KUNW-CD

KUNW-CD (channel 2) is a low-power, Class A television station in Yakima, Washington, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Univision. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CBS/CW+ affiliate KIMA-TV (channel 29). The two stations share studios on Terrace Heights Boulevard in Yakima; KUNW-CD's transmitter is located on Ahtanum Ridge.

KUNW-CD

Yakima, Washington United States
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF) Virtual: 2
Branding	KUNW Univision
Programming
Affiliations	2.1: Univision for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair Kennewick Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	KIMA-TV, KEPR-TV, KLEW-TV
History
Founded	March 4, 1996 (original incarnation) January 12, 2007 (current incarnation)
Last air date	November 7, 2012 (original incarnation)
Former call signs	Original incarnation: K66EU (1997) K52EQ (1997–2001) KKFQ-LP (2001) KKFQ-CA (2001–2008) KUNW-CA (2008) KUNW-LP (2008–2012) Current incarnation: KKFQ-LD (2007–2008) KUNW-LD (2008–2012)
Former affiliations	Telemundo (c. 2001–2003)
Call sign meaning	"Univision Northwest"[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	167797
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	287 m (942 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	46°31′40.0″N 120°33′6.0″W
Translator(s)	KVVK-CD 15 Kennewick KORX-CD 16 Walla Walla
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	kunwtv.com

Histoey

The station was a Telemundo affiliate the time it changed call signs from K52EQ to KKFQ-LP on January 4, 2001. By 2003, KKFQ was a simulcast of KPOU, the Univision affiliate in La Grande, Oregon.^[3]

KUNW's logo prior to January 1, 2013

WatchTV sold KKFQ-CA, along with KVVK-CA in Kennewick, KWWA-CA in Ellensburg, and KORX-CA in Walla Walla, to Fisher Communications in 2007. Fisher had already programmed the stations under a local marketing agreement since 2006.^[4] In 2008, Fisher changed the station's call sign to KUNW-LP to reflect its Univision affiliation and its location in the Pacific Northwest.^[1]

On April 11, 2013, Fisher Communications announced that it would sell its properties, including KUNW and KIMA, to the Sinclair Broadcast Group.^[5] The deal was completed on August 8, 2013.^[6]

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KUNW-CD^[7]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
2.1	1080i	16:9	KUNW-CD	Univision
2.2	480i		Comet	Comet
2.3			TheNest	The Nest
2.4			Charge	Charge!

Translators

KUNW's programming is also seen on two additional stations, both serving the Tri-Cities area of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick:

Translators of KUNW-CD

Station	City of license	Digital channel	Former callsigns	First air date	Facility ID	ERP	HAAT	Transmitter coordinates	Public license information
KVVK-CD	Kennewick	15 (UHF)	K60FX (1995–2001) KVVK-LP (2001) KVVK-CA (2001–2010)	March 15, 1996	25358	15 kW	349 m (1,145 ft)	46°5′50″N 119°11′33″W	Public file LMS
KORX-CD	Walla Walla	16 (UHF)	K16DD (1992–2001) KORX-LP (2001) KORX-CA (2001–2015)	2001	71072	1 kW	407.8 m (1,338 ft)	45°59′3.4″N 118°10′11.8″W	Public file LMS

An additional station, KWWA-CA (channel 49, originally K49EI from 1996 to 2001 and KWWA-LP from 2001 to 2003), previously served Ellensburg. However, the station signed off April 17, 2008, after suffering antenna failure.^[8] Fisher opted to return the license to the FCC instead of repairing the antenna, and KWWA's license was canceled on June 4, 2008.^[9]