W24BW
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WKYI-CD, is an independent station in Louisville, Kentucky
which broadcasts on and uses as their PSIP channel slot Channel 24, and which also airs Jewelry Television
programming. Owned by Greater Louisville Communications and operated by Cascade Broadcasting, its transmitter is located near Floyds Knobs, Indiana
.
The station is a Class-A operation, even though the station's official calls, until 2010, were still translator-style calls. The station also carries cable coverage via Insight Communications
throughout the Louisville market on Channel 138, although either a digital cable
converter or QAM-compatible television are compulsory to view the station on that system, and is also carried over U-Verse
Channel 24.
As W24BW, they were formerly an America One
affiliate, and aired community and regional programming and sporting events. Music video programming from the Canadian music video network MuchMusic
was also a staple on the station until 2003, when MuchMusic's U.S. counterpart, MuchUSA, became Fuse TV
.
In 2007, Cascade Broadcasting began to operate W24BW out of the studios of WBKI. They also had an option to buy the station. Cascade tried to rebrand the channel as the Louisville Network, or LouNET, and aired locally produced shows, geared primarily towards the African American
and Hispanic community. The station also adopted the false call letters WYCS (standing for Your Community Station) as their branding to avert confusion with other local translator stations which just transmitted completely automated content straight from their network's satellite.
As of March 18, 2009, W24BW had dropped this programming and switched to Jewelry Television, along with lower tier and low-cost programming such as Cold Case Files
repeats, Jury Duty
and Eye for an Eye
, which have all been rejected by the market's full-power stations. The station also airs a sports program hosted by Bob Valvano
, local high school sports and athletic events from Western Kentucky University
, along with other locally-produced programming aired under time purchasing agreements.
In fall 2010 the station began to air newscasts weeknights from WWJS-CA (Channel 9) in Jeffersonville, Indiana
, along with a national newscast produced by Independent News Network
.
Cascade has had recent financial issues, so severe that Journal Broadcast Group was able to buy KWBA
with a failing station waiver. It has since sold WBKI to Fusion Communications; it is unknown if the station will otherwise be affected.
On May 20, 2010, W24BW acquired a letter call sign as WKYI-CD, denoting a class A digital television station.
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
which broadcasts on and uses as their PSIP channel slot Channel 24, and which also airs Jewelry Television
Jewelry Television
Jewelry Television is an American television network, similar to the Home Shopping Network. It was formerly called "America's Collectibles Network" . The privately-held company was founded in 1993 and broadcasts high definition programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to over 80 million unique...
programming. Owned by Greater Louisville Communications and operated by Cascade Broadcasting, its transmitter is located near Floyds Knobs, Indiana
Floyds Knobs, Indiana
Floyds Knobs is a small unincorporated town in Lafayette Township, Floyd County, Indiana. Historically a farming community on the outskirts of New Albany, it has since become a bedroom community for Louisville, Kentucky, containing subdivisions, farms, small shopping centers and churches, and...
.
The station is a Class-A operation, even though the station's official calls, until 2010, were still translator-style calls. The station also carries cable coverage via Insight Communications
Insight Communications
Insight Communications is the 13th largest multiple system operator in the United States with approximately 692,000 customers in the three contiguous states of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio...
throughout the Louisville market on Channel 138, although either a digital cable
Digital cable
Digital cable is a generic term for any type of cable television distribution using digital video compression or distribution. The technology was originally developed by Motorola.-Background:...
converter or QAM-compatible television are compulsory to view the station on that system, and is also carried over U-Verse
U-Verse
AT&T U-verse is a registered service mark under which AT&T offers Internet access, television, and telephone services in various parts of the United States. It began in 2008 to serve mostly residences and small businesses in urban and suburban areas.-Services:...
Channel 24.
As W24BW, they were formerly an America One
America One
America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations...
affiliate, and aired community and regional programming and sporting events. Music video programming from the Canadian music video network MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
was also a staple on the station until 2003, when MuchMusic's U.S. counterpart, MuchUSA, became Fuse TV
Fuse TV
Fuse is an American national television network dedicated exclusively to music. It features original series and specials, exclusive interviews, live concerts and video blocks....
.
In 2007, Cascade Broadcasting began to operate W24BW out of the studios of WBKI. They also had an option to buy the station. Cascade tried to rebrand the channel as the Louisville Network, or LouNET, and aired locally produced shows, geared primarily towards the African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
and Hispanic community. The station also adopted the false call letters WYCS (standing for Your Community Station) as their branding to avert confusion with other local translator stations which just transmitted completely automated content straight from their network's satellite.
As of March 18, 2009, W24BW had dropped this programming and switched to Jewelry Television, along with lower tier and low-cost programming such as Cold Case Files
Cold Case Files
Cold Case Files is documentary television series on the cable channel A&E Network hosted by Bill Kurtis that documents the investigation of various long-unsolved murders through the use of modern forensic science , and criminal psychology, in addition to recent breakthroughs in the...
repeats, Jury Duty
Jury Duty (TV series)
Jury Duty is an American syndicated reality-based television show that premiered on September 17, 2007. Initial market clearances, according to Broadcasting & Cable, were at least 60 percent of the nation's television markets...
and Eye for an Eye
Eye for an Eye (TV series)
Eye for an Eye is a television program that has run in syndication since 2004.The program is a variation on popular thirty minute Reality shows. Eye For an Eye is presided over by Judge "Extreme Akim" Anastopoulo, with bailiff and former boxer Big Sugar Ray Phillips. The series was formerly hosted...
, which have all been rejected by the market's full-power stations. The station also airs a sports program hosted by Bob Valvano
Bob Valvano
Bob Valvano is an American sportscaster based in Louisville, Kentucky.During the college-basketball season, he is an analyst for ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN Plus, mostly covering Big East basketball. When not doing those games, Valvano is the color analyst for University of Louisville men's basketball...
, local high school sports and athletic events from Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier....
, along with other locally-produced programming aired under time purchasing agreements.
In fall 2010 the station began to air newscasts weeknights from WWJS-CA (Channel 9) in Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census...
, along with a national newscast produced by Independent News Network
Independent News Network
For the consortium of non-profit investigative news organizations, see .The Independent News Network, also known as INN, is a television news service based in Davenport, Iowa. It syndicates "localized" news programs for television stations across the country with little budget for news...
.
Cascade has had recent financial issues, so severe that Journal Broadcast Group was able to buy KWBA
KWBA
KWBA-TV, virtual channel 58, is the affiliate of The CW network in Tucson, Arizona. The station broadcasts on digital channel 44, and is licensed to Sierra Vista, Arizona...
with a failing station waiver. It has since sold WBKI to Fusion Communications; it is unknown if the station will otherwise be affected.
On May 20, 2010, W24BW acquired a letter call sign as WKYI-CD, denoting a class A digital television station.