Rock Springs, Wyoming
Encyclopedia
Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
, United States
. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census
. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975.
One of the worst race riot
s in American history, known as the Rock Springs Massacre
, occurred among miners working near Rock Springs on September 2, 1885. As of 2006, there are still remains of the old coal mining towns outside of Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Rock Springs was featured on 60 Minutes
in 1970 due to corruption within the Police Department and City Government. A follow up was filmed 20 years later for the show City Confidential
. The episode was named "Rock Springs: Deadly Draw in the Wild West".
Rock Springs is also home to Western Wyoming Community College
and Wyoming's Big Show, a yearly event featuring a carnival and concerts which is held at the Sweetwater County Events Complex.
Rock Springs is located in an energy-rich region that boasts a large number of oil and natural gas wells.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 18.45 square miles (47.87 km2), all of it land.
The city is approximately 6759 feet (2060 m) above sea level.
BSk) with cold, snowy winters and warm summers. Precipitation is almost evenly spread throughout the year, with most months having between 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) and 0.6 inches (1.5 cm), but May is normally the wettest month with 1.2 inches (3 cm).
The average January temperatures are a maximum of 29.1 °F (-1.6 °C) and a minimum of 11.2 °F (-11.6 °C). The average July temperatures are a maximum of 83.4 °F (28.6 °C) and a minimum of 53.4 °F (11.9 °C). There an average of 6.4 days annually with highs of 90 °F (32.2 °C) or higher. There are an average of 195.5 with lows of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower and 14.3 days with lows of 0 °F (-17.8 °C) or lower. The record high temperature was 112 °F (44.4 °C) on May 17, 1902, and the record low temperature was -37 F on January 12, 1963.
The average annual precipitation is 8.73 inches (22.2 cm). There is an average of 75 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1973 with 13.29 inches (33.8 cm) and the dryest year was 1953 with 3.79 inches (9.6 cm). The most rainfall in one month was 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) in June 1899. The most rainfall in 24 hours was 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) on June 12, 1899. The average snowfall is 43.6 inches (110.7 cm). The most snowfall in one year was 94 inches (238.8 cm) in 1975. The most snowfall in one month was 22.5 inches (57.2 cm) in October 1971.
of 2000, there were 18,708 people, 7,348 households, and 4,930 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,014.4 people per square mile (391.7/km2). There were 8,359 housing units at an average density of 453.3 per square mile (175.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.75% White, 1.07% African American, 0.86% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.05% from other races
, and 2.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.96% of the population.
There were 7,348 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples
living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,584, and the median income for a family was $51,539. Males had a median income of $44,809 versus $22,609 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $19,396. About 6.4% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
. Schools serving the city include: Desert View Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Northpark Elementary, Overland Elementary, Pilot Butte Elementary, Sage Elementary, Walnut Elementary, Westridge Elementary, Rock Springs Junior High School, and Rock Springs High School
. There is also one alternative campus – Independence High School.
I-80
US Routes:
US 30 (Dewar Drive)
US 191
Wyoming State Highways
:
WYO 370
(Baxter Road/Airport Road)
WYO 376
(Circumferential Highway/Rock Springs Beltway)
WYO 430
(Hampshire Street Parkway)
The song appears on the band's album, In Between Now and Then
.
The Rock Springs areas is served by four newspapers: Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner
, The Mustang Express, formerly The Oracle (Western Wyoming Community College newspaper), The Marquee (a media and entertainment supplement published in the Rocket-Miner), The Green River Star (a weekly newspaper published in Green River
), and The Sweetwater County Guide (a weekly shopper's guide published by The Green River Star.)
, KSIT
, KQSW
, KMRZ, KYCS
, KZWB, KFRZ
, and KUGR
.
The Sweetwater Cable TV Company is the local cable television franchise serving Rock Springs; the system offers KGWC, Wyoming PBS and ABC
affiliate KTWO-TV
from Casper, plus most major stations from Salt Lake City. There are a couple of local Public-access television
cable TV stations as well.
