KJWY
Encyclopedia
KJWY, channel 2, is the This TV
affiliate in Jackson, Wyoming
. The station is currently owned by PMCM TV, LLC.
affiliate KPVI in Pocatello, Idaho
. KJVI and KPVI were sold to Sunbelt Communications Company in November 1995, who switched the stations to NBC
in January 1996. Channel 2's call letters were changed to KJWY a few months later. While KJWY was technically a satellite of KPVI, it later began to carry Wyoming news from another Sunbelt station, KCWY in Casper, Wyoming
, after that station began a news operation.
KJWY had the distinction of being the lowest-powered full-service analog television station in the United States
, at only 178 watt
s. This was likely due to the fact it was sandwiched between KBCI-TV in Boise (now KBOI-TV), KTWO-TV
in Casper, Wyoming
, KTVQ
in Billings, Montana
, and KUTV in Salt Lake City; the channel 2 analog signal traveled a very long distance under normal conditions. It also tied CJBN-TV
channel 13 of Kenora, Ontario
, also at 178 watts, for the lowest-powered full-service analog station in North America. After the digital transition was complete, KJWY's power was increased to 270 watts.
On March 2, 2009, Sunbelt Communications Company filed an application with the FCC to sell KJWY to PMCM TV; however, Sunbelt initially planned to retain control of KJWY under a local marketing agreement
. The transaction was approved by the FCC on June 10, 2009 after both parties agreed to drop the proposed local marketing agreement. After closing the sale on June 12, 2009, KJWY dropped its NBC logo and KPVI simulcast. After two months off-the-air
, KJWY returned on August 12 as a This TV affiliate.
Soon after taking over, PMCM sought permission to reallocate KJWY from Jackson to Wilmington, Delaware
, as part of a legal loophole that allows any VHF station that moves to a state with no FCC-licensed commercial VHF stations to receive automatic permission to move. After of the digital television transition of 2009, Delaware and New Jersey
no longer have VHF signals. (PMCM also looked to move KVNV
to New Jersey under the same rule.) The request was denied by the FCC in a December 18, 2009 letter. The full Commission denied PMCM's application for review in a Memorandum Opinion and Order released on September 15, 2011.
This TV
This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
affiliate in Jackson, Wyoming
Jackson, Wyoming
Jackson is a town located in the Jackson Hole valley of Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,647 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Teton County....
. The station is currently owned by PMCM TV, LLC.
History
The station signed on in 1990 as KJVI, a satellite of ABCAmerican 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 KPVI in Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello is the county seat and largest city of Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the Pocatello metropolitan area, which encompasses all of Bannock...
. KJVI and KPVI were sold to Sunbelt Communications Company in November 1995, who switched the stations 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...
in January 1996. Channel 2's call letters were changed to KJWY a few months later. While KJWY was technically a satellite of KPVI, it later began to carry Wyoming news from another Sunbelt 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...
, after that station began a news operation.
KJWY had the distinction of being the lowest-powered full-service analog television station in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, at only 178 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s. This was likely due to the fact it was sandwiched between KBCI-TV in Boise (now KBOI-TV), KTWO-TV
KTWO-TV
KTWO-TV is the ABC affiliate television station for most of the state of Wyoming. It is licensed to Casper owned by Silverton Broadcasting. The station broadcasts on digital channel 17, which redirects to former analog channel 2 via PSIP...
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...
, KTVQ
KTVQ
KTVQ is the CBS TV affiliate in Billings, Montana, USA. It broadcasts on channel 2 and is owned by the Evening Post Publishing Company...
in Billings, Montana
Billings, Montana
Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area, the largest metropolitan area in over...
, and KUTV in Salt Lake City; the channel 2 analog signal traveled a very long distance under normal conditions. It also tied CJBN-TV
CJBN-TV
CJBN-TV, channel 13, is a television station based in Kenora, Ontario, Canada and affiliated with the CTV network. It can also be seen on cable TV channel 4 in the Kenora area, as well as on the Bell TV and Shaw Direct satellite services. The station adopted the CJTV brand in the early 2000s, but...
channel 13 of Kenora, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, also at 178 watts, for the lowest-powered full-service analog station in North America. After the digital transition was complete, KJWY's power was increased to 270 watts.
On March 2, 2009, Sunbelt Communications Company filed an application with the FCC to sell KJWY to PMCM TV; however, Sunbelt initially planned to retain control of KJWY under a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
. The transaction was approved by the FCC on June 10, 2009 after both parties agreed to drop the proposed local marketing agreement. After closing the sale on June 12, 2009, KJWY dropped its NBC logo and KPVI simulcast. After two months off-the-air
Off-the-air
In telecommunication, the term off-air or off-the-air has the following meanings:# In radio communications systems, pertaining to a radio station or television station that is completely shut down, i.e. that is not transmitting any signal, not even an un-modulated carrier wave...
, KJWY returned on August 12 as a This TV affiliate.
Soon after taking over, PMCM sought permission to reallocate KJWY from Jackson to Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
, as part of a legal loophole that allows any VHF station that moves to a state with no FCC-licensed commercial VHF stations to receive automatic permission to move. After of the digital television transition of 2009, Delaware and New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
no longer have VHF signals. (PMCM also looked to move KVNV
KVNV
KVNV, channel 3, is a television station licensed to Ely, Nevada. The station carries programming from the My Family TV network. It is owned and operated by PMCM TV, LLC.-History:...
to New Jersey under the same rule.) The request was denied by the FCC in a December 18, 2009 letter. The full Commission denied PMCM's application for review in a Memorandum Opinion and Order released on September 15, 2011.