KLCW-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KLCW-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding =
analog = 22 (UHF)
digital = 43 other_chs =
affiliations = The CW
network =
founded =
airdate = February 9, 2001
location = Wolfforth/Lubbock, Texas
callsign_meaning = Lubbock CW
former_callsigns = KUPT (2001-2005)
KWBZ-TV (2005-2006)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Woods Communications Corporation
licensee =
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = UPN (2001-2005)
The WB (2005-2006)
effective_radiated_power = 142 kW
HAAT = 228 m
class =
facility_id = 77719
coordinates = coord|33|30|8.7|N|101|52|21.5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.lubbockcw.com/ www.lubbockcw.com]

KLCW-TV is a full power television station in Lubbock, Texas, licensed in Wolfforth and broadcasting locally on analog channel 22 and digital channel 43. The station is an affiliate of The CW and is operated from the same facilities as Fox affiliate KJTV-TV.

Prior to 2006, KWBZ operated solely as a local cable station and was owned and operated by KCBD, the local NBC affiliate. At that time, channel 22 was occupied by KUPT, an affiliate of UPN. On January 1, 2006, after the station was acquired by Ramar Communications, KUPT moved to channel 14 in Lubbock (now MyNetworkTV affiliate KMYL-LP), and the WB affiliation moved to channel 22.

KWBZ became a full power broadcast affiliate of The WB (via the WB 100+ Station Group as on cable) on 1 January 2006. Twenty-four days later, the WB and UPN, channel twenty-two's former network as KUPT, announced a merger to take effect on 18 September 2006, the new network operating under the name of "The CW". KWBZ signed on to become a CW affiliate, resulting in new call letters (KLCW was adopted on 30 June 2006) and a rebranding (Lubbock CW). The station's feed still operated from the generic service for lower-market stations (The CW Plus) with local inserts placed by KJTV-TV and Ramar, as well as local businesses.

Digital television

Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997 [http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html] , the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. Instead, on or before February 17, 2009, which is the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KLCW-TV would be required to turn off its analog signal and turn on its digital signal (called a "flash-cut"). As of September 2008, KLCW began broadcasting on digital channel 43-1. Companion channels 43-2 and 43-3 are occupied by KMYL (MNT) and KXTQ (Telemundo) respectively. Those stations are also owned and operated by Ramar Communications.

See also

* KJTV-TV
* KUPT

External links

* [http://www.lubbockcw.com/ www.LubbockCW.com]
*TVQ|KLCW
*BIA|KLCW|TV|TV