KAPP
Encyclopedia
KAPP is the ABC
affiliate for Yakima, Washington
, serving the Central Washington
area with a mix of news, sports, syndicated fare
, and local programming since it first signed on the air on September 21, 1970. It is a sister station to KVEW
in Kennewick
; the latter is reckoned as a semi-satellite to KVEW though it identifies as a station in its own right. The station is owned by Morgan Murphy Media.
On satellite, KAPP is only available on DirecTV
, while Dish Network
carries KVEW instead. Both do not carry either stations' MyNetworkTV subchannel.
had carried ABC as a secondary affiliation until KNDO
signed on in 1959 and became the area's primary ABC affiliate until 1965, when it switched its primary affiliation to NBC
. Both KNDO and KIMA-TV shared ABC's programming from that point until KAPP signed on in 1970 and all ABC programming moved to KAPP. The most notable ABC program shown on the station's first day was the first-ever Monday Night Football
game.
It began airing Spokane's MyNetworkTV
affiliate KXMN-LP
on a digital subchannel in September 2006. Just like KVEW, KAPP is one of a few stations that still sign-off at night (around 2-6AM).
On December 22, 2008, KAPP discontinued its 6 pm and weekend newscasts. The 11pm newscast is 5 minutes long and all weather reports come from Spokane as well. In addition to this move, 17 employees from KVEW and KAPP were laid off and the building listed for sale.
KAPP has been digital-only since February 17, 2009.
that is not owned and operated by KAPP-TV and Morgan Murphy Media.
Reporters
Weather
Digital channels>
Virtual
Channel
Video
Aspect
Programming
35.1
720p
16:9
KAPP / ABC HD
35.2
480i
4:3
KXMN-LP
/ My Network TV
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate for Yakima, Washington
Yakima, Washington
Yakima is an American city southeast of Mount Rainier National Park and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the eighth largest city by population in the state itself. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 91,196 and a metropolitan population of...
, serving the Central Washington
Central Washington
Central Washington is a region of the United States defined as the western half of Eastern Washington, or those counties lying east of the Cascade Mountains but west of the 119th meridian west....
area with a mix of news, sports, syndicated fare
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
, and local programming since it first signed on the air on September 21, 1970. It is a sister station to KVEW
KVEW
KVEW, digital channel 44, is the ABC affiliate television station for the Tri-Cities area of Washington. Licensed to Kennewick, it is a semi-satellite of KAPP in Yakima, airing its own newscasts and commercials...
in Kennewick
Kennewick, Washington
Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, near the Hanford nuclear site. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities...
; the latter is reckoned as a semi-satellite to KVEW though it identifies as a station in its own right. The station is owned by Morgan Murphy Media.
On satellite, KAPP is only available on DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
, while Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
carries KVEW instead. Both do not carry either stations' MyNetworkTV subchannel.
History
Before KAPP signed on, KIMA-TVKIMA-TV
KIMA-TV is the CBS affiliated television station serving the Yakima, Washington region. The station is owned by Fisher Communications.The station operates two semi-satellites--KEPR-TV in the Tri-Cities and KLEW-TV in Lewiston, Idaho...
had carried ABC as a secondary affiliation until KNDO
KNDO
KNDO is the NBC affiliate television station serving the Yakima, Washington, USA, area. It is owned by the Cowles Publishing Company of Spokane as part of The KHQ Television Group. It is sister station to KNDU in the Tri-Cities, which is considered a semi-satellite of KNDO even though the two...
signed on in 1959 and became the area's primary ABC affiliate until 1965, when it switched its primary affiliation to NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
. Both KNDO and KIMA-TV shared ABC's programming from that point until KAPP signed on in 1970 and all ABC programming moved to KAPP. The most notable ABC program shown on the station's first day was the first-ever Monday Night Football
Monday Night Football
Monday Night Football is a live broadcast of the National Football League on ESPN. From to it aired on ABC. Monday Night Football was, along with Hallmark Hall of Fame, and the Walt Disney anthology television series, one of the longest running prime time commercial network television series...
game.
It began airing Spokane's MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
affiliate KXMN-LP
KXMN-LP
KXMN-LP, channel 11 , is the MyNetworkTV station in Spokane, Washington. KXMN-LP is owned by Morgan Murphy Media, and is the sister station of KXLY-TV...
on a digital subchannel in September 2006. Just like KVEW, KAPP is one of a few stations that still sign-off at night (around 2-6AM).
On December 22, 2008, KAPP discontinued its 6 pm and weekend newscasts. The 11pm newscast is 5 minutes long and all weather reports come from Spokane as well. In addition to this move, 17 employees from KVEW and KAPP were laid off and the building listed for sale.
KAPP has been digital-only since February 17, 2009.
Translator
KAPP-TV is rebroadcast on one low-powered digital translator in Ellensburg, WashingtonEllensburg, Washington
Ellensburg is a city in, and the county seat of, Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 18,174 at the 2010 census. The population was 18,250 at 2011 Estimate from Office of Financial Management. Ellensburg is located just east of the Cascade Range on I-90 and is known as the...
that is not owned and operated by KAPP-TV and Morgan Murphy Media.
- K20JL-D Channel 20 EllensburgEllensburg, WashingtonEllensburg is a city in, and the county seat of, Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 18,174 at the 2010 census. The population was 18,250 at 2011 Estimate from Office of Financial Management. Ellensburg is located just east of the Cascade Range on I-90 and is known as the...
News Team
Anchors- Kristi Paulus - Local News at 5:00 & Local News at 6:30 Co-Anchor
- Kevin Uretsky - Local News at 5:00 & Local News at 6:30 Co-Anchor
- Celina Westerveldt - NIGHTLINE NEWS BRIEF Anchor
- Crystal Costa - "Good Morning Northwest"
Reporters
- Shannon McCann
- David Mance
- Josh Peterson
- Collin Sullivan
Weather
- Kris Crocker - Local News at 5:00, Local News at 6:30 & kxly Chief Metorologist
- Jason Valentine - Good Morning Northwest
Digital television
The station's digital channel (UHF 14) is multiplexed:Channel
Aspect ratio
The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,...
720p
720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan...
16:9
16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...
480i
480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC...
KXMN-LP
KXMN-LP, channel 11 , is the MyNetworkTV station in Spokane, Washington. KXMN-LP is owned by Morgan Murphy Media, and is the sister station of KXLY-TV...
/ My Network TV