KWWT
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| Odessa/Midland, Texas | |
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| Branding | Permian Basin CW 5/14 (reflecting the cable positions on Odessa and Midland cable systems respectively) |
| Channels | Digital: 30 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | See article |
| Affiliations | The CW RTV Antenna TV This TV Me-TV |
| Owner | JB Broadcasting, Inc. (Winstar Odessa, Inc.) |
| First air date | 2001 |
| Call letters' meaning | The WB West Texas |
| Former callsigns | KPXK (2001-2006) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 30 (UHF, 2001-2009) |
| Former affiliations | Pax TV (2001-2005) The WB (2005-2006) |
| Transmitter power | 50 kW |
| Height | 147 m |
| Facility ID | 84410 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°2′52.5″N 102°17′44″W / 32.047917°N 102.29556°W |
| Website | permianbasincw.com |
KWWT, Channel 30, is The CW affiliate for the Midland / Odessa area and goes by the nickname Permian Basin CW 5/14.
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[edit] History
KWWT signed on the air in 2001 as KPXK, a Pax TV affiliate. It remained a Pax affiliate until late 2005, when KWWT moved its cable-only The WB 100+ feed (which was established December 1, 1999) to UHF channel 30.
In March 2006 it was announced that KWWT would be a The CW affiliate through The CW Plus.
KWWT airs mostly programs on all their stations from the national feeds. However they do take some time off each week to air the High School Football games from Ratliff Stadium from August through November. The games air Sunday at 9 PM on CW and then air on Monday and Tuesday on their other 6 stations. They also archive all the games to be watched anytime at cwwesttexas.com.
For 2011, KWWT signed on to carry college football and basketball games from the Southland Conference Television Network.[1] Most games air on RTV. Beginning with the 2011-12 basketball season, KWWT added games from ACC Network.
[edit] Digital television
Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997 [1], the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. On June 12, 2009, KWWT turned off its analog signal and turned on its digital signal (called a "flash-cut"). The move granted KWWT 3 additional channels with a Retro Television Network affiliate on 30.2, Tr3́s on 30.3, and This TV on 30.4. In August 2010 KWWT acquired the signal rights to station K22IZ and moved Tr3's to 22.1, began airing AYM Sports on 22.2, had nothing on 22.3, and aired Video Zona TV on 22.4 giving them a total of 7 stations. 30.3 would air 24-hours of infomercials until January 1, 2011 when they would become the affiliate for Antenna TV. In November 2010 they added Promiseland Television Network to 22.3, but they would be an affiliate for only 6 months. 22.3 would become an affiliate for Mexicanal in 2011. In May 2011 KWWT lost the rights to Video Zona. 22.4 would air 24-hours of infomercials until January 1, 2012, when KWWT added Me-TV to channel 22.4.[2]
[edit] Current KWWT channels
| Channel | Programming |
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| 22.1 | Tr3́s |
| 22.2 | AYM Sports |
| 22.3 | Mexicanal |
| 22.4 | Me-TV[3] |
| 30.1 | The CW |
| 30.2 | RTV |
| 30.3 | Antenna TV |
| 30.4 | This TV |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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- The CW Television Network affiliates
- Channel 30 digital TV stations in the United States
- Channel 5 branded TV stations in the United States
- Channel 14 branded TV stations in the United States
- Television channels and stations established in 2001
- Television stations in Texas
- This TV affiliates
- Retro Television Network affiliates
- Antenna TV affiliates
- Me-TV affiliates
