KAYU-TV

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KAYU-TV
Image:kayu_logo.jpg
Spokane, Washington
Branding Fox 28
Channels Analog: 28 (UHF)

Digital: 30 (UHF)
Translators (see article)
Affiliations Fox
Owner Stainless Broadcasting Company
(Mountain Licenses, LP)
First air date October 31, 1982
Former affiliations independent (1982-1987)
UPN (secondary, 1995-1997)
Transmitter Power 2400 kW (analog)
335 kW (digital)
Height 601 m (analog)
564 m (digital)
Facility ID 58684
Transmitter Coordinates 47°34′43″N, 117°17′48.4″W
Website www.myfoxspokane.com

KAYU (Fox 28) is the Fox television affiliate for Spokane, Washington, owned and operated by Mountain Broadcasting, LLC., a division of Northwest Broadcasting Company. The station, which signed on the air on October 31, 1982, offers a staple of diverse syndicated programming fare, including The Simpsons, Two and a Half Men, Perry Mason, TMZ on TV and According to Jim.

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[edit] Cable Carriage

At midnight on 14 December 2006, KAYU pulled its own signal from the local (North Idaho) Time Warner Cable service. KAYU is looking for compensation and full carriage of its digital spectrum-issues with which Time Warner is at odds. Time Warner Cable operates three of the 90 cable headends serving the Spokane television market. The station has satisfactory arrangements with the remaining cable operators as well as satellite services Dish Network and DirecTV. [1] KAYU-TV finally restored its channel to Time Warner Cable on February 1, 2008 after reaching a new five year deal that will last until February 1, 2013 [2].

[edit] Digital Television

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Digital channels

Channel Programming
28.1 / 30.1 Main KAYU programming
28.2 / 30.2 Vacant, was The Tube

[edit] Translators

KAYU is rebroadcast on the following translator stations.


[edit] News

In 1991, KAYU began broadcasting a 10pm newscast produced by KREM-TV. Dismal ratings caused KREM to cancel the newscast in 1993, upon which KHQ-TV stepped in. Their news offering was canceled in 1994.

In 1999, KAYU produced an in-house 10pm newscast that ran until 2004. KXLY-TV assisted in content and talent for a short time.

In 2004, KAYU went back to KHQ-TV for news, resulting in FOX FIRST AT TEN.

In 2008, KAYU came back to Pullman. This is the first time there has been a Fox broadcast since 2007.

[edit] FOX First at Ten

[edit] Current On-Air Personalities:

Anchors:

  • Bill McGinty - (Mon-Fri)
  • Dana Haynes - (Mon-Fri)
  • Ana Cabrera - (Sat-Sun)


Reporters:

  • Anthony Gomes
  • Jennifer Kim
  • Paola Cherzad


Meteorologists:

  • Brian Albrecht - (Mon-Fri)
  • Jeff Womack - (Sat-Sun)
  • Dave Law - Substitute


Sports Anchors:

  • John Fritz
  • Derek Deis


[edit] Creative Services

Offering: HD Video, 3D Animation and Modeling, Avid and Premier Non-Linear Editing and Adobe CS3 Software.

  • Production Manager: Adam Clear
  • Commercial Producer & Director: Ben Schaefer
  • Producer/Director: Mardoqueo M.R. Harrington
  • Production Tech: Ryan Stocks

[edit] Classic Logos

[edit] External links

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Broadcast television in the Spokane / Coeur d'Alene market  (Nielsen DMA #77)

KREM 2 (CBS) - KXLY 4 (ABC, KXMN-LP on DT2) - KHQ 6 (NBC, WX Plus on DT2) - KSPS 7 (PBS) - KXMN-LP 11 (MNTV) - KSKN 22 (The CW) - KCDT 26 (PBS) - KAYU 28 (Fox) - K32GS 32 / K53FF 53 (TBN) - KGPX 34 (ION) - KHBA-LP 39 (3ABN) - K43GZ 43 (ind.) - KQUP-LP 47 (RTN) - KTYJ 58 (A1) 
Lewiston / Clarkston / Pullman / Moscow: (Quad Cities)
KLEW 3 (CBS) - KWSU 10 (PBS, Research Ch. on DT2) - KUID 12 (PBS) - K15CH 15 (PBS) - K21CC 21 (CBS) - KQUP 24 (RTN)  - KIDQ-LP 27 (JCTV/A1) - K35BW 35 (NBC) - K40EE 40 / K45FZ 45 (ABC) - K46HV 46 (TBN) - K47BW 47 (Fox) - K51HY 51 (PBS) - K53GN 53 (PBS)
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Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Washington
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Washington