KUNW-CD (channel 2) is a low-power,

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, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language

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network. It is owned by

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alongside

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/ CW+ affiliate

KIMA-TV KIMA-TV (channel 29) is a television station