KGWN-TV

KGWN-TV
Cheyenne, Wyoming; United States;
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF); Virtual: 5;
Branding	KGWN; Wyoming News Now; Cheyenne News Now; 5.2: KGWN Scottsbluff; 5.3: Cheyenne CW;
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: CBS; 5.2: NBC; 5.3: The CW Plus;
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television; (sale to Marquee Broadcasting pending); ; (Gray Television Licensee, LLC);
Sister stations	KCWY-DT, KNEP
History
First air date	March 22, 1954
Former call signs	KFBC-TV (1954–1972); KYCU-TV (1972–1986)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1954–2009)
Former affiliations	ABC (primary 1954–1965 and 1976–1984, joint primary 1965–1972, secondary 1972–1976 and 1984–1988); DuMont (secondary, 1954–1955); NBC (secondary, 1954–1976 and 1984–1987); CBS (joint primary 1965–1972, primary 1972–1976); The CW (DT2, 2006–2008);
Call sign meaning	"Great Western Network"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	63166
ERP	459 kW
HAAT	162 m (531 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°6′0.4″N 105°0′25.2″W
Translator(s)	K19FX-D (19) Laramie
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wyomingnewsnow.tv
Semi-satellite
	KSTF
Scottsbluff–Gering, Nebraska;
City	Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Channels	Digital: 29 (UHF); Virtual: 10;
Branding	CBS 10 News, Your Station; KGWN Scottsbluff (on DT2); Cheyenne CW (on DT3);
Programming
Affiliations	10.1: CBS; 10.2: NBC; 10.3: The CW Plus;
Ownership
Sister stations	KNEP
History
Founded	August 7, 1955
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 10 (VHF, 1955–2009)
Former affiliations	ABC (primary 1955–1965 and 1976–1981, joint primary 1965–1969 and 1981–1984, secondary 1969–1976); CBS (joint primary, 1965–1969 and 1981–1984, primary 1969–1976); NBC (secondary, 1955–1976 and 1984–1987);
Call sign meaning	Scottsbluff
Technical information
Facility ID	63182
ERP	3.5 kW
HAAT	187 m (614 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°59′58.4″N 103°40′32.2″W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

KGWN-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, affiliated with CBS and The CW Plus. The station is owned by Gray Television, and maintains studios on East Lincolnway/East 14th Street/I-80 BUS/US 30 in Cheyenne; its transmitter is located in unincorporated Laramie County (west of Cheyenne) between I-80/US 30 and WYO 225.

KGWN provides NBC programming on its second digital subchannel through a simulcast of sister station KNEP in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, while its third subchannel is the market's CW affiliate.

KSTF (channel 10) in Scottsbluff operates as a semi-satellite of KGWN; this station maintains studios on 10th Street in Gering, while its transmitter is located along N-71 at the Scotts Bluff–Sioux county line.

K19FX-D (channel 19) in Laramie is a low-power translator of KGWN-TV. This translator extends coverage to the few areas of Laramie who are unable to receive KGWN over the air; most Cheyenne television signals are unable to reach Laramie due to the Laramie Mountains. The translator is located on Forest Road southeast of Laramie.

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