KWSD
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KWSD is The CW station for Sioux Falls, South Dakota
broadcasting on channel 36. Most of its programming comes from The CW Plus
.
-only channel known by the fictitious call letters KWJB. On October 1, 2003, channel 36 acquired the WB affiliation and became KWSD, and Pax TV (now ION Television) was moved to low-power sister station KAUN-LP
. The programming on KWSD was provided by The WB 100+ Station Group
, a predecessor to The CW Plus. In September 2006, The WB and UPN
merged to be The CW
. KWSD became The CW affiliate for Sioux Falls, and UPN
affiliate "UTV"
, a digital subchannel
of KELO-TV
, became an affiliate of MyNetworkTV
.
At one point in the past decade, KWSD/KAUN had a 9:00 P.M. newscast that served the Sioux Falls Metro Area and the KWSD viewing area. That newscast was pulled, and reports are that there are plans in the works to bring back a 9:00 P.M. newscast to the Sioux Falls Metro.
Until the expansion of FM programming, KWSD was the only station received in its market. A companion FM station, KEDY, went on the air in 1976, featuring a contemporary hits format. The original station programmed various genres of music, pre-recorded national programming, and numerous local programming. Air personalities of note included Rees and his sons, Dave Jr. and Jon, Dave Niles, Stephen Rizzo, Mike Killian, Paul Whitney, Perry Sims, John Hart, Fred Gerding Jr., Bill Craig, Mark Woollen, T. Martin Harris, Eryc Branham, Dave Jr.'s son Dennis Rees, Brian Hembling and Robin Von.
In 1995, KWSD-AM and KEDY-FM were sold to Siskiyou Radio Partners, Inc., who changed the call letters of both stations to KMJC. In 2001, both KMJC AM & FM, KWHO-FM in Mt. Shasta, and KSYC AM & FM in Yreka, California were sold to Medford-based Four Rivers Broadcasting. Two years later, KMYC-AM/FM (and KSYC-AM/FM) were sold to Jefferson Public Radio. KMJC-AM continues to operate at 620 kHz with 1,000 daytime watts but also operates at night with 29 watts. This station is associated with NPR and PBS. KMJC-FM at 107.9 mHz programs K-LOVE Christian music programming.
Mt. Shasta News Archives; Dunsmuir News Archives
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
broadcasting on channel 36. Most of its programming comes from The CW Plus
The CW Plus
The CW Plus is a group of primarily digital sub-channels, analog, and non-broadcast cable television outlets for the CW Television Network, for markets below the top 99 television media markets in the United States....
.
History
Previously, the station had the call letters KAUN and it was the local Pax TV affiliate, while The WB was carried on a cableCable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
-only channel known by the fictitious call letters KWJB. On October 1, 2003, channel 36 acquired the WB affiliation and became KWSD, and Pax TV (now ION Television) was moved to low-power sister station KAUN-LP
KAUN-LP
KAUN-LP is a low-power Retro Television Network network affiliate for Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Owned by Rapid Broadcasting, KAUN-LP can be seen on channel 18 on cable television in much of eastern South Dakota....
. The programming on KWSD was provided by The WB 100+ Station Group
The WB 100+ Station Group
The WB 100+ Station Group was a group of primarily non-broadcast local cable television outlets for The WB Television Network, for markets below the top 100 television media markets in the United States. Dayparts with no WB programming were programmed by the network...
, a predecessor to The CW Plus. In September 2006, The WB and UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
merged to be The CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
. KWSD became The CW affiliate for Sioux Falls, and UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
affiliate "UTV"
KELO-TV
KELO is the CBS affiliate television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, broadcasting on digital channel 11. South Dakotans pronounce its call letters as a homonym of "hello"...
, a digital subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
of KELO-TV
KELO-TV
KELO is the CBS affiliate television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, broadcasting on digital channel 11. South Dakotans pronounce its call letters as a homonym of "hello"...
, became an affiliate of MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
.
At one point in the past decade, KWSD/KAUN had a 9:00 P.M. newscast that served the Sioux Falls Metro Area and the KWSD viewing area. That newscast was pulled, and reports are that there are plans in the works to bring back a 9:00 P.M. newscast to the Sioux Falls Metro.
Other KWSD's
KWSD was originally an AM daytime only radio station licensed to Mt. Shasta City, California. KWSD was located at 620khz with an assigned power of 1,000 watts, operating from local sunrise to local sunset. KWSD was owned and operated by Shasta-Cascade Broadcasting. David Rees, a notable chief engineer of advanced skills at KMED-AM in Medford, Oregon, established the station in 1947. The call letters represented the communities served by KWSD; Weed, (Mount) Shasta, and Dunsmuir. The station also served McCloud and the Shasta Valley.Until the expansion of FM programming, KWSD was the only station received in its market. A companion FM station, KEDY, went on the air in 1976, featuring a contemporary hits format. The original station programmed various genres of music, pre-recorded national programming, and numerous local programming. Air personalities of note included Rees and his sons, Dave Jr. and Jon, Dave Niles, Stephen Rizzo, Mike Killian, Paul Whitney, Perry Sims, John Hart, Fred Gerding Jr., Bill Craig, Mark Woollen, T. Martin Harris, Eryc Branham, Dave Jr.'s son Dennis Rees, Brian Hembling and Robin Von.
In 1995, KWSD-AM and KEDY-FM were sold to Siskiyou Radio Partners, Inc., who changed the call letters of both stations to KMJC. In 2001, both KMJC AM & FM, KWHO-FM in Mt. Shasta, and KSYC AM & FM in Yreka, California were sold to Medford-based Four Rivers Broadcasting. Two years later, KMYC-AM/FM (and KSYC-AM/FM) were sold to Jefferson Public Radio. KMJC-AM continues to operate at 620 kHz with 1,000 daytime watts but also operates at night with 29 watts. This station is associated with NPR and PBS. KMJC-FM at 107.9 mHz programs K-LOVE Christian music programming.
External links
Mt. Shasta News Archives; Dunsmuir News Archives