Rock Springs also hosts several festivals throughout the year, including the International Festival (to honor the city's nickname), the Blues and Brews Festival, the Wyoming Chocolate Festival, and the Rod and Rails Festival.
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975.
One of the worst race riot
Race riot
A race riot or racial riot is an outbreak of violent civil disorder in which race is a key factor. A phenomenon frequently confused with the concept of 'race riot' is sectarian violence, which involves public mass violence or conflict over non-racial factors.-United States:The term had entered the...
s in American history, known as the Rock Springs Massacre
Rock Springs Massacre
The Rock Springs massacre, also known as the Rock Springs Riot, occurred on September 2, 1885, in the present-day United States city of Rock Springs, Wyoming, in Sweetwater County...
, occurred among miners working near Rock Springs on September 2, 1885. As of 2006, there are still remains of the old coal mining towns outside of Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Rock Springs was featured on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
in 1970 due to corruption within the Police Department and City Government. A follow up was filmed 20 years later for the show City Confidential
City Confidential
City Confidential is an American documentary television show, transmitted on the A&E Network, which singled out a community during each episode and investigated a crime that had occurred there. Rather than being a straighforward procedural, the installments began by focusing on the history and...
. The episode was named "Rock Springs: Deadly Draw in the Wild West".
Rock Springs is also home to Western Wyoming Community College
Western Wyoming Community College
Western Wyoming Community College is a two year college located in Rock Springs, Wyoming. WWCC offers various one year certificates, numerous two year associate degrees, and some four year degrees in cooperation with the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming...
and Wyoming's Big Show, a yearly event featuring a carnival and concerts which is held at the Sweetwater County Events Complex.
Rock Springs is located in an energy-rich region that boasts a large number of oil and natural gas wells.
Geography
Rock Springs is located at 41°35′6.38"N 109°13′17.01"W (41.585106, -109.221392).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 18.45 square miles (47.87 km2), all of it land.
The city is approximately 6759 feet (2060 m) above sea level.
Climate
Rock Springs has a semi-arid climate (KöppenKöppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
BSk) with cold, snowy winters and warm summers. Precipitation is almost evenly spread throughout the year, with most months having between 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) and 0.6 inches (1.5 cm), but May is normally the wettest month with 1.2 inches (3 cm).
The average January temperatures are a maximum of 29.1 °F (-1.6 °C) and a minimum of 11.2 °F (-11.6 °C). The average July temperatures are a maximum of 83.4 °F (28.6 °C) and a minimum of 53.4 °F (11.9 °C). There an average of 6.4 days annually with highs of 90 °F (32.2 °C) or higher. There are an average of 195.5 with lows of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower and 14.3 days with lows of 0 °F (-17.8 °C) or lower. The record high temperature was 112 °F (44.4 °C) on May 17, 1902, and the record low temperature was -37 F on January 12, 1963.
The average annual precipitation is 8.73 inches (22.2 cm). There is an average of 75 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1973 with 13.29 inches (33.8 cm) and the dryest year was 1953 with 3.79 inches (9.6 cm). The most rainfall in one month was 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) in June 1899. The most rainfall in 24 hours was 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) on June 12, 1899. The average snowfall is 43.6 inches (110.7 cm). The most snowfall in one year was 94 inches (238.8 cm) in 1975. The most snowfall in one month was 22.5 inches (57.2 cm) in October 1971.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 18,708 people, 7,348 households, and 4,930 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,014.4 people per square mile (391.7/km2). There were 8,359 housing units at an average density of 453.3 per square mile (175.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.75% White, 1.07% African American, 0.86% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.05% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 2.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.96% of the population.
There were 7,348 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,584, and the median income for a family was $51,539. Males had a median income of $44,809 versus $22,609 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $19,396. About 6.4% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Public education in the city of Rock Springs is provided by Sweetwater County School District #1Sweetwater County School District Number 1
Sweetwater County School District #1 is a public school district based in Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States.-Geography:Sweetwater County School District #1 serves the northeastern portion of Sweetwater County, including the following communities:...
