KUNW-CD

KUNW-CD

Yakima, Washington United States
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF) Virtual: 2
Branding	KUNW Univision
Programming
Affiliations	2.1: Univision for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair Kennewick Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	KIMA-TV, KEPR-TV, KLEW-TV
History
Founded	March 4, 1996 (1996-03-04)
Former call signs	Analog: K66EU (1997) K52EQ (1997–2001) KKFQ-LP (2001) KKFQ-CA (2001–2008) KUNW-CA (2008) KUNW-LP (2008–2012) Digital: KKFQ-LD (2007–2008) KUNW-LD (2008–2012)
Former affiliations	Telemundo (c. 2001–2003)
Call sign meaning	"Univision Northwest"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	167797
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	287 m (942 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Translator(s)	KVVK-CD 15 Kennewick KORX-CD 16 Walla Walla
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	kunwtv.com

KUNW-CD (channel 2) is a low-power, Class A television station in Yakima, Washington, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Univision. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CBS/CW+ affiliate KIMA-TV (channel 29). The two stations share studios on Terrace Heights Boulevard in Yakima; KUNW-CD's transmitter is located on Ahtanum Ridge.

History

The station was a Telemundo affiliate the time it changed call signs from K52EQ to KKFQ-LP on January 4, 2001. By 2003, KKFQ was a simulcast of KPOU, the Univision affiliate in La Grande, Oregon.

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KUNW's logo prior to January 1, 2013

WatchTV sold KKFQ-CA, along with KVVK-CA in Kennewick, KWWA-CA in Ellensburg, and KORX-CA in Walla Walla, to Fisher Communications in 2007. Fisher had already programmed the stations under a local marketing agreement since 2006. In 2008, Fisher changed the station's call sign to KUNW-LP to reflect its Univision affiliation and its location in the Pacific Northwest.

On April 11, 2013, Fisher Communications announced that it would sell its properties, including KUNW and KIMA, to the Sinclair Broadcast Group. The deal was completed on August 8, 2013.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KUNW-CD, KVVK-CD, and KORX-CD

Channel		Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
KUNW-CD	KVVK-CD/ KORX-CD
2.1	15.1	1080i	16:9	Univisi	Univision
2.2	15.2	480i	4:3	Comet	Comet
2.3	15.3		16:9	TheNest	The Nest
2.4	15.4			Charge!	Charge!

Translators

KUNW's programming is also seen on two additional stations, both serving the Tri-Cities area of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick:

Translators of KUNW-CD

Station	City of license	Digital channel	Former callsigns	First air date	Facility ID	ERP	HAAT	Transmitter coordinates	Public license information
KVVK-CD	Kennewick	15 (UHF)	K60FX (1995–2001) KVVK-LP (2001) KVVK-CA (2001–2010)	March 15, 1996	25358	15 kW	349 m (1,145 ft)		Public file LMS
KORX-CD	Walla Walla	16 (UHF)	K16DD (1992–2001) KORX-LP (2001) KORX-CA (2001–2015)	2001	71072	1 kW	407.8 m (1,338 ft)		Public file LMS

An additional station, KWWA-CA (channel 49, originally K49EI from 1996 to 2001 and KWWA-LP from 2001 to 2003), previously served Ellensburg. However, the station signed off April 17, 2008, after suffering antenna failure. Fisher opted to return the license to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) instead of repairing the antenna, and KWWA's license was canceled on June 4, 2008.