KCWY-DT

KCWY-DT

Casper, Wyoming
Branding	KCWY News 13
Slogan	NBC for Wyoming (general) Where News Comes First (news)
Channels	Digital: 12 (VHF) Virtual: 13 (PSIP)
Affiliations	NBC
Owner	Intermountain West Communications Company (Bozeman Trail Communications Company)
First air date	February 21, 2001
Call letters' meaning	K Casper, WYoming
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 13 (VHF, 2001-2009)
Former affiliations	Pax TV (2001-2003)
Transmitter power	3.2 kW
Height	571.5 m
Facility ID	68713
Transmitter coordinates	42°44′37″N 106°18′24″W
Website	www.kcwy13.com

KCWY-DT, channel 13 (RF channel 12), is the NBC affiliate television station for Casper, Wyoming. The station also airs its programing on six low-powered satellites: KSWY-LP channel 29 in Sheridan, KCHY-LP channel 13 in Cheyenne, K14LK channel 14 in Laramie and K28HL-D channel 28 in Riverton. All stations except K28HL-D are owned by Intermountain West Communications Company.

Digital television

KCWY operates its post-transition digital facilities on channel 12.

Channel	Aspect	Format	Programming
13.1	16:9	1080i	main KCWY programming / NBC

History

KCWY signed on the air in February 2001 as an affiliate of the Pax TV network. On September 1, 2003, KCWY became the new NBC affiliate in the Casper market after NBC severed its affiliation with longtime affiliate KTWO-TV. KCWY launched its first newscast ("News 13 First at Five") on September 22, 2003.

In 2008 and 2011, the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters named KCWY Television Station of the Year.

News operation

On-air staff

Current on-air staff

Anchors

• Sean Caldwell - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.; also reporter
• Allie Carnett - weekend evenings; also weeknight reporter
• Alyssa Deitsch - weekday mornings Today in Wyoming
• Quinn Konold - weekday mornings Today in Wyoming and weekdays at noon
• Cory Marshall - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.; also reporter
• Lucas Seiler - weekend evenings; also weeknight reporter

Weather team

• Joel Barnes - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
• Joe Hansel (member, AMS) - meteorologist; weekday mornings Today in Wyoming and weekdays at noon

Sports team

• Frank Gambino - sports director; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
• Tori Carmen - sports anchor; weekend evenings

Reporters

• Keith Kocinski - Fremont County bureau reporter
• Brandon LaVorgna - general assignment reporter
• Cristina Pfeffer - general assignment reporter
• Kevin Trager - Cheyenne bureau reporter

Former on-air staff

• Lindsey Adams (now morning anchor at KEPR-TV in Pasco, Washington)
• Walter Allen (now reporter at WSYX in Columbus, Ohio)
• Amy Carabba (anchor reporter at KOVR in Sacramento, California)
• Cary Chow
• Wade Hampton (now chief meteorologist at KPLC in Lake Charles, Louisiana)
• Kevin Koile (now website updater at www.wyopreps.com)
• Tom Livingston (now Northern Colorado reporter at KGWN in Cheyenne, WY)
• Stu McCann (now weekend sports anchor at WAKA in Montgomery, Alabama)
• Britni McDonald (now multimedia journalist for WDJT-TV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• Holly Morgan (now morning anchor at WPDE-TV in Florence/Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
• Jackie Morlock (now morning anchor/reporter at WFFF/WVNY in Burlington, Vermont)
• Kristen Mosteller (now anchor/reporter at WSPA-TV in Spartanburg, South Carolina)
• Rina Nakano (now bilingual journalist for NHK World in Tokyo, Japan)
• Chris Papst (now reporter at WHP-TV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
• Natalie Paterson (now reporter at WFFF-TV in Burlington, Vermont)
• John Romero (now reporter at KOAA-TV in Pueblo, Colorado)
• Fallon Smith (now weekend sports anchor for WATE-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee)
• Jennifer Stanonis (now weather anchor at WKBW-TV in Buffalo, New York)

External links

• Official website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KCWY
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KSWY-LP
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KCHY-LP
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K14LK
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K28HL
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KCWY-DT