. Schools serving the city include: Desert View Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Northpark Elementary, Overland Elementary, Pilot Butte Elementary, Sage Elementary, Walnut Elementary, Westridge Elementary, Rock Springs Junior High School, and Rock Springs High School
Rock Springs High School
Rock Springs High School is a high school campus located in Rock Springs, Wyoming.-Campus:The Rock Springs High School campus is situated at Latitude: 41.591183 Longitude: -109.20701 within the City of Rock Springs, Wyoming...
. There is also one alternative campus – Independence High School.
Highways
Interstate Highways: I-80
- East-West Interstate running from CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Intersects US 191 northeast of Rock Springs.
US Routes:
US 30 (Dewar Drive)
- East-West route through Rock Springs and business route
US 191
- North-South through Rock Springs that intersects I-80
Wyoming State Highways
State highways in Wyoming
-External links:**...
:
WYO 370Wyoming Highway 370
Wyoming Highway 370 is an unmarked state highway that runs east of Rock Springs, Wyoming from Interstate 80/U.S. Route 30 to the Rock Springs - Sweetwater County Airport.-Route description:...
(Baxter Road/Airport Road)
- From Interstate 80 and U.S. 30 Exit 111 southeast to the Rock Springs Regional Airport. Signed only as "Airport Road" from the Interstate, with one sign indicating "Baxter Road."
WYO 376Wyoming Highway 376
Wyoming Highway 376 is a highway in the state of Wyoming that travels around the south side of the city of Rock Springs.-Route description:Wyoming Highway 376 travels counterclockwise from west to east around Rock Springs. It travels from I-80 BUS/US 30 BUS southeast around the southern end of...
(Circumferential Highway/Rock Springs Beltway)
- Belt route around Rock Springs, splitting from and then meeting again with Business I-80 through Rock Springs
WYO 430Wyoming Highway 430
Wyoming Highway 430 is a state road in south-central Sweetwater County, Wyoming that runs from the Wyoming-Colorado State Line to Rock Springs.-Route description:...
(Hampshire Street Parkway)
- Stretch of road running south to the Colorado-Wyoming State Line near Hiawatha Camp, Colorado. The route continues south as an unimproved highway all the way to Colorado 318 near Dinosaur National Monument.
Airports
Rock Springs is serviced by Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport.Notable residents
- Adam ArchuletaAdam ArchuletaAdam Jason Archuleta is a former American football safety. He played college football at Arizona State, and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams 20th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft....
, safety for the Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... - Ed CantrellEd CantrellEd Cantrell was the public safety director of Rock Springs, Wyoming who was acquitted of killing one of his officers in 1978....
, accused of shooting an undercover officer from the Rock Springs Police Department - Mickey DanielsMickey DanielsRichard "Mickey" Daniels, Jr. was a juvenile actor. Signed by Hal Roach in 1923, he was, along with fat Joe Cobb, scruffy Jackie Condon, pretty Mary Kornman, and smiling "Sunshine Sammy" , a regular in the popular Our Gang comedies.-Biography:The red-haired, gap-toothed, freckled whipper snapper...
, actor who appeared in many movies in the 1930s - Boyd DowlerBoyd DowlerBoyd Hamilton Dowler is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played twelve seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins from 1959 to 1971...
, wide receiver for Green Bay Packers (1959–69) and Washington Redskins (1971) - John FrulloJohn FrulloJohn Frullo is a businessman from Lubbock, Texas, who is a conservative Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 84, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. Since 1993, Frullo has owned Midtown Printing Company in Lubbock...
, member of the Texas House of RepresentativesTexas House of RepresentativesThe Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House is composed of 150 members elected from single-member districts across the state. The average district has about 150,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits...
from LubbockLubbock, TexasLubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
, was reared in Rock Springs prior to 1980. His father is the architect John L. Frullo. - Richard HonakerRichard HonakerRichard Henderson Honaker is a lawyer in Rock Springs, Wyoming who was nominated on March 19, 2007, by U.S. President George W. Bush to serve as one of three U.S. District Judges for the District of Wyoming. The nomination was given the highest "well qualified" rating by the judicial evaluation...
