KCWV
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KCWV is a My Family TV
-affiliated TV station in Duluth, Minnesota
. The FCC granted George S. Flinn, III a construction permit for the digital-only station on channel 27 on December 6, 2006, and signed on November 30, 2009. The station broadcasts from the former KDLH
tower on Duluth's Observation Hill.
Flinn is a Memphis
businessman who, until 2007, owned ION Television affiliates WPXX-TV
in Memphis and WPXL
in New Orleans
.
Though the station's call sign may suggest a future affiliation with The CW Television Network, no announcements have been made about KCWV's programming. The CW Plus (a service for small-market CW affiliates) is currently seen on KDLH-DT2
, which is unable to broadcast in high definition because it is a subchannel of the market's CBS affiliate. KCWV is currently affiliated with My Family TV
.
Since KCWV will be licensed as a full-power station, it will be able to mandate carriage on cable and satellite systems in the Duluth-Superior market.
My Family TV
My Family TV is a United States general entertainment television network jointly owned by ValCom and Luken Communications, and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.-History:...
-affiliated TV station in Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
. The FCC granted George S. Flinn, III a construction permit for the digital-only station on channel 27 on December 6, 2006, and signed on November 30, 2009. The station broadcasts from the former KDLH
KDLH
KDLH is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Iron Range area of Northeastern Minnesota that is licensed to Duluth. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 33 from a transmitter west of downtown in Hilltop Park. Owned by the Malara Broadcast Group, the station is...
tower on Duluth's Observation Hill.
Flinn is a Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
businessman who, until 2007, owned ION Television affiliates WPXX-TV
WPXX-TV
WPXX-TV, channel 50 , is a ION Network affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee.The station signed on the air on December 31, 1994 under the call letters WFBI and was owned by Memphis businessman, radiologist George Flinn...
in Memphis and WPXL
WPXL
WPXL-TV is the local Ion Television affiliate in New Orleans, Louisiana, owned by Ion Media Networks. It broadcasts on virtual channel 49....
in New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
.
Though the station's call sign may suggest a future affiliation with The CW Television Network, no announcements have been made about KCWV's programming. The CW Plus (a service for small-market CW affiliates) is currently seen on KDLH-DT2
KDLH
KDLH is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Iron Range area of Northeastern Minnesota that is licensed to Duluth. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 33 from a transmitter west of downtown in Hilltop Park. Owned by the Malara Broadcast Group, the station is...
, which is unable to broadcast in high definition because it is a subchannel of the market's CBS affiliate. KCWV is currently affiliated with My Family TV
My Family TV
My Family TV is a United States general entertainment television network jointly owned by ValCom and Luken Communications, and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.-History:...
.
Since KCWV will be licensed as a full-power station, it will be able to mandate carriage on cable and satellite systems in the Duluth-Superior market.