming six nights a week, adopting The WB's Sunday-Friday schedule compared to UPN's five nights a week (Monday-Friday).

It was confirmed on April 10 that KQCW would become the new affiliate for the CW. On May 23, the station requested to the FCC to have its call letters changed from KWBT to KQCW. On June 30, the call letters officially changed to KQCW.

KQCW is broadcast on analog UHF channel 19. Recently, due to confusion among viewers on where to find KQCW, the station has begun rebranding itself as "CW12/19" ("12" referring to its channel number on Cox Communications, and "19" referring to its analog channel number).

For a short time starting in September 2007, KQCW began airing the CBS soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful" at 12:30pm. Sister station, CBS affiliate KOTV has not aired the show in daytime for several years due to the expansion of their local noon newscast to an hour. CBS eventually allowed KOTV to air it late at night at 1:05am. The show has since returned to KOTV at 1:05am with KQCW airing a double run of Cops at noon.

Newscasts

On September 18, 2006, KOTV launched a half-hour primetime newscast on KQCW to compete against KOKI's 9:00PM newscast.

On January 7, 2008, the 8-9AM hour of KOTV's "Six in the Morning" newscast, called "Six This Morning" for the fourth hour was moved to KQCW, so that KOTV could comply with the new CBS mandate that all of its affiliates now must broadcast the full two hours of "The Early Show".

Personalities

Current On-Air Talent

Anchors
*Rich Lenz: Six This Morning on CW12/19 (weekdays)
*Jennifer Loren: The News on 6 at 9 on CW12/19 (weeknights)
*Ashli Sims: The News on 6 at 9 on CW12/19 (weekends)
*LeAnne Taylor: Six This Morning on CW12/19 (weekdays)

Weather
*Katie Green: The News on 6 at 9 on CW12/19 (nightly)
*Alan Crone: Six This Morning on CW12/19 (weekdays)

Sports
*John Holcomb: The News on 6 at 9 on CW12/19 (weeknights)
*Scott Smith: The News on 6 at 9 on CW12/19 (weekends)KQCW features additional news personnel from KOTV. See that article for a complete listing.

External links

*TVQ|KQCW
*BIA|KQCW|TV|TV