, a Rock Springs attorneyLawyerA lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and former DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the Wyoming House of RepresentativesWyoming House of RepresentativesThe Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal amount of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of at least 9,000. The House convenes at the Wyoming...
; unsuccessful nominee for the U.S. District Court in CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... - Robert H. JohnsonRobert H. JohnsonRobert H. Johnson was a newspaperman, attorney, and, from 1967 to 1978, a Democratic state senator from Rock Springs, Wyoming.-Early years, military, journalism:...
- state senator from Rock Springs, 1967 to 1978; practicing attorney, 1963 to 1996; managing editor and business manager of the Rock Springs Daily Rocket-MinerRock Springs Daily Rocket-MinerThe Rock Springs Rocket-Miner is the daily newspaper of Rock Springs and Sweetwater County in southwestern Wyoming. Published Tuesday-Saturday, the newspaper had previous names until 1965, when it adapted the current Daily Rocket-Miner.The paper expanded to a two-story building in 1974. It is...
, 1948 to 1961 - Florabel MuirFlorabel MuirFlorabel Muir was an American reporter and newspaper columnist from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was famous for covering both Hollywood celebrities and underworld gangsters....
, former American syndicated newspaper columnist and reporter - Abby NormanAbby NormanAbby Norman is a pageant titleholder from Rock Springs, Wyoming who competed in the Miss USA 2005 pageant..Norman won the Miss Wyoming USA title in a state pageant held in Casper, Wyoming on 24 October 2004...
, Miss Wyoming USA winner of 2004 and represented Wyoming in 2005 Miss USA pageant - Charles E. RichardsonCharles E. RichardsonCharles E. Richardson was a publisher of the Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He worked in his family newspaper business throughout his youth before attending the University of Wyoming at Laramie and entering the United States Army...
, former publisher of the Daily Rocket-Miner - Teno RoncalioTeno RoncalioTeno Roncalio was a Democratic politician from Wyoming who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967 and again from 1971 until 1978.- Early life and education :...
, Democratic politician from Wyoming who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967 and again from 1971 until 1978 - Jack Snow, former wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams (1965–1975).
- John WendlingJohn WendlingJohn Wendling is an American football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wyoming....
, former special teams player for the Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and current player for the Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... - Fred Capshaw, NFL punter for the Arizona Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams
Media
Rock Springs is mentioned in the song "Coalminer" by O.A.R.O.A.R.
O.A.R. is an American rock band composed of Marc Roberge , Chris Culos , Richard On , Benj Gershman , and Jerry DePizzo...
The song appears on the band's album, In Between Now and Then
In Between Now and Then
In Between Now and Then is a studio album released by the rock band O.A.R in 2003. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 in the 54th position. The song, "Hey Girl", was previously featured on the albums Soul's Aflame and Risen.-Track listing:# "Now" – 0:19# "Dareh Meyod" – 3:41# "Risen" – 4:13#...
.
The Rock Springs areas is served by four newspapers: Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner
Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner
The Rock Springs Rocket-Miner is the daily newspaper of Rock Springs and Sweetwater County in southwestern Wyoming. Published Tuesday-Saturday, the newspaper had previous names until 1965, when it adapted the current Daily Rocket-Miner.The paper expanded to a two-story building in 1974. It is...
, The Mustang Express, formerly The Oracle (Western Wyoming Community College newspaper), The Marquee (a media and entertainment supplement published in the Rocket-Miner), The Green River Star (a weekly newspaper published in Green River
Green River, Wyoming
Green River is a city in and the county seat of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 11,808 at the 2000 census....
), and The Sweetwater County Guide (a weekly shopper's guide published by The Green River Star.)
Radio
Rock Springs is serviced by a number of radio stations. These include: KRKKKRKK
KRKK is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting from Rock Springs, Wyoming on 1360 kHz. KRKK broadcasts from two towers near its studios on Yellowstone Road in Rock Springs, Wyoming and is owned by Big Thicket Broadcasting Company of Wyoming. KRKK's primary format is talk but local news and...
