KWWT
Encyclopedia
KWWT, Channel 30, is The CW
affiliate for the Midland
/ Odessa
area and goes by the nickname Permian Basin CW 5/14.
KWWT signed on the air in 2001 as KPXK, a Pax TV affiliate.
It remained a Pax affiliate until late 2005, when KWWT moved its cable-only The WB 100+ feed (which was established December 1, 1999) to UHF channel 30.
In March 2006 it was announced that KWWT would be a The CW
affiliate through The CW Plus
.
KWWT airs mostly programs on all their stations from the national feeds. However they do take some time off each week to air the High School Football games from Ratliff Stadium from August through November. The games air Sunday at 9 PM on CW and then air on Monday and Tuesday on their other 6 stations. They also archive all the games to be watched anytime at cwwesttexas.com.
For 2011, KWWT signed on to carry college games, typically on Saturday, from the Southland Conference Television Network
.
after the FCC
finalized the DTV
allotment plan on April 21, 1997 http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station
. On June 12, 2009, KWWT turned off its analog signal
and turned on its digital signal
(called a "flash-cut
"). The move granted KWWT 3 additional channels with a Retro Television Network
affiliate on 30.2, Tr3́s on 30.3, and This TV
on 30.4. In August 2010 KWWT acquired the signal rights to station K22IZ and moved Tr3's to 22.1, began airing AYM Sports on 22.2, had nothing on 22.3, and aired Video Zona TV on 22.4 giving them a total of 7 stations. 30.3 began airing 24 hours of infomercials. In November 2010 they added Promiseland Television Network
to 22.3. 22.3 now airs programming from Mexicanal
and 22.4 currently airs 24 hours of informericals.
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...
affiliate for the Midland
Midland, Texas
Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...
/ Odessa
Odessa, Texas
Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small portion of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 99,940 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Odessa, Texas Metropolitan...
area and goes by the nickname Permian Basin CW 5/14.
History
It remained a Pax affiliate until late 2005, when KWWT moved its cable-only The WB 100+ feed (which was established December 1, 1999) to UHF channel 30.
In March 2006 it was announced that KWWT would be a 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...
affiliate through 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....
.
KWWT airs mostly programs on all their stations from the national feeds. However they do take some time off each week to air the High School Football games from Ratliff Stadium from August through November. The games air Sunday at 9 PM on CW and then air on Monday and Tuesday on their other 6 stations. They also archive all the games to be watched anytime at cwwesttexas.com.
For 2011, KWWT signed on to carry college games, typically on Saturday, from the Southland Conference Television Network
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the south central United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision...
.
Digital television
Because it was granted an original construction permitConstruction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
after the FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
finalized the DTV
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
allotment plan on April 21, 1997 http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
. On June 12, 2009, KWWT turned off its analog signal
Analog signal
An analog or analogue signal is any continuous signal for which the time varying feature of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity, i.e., analogous to another time varying signal. It differs from a digital signal in terms of small fluctuations in the signal which are...
and turned on its digital signal
Digital signal
A digital signal is a physical signal that is a representation of a sequence of discrete values , for example of an arbitrary bit stream, or of a digitized analog signal...
(called a "flash-cut
Flash-cut
A flash-cut, also called flash-cutover, is an immediate change in a complex system, with no phase-in period.Some telephone area codes were split immediately, rather than being phased in with a permissive dialing period. An example is telephone area code 213, which was split into 213 and 714 all at...
"). The move granted KWWT 3 additional channels with a Retro Television Network
Retro Television Network
The Retro Television Network is a system of television stations that airs classic television shows as well as more recently produced programs...
affiliate on 30.2, Tr3́s on 30.3, and This TV
This TV
This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
on 30.4. In August 2010 KWWT acquired the signal rights to station K22IZ and moved Tr3's to 22.1, began airing AYM Sports on 22.2, had nothing on 22.3, and aired Video Zona TV on 22.4 giving them a total of 7 stations. 30.3 began airing 24 hours of infomercials. In November 2010 they added Promiseland Television Network
Promiseland Television Network
The Promiseland Television Network is a religious television network based in Dallas, Texas. It is owned and operated by Pastor Mike Simons.Promiseland Television Network is available in USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean on Glorystar Christian Satellite on Channel 102...
to 22.3. 22.3 now airs programming from Mexicanal
Mexicanal
Mexicanal Network is a Mexican based television Network launched in 2005 by and and serves Mexicans living and working in the United States, Canada and Mexico....
and 22.4 currently airs 24 hours of informericals.
Current KWWT channels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 22.1 | Tr3s |
| 22.2 | AYM Sports |
| 22.3 | Mexicanal |
| 22.4 | Infomercials 24 hours a day |
| 30.1 | The CW |
| 30.2 | RTV Retro Television Network The Retro Television Network is a system of television stations that airs classic television shows as well as more recently produced programs... |
| 30.3 | Antenna TV Antenna TV Antenna TV is an American digital broadcast television network, primarily featuring classic television series from the 1950s to the 1990s, along with some feature films. It is owned by Tribune Broadcasting, a division of the Chicago-based Tribune Company... |
| 30.4 | This TV This TV This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies.... |
| 30.5 | Me-TV |