KJCW
Encyclopedia
KJCW, channel 7, was a JCTV
affiliate in Sheridan, Wyoming
, most recently owned by Western Family Television. Its license was canceled and call sign deleted on December 23, 2010.
affiliate owned by Sunbelt Communications Company. Initially, KSWY served as a pass-through for NBC programming, with virtually no local content; this ended on September 1, 2003, at which point it became a satellite of sister station KCWY in Casper, Wyoming
(which joined NBC that same day).
In 2008, Sunbelt exchanged KSWY to Western Family Television in exchange for KJCW-LP (channel 29), which had previously been listed as a JCTV
affiliate. When the sale closed on May 9, 2009, KSWY went silent due to the loss of its tower site; its programming then moved to channel 29, renamed KSWY-LP. The KSWY callsign remained on channel 7 as well until May 4, 2010, when it took the KJCW callsign abandoned by KSWY-LP a year prior. The station proposed to returned to the air (with the JCTV programming previously seen on KJCW-LP/KSWY-LP) from a temporary site as it continued to seek a permanent transmitter location. On December 23, 2010, the FCC canceled its license and deleted the KJCW call sign; it is unknown whether the licensee or the FCC initiated the action.
JCTV
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affiliate in Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116...
, most recently owned by Western Family Television. Its license was canceled and call sign deleted on December 23, 2010.
History
The station signed on in 2002 as KSWY, an NBCNBC
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affiliate owned by Sunbelt Communications Company. Initially, KSWY served as a pass-through for NBC programming, with virtually no local content; this ended on September 1, 2003, at which point it became a satellite of sister station KCWY in Casper, Wyoming
Casper, Wyoming
Casper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316...
(which joined NBC that same day).
In 2008, Sunbelt exchanged KSWY to Western Family Television in exchange for KJCW-LP (channel 29), which had previously been listed as a JCTV
JCTV
JCTV is a young adult television network devoted to music videos, owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. It is similar to MTV, but with a Christian focus....
affiliate. When the sale closed on May 9, 2009, KSWY went silent due to the loss of its tower site; its programming then moved to channel 29, renamed KSWY-LP. The KSWY callsign remained on channel 7 as well until May 4, 2010, when it took the KJCW callsign abandoned by KSWY-LP a year prior. The station proposed to returned to the air (with the JCTV programming previously seen on KJCW-LP/KSWY-LP) from a temporary site as it continued to seek a permanent transmitter location. On December 23, 2010, the FCC canceled its license and deleted the KJCW call sign; it is unknown whether the licensee or the FCC initiated the action.