, KSIT
KSIT
KSIT is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Rock Springs, Wyoming. KSIT's sister stations are KQSW 96.5, KRKK AM 1360, and KMRZ.-History:...
, KQSW
KQSW
KQSW is a country music formatted radio station broadcasting from Rock Springs, Wyoming, serving southwestern Wyoming. The station is owned by Big Thicket Broadcasting of Wyoming, who sometimes identifies themselves as WyoRadio, which includes local sister stations KSIT, KMRZ and KRKK.-Signal:Like...
, KMRZ, KYCS
KYCS
KYCS is a Hot AC station broadcasting from Rock Springs, Wyoming.The station signed on in 1986, as the first sister station of KUGR, which had been broadcasting for ten years at the time...
, KZWB, KFRZ
KFRZ
KFRZ is a radio station broadcasting from Green River, Wyoming, serving southwestern Wyoming. Broadcasting a country music format, the station is part of The Radio Network, which includes sister stations KUGR, KYCS, and KZWB. KFRZ broadcasts satellite fed music from the Jones Radio Network...
, and KUGR
KUGR
KUGR is an AM radio station located in Green River, Wyoming operating on 1490 kHz AM. It carries a soft adult contemporary and talk format. The station is owned by Wagonwheel Communications Corporation. KUGR won the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters board "Station of the Year" award in 2006....
.
Television
All television stations in Rock Springs are translators or satellites of stations located elsewhere:| Channel | Callsign | Network | Notes |
| 13 | KGWR-TV KGWC-TV KGWC-TV channel 14 is the local CBS affiliate for Casper, Wyoming, owned by Mark III Media. Programming is repeated on its satellite stations, KGWL-TV digital channel 7 in Lander, and KGWR-TV channel 13 in Rock Springs... |
CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... |
Satellite of KGWC-TV KGWC-TV KGWC-TV channel 14 is the local CBS affiliate for Casper, Wyoming, owned by Mark III Media. Programming is repeated on its satellite stations, KGWL-TV digital channel 7 in Lander, and KGWR-TV channel 13 in Rock Springs... , 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... |
| 26 | K26DK KJZZ-TV KJZZ-TV, virtual channel 14, is a full-service Independent television station serving Salt Lake City, Utah, USA and surrounding areas, broadcasting in digital on UHF channel 46. The KJZZ transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains... |
Independent Independent station An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network.... |
relay of KJZZ-TV KJZZ-TV KJZZ-TV, virtual channel 14, is a full-service Independent television station serving Salt Lake City, Utah, USA and surrounding areas, broadcasting in digital on UHF channel 46. The KJZZ transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains... , Salt Lake City |
| 28 | K28JU-D | PBS Public Broadcasting Service The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia.... |
relay of Wyoming PBS |
| 45 | K45IA KUCW KUCW is the CW-afifliated television station for the state of Utah that is licensed to Ogden. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 48 from a transmitter on Farnsworth Peak. Owned by High Plains Broadcasting, the station is operated through joint sales and shared services... |
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... |
relay of KUCW KUCW KUCW is the CW-afifliated television station for the state of Utah that is licensed to Ogden. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 48 from a transmitter on Farnsworth Peak. Owned by High Plains Broadcasting, the station is operated through joint sales and shared services... , Salt Lake City |
The Sweetwater Cable TV Company is the local cable television franchise serving Rock Springs; the system offers KGWC, Wyoming PBS and ABC
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 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...
from Casper, plus most major stations from Salt Lake City. There are a couple of local Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV stations as well.
Entertainment
Every year during July and August, the city holds a county fair called Wyoming's Big Show. The event includes theme park rides, booths, restaurants, and live entertainment. Rodeos have been a staple of the fair, and famous performers are sometimes a part of the entertainment.Rock Springs also hosts several festivals throughout the year, including the International Festival (to honor the city's nickname), the Blues and Brews Festival, the Wyoming Chocolate Festival, and the Rod and Rails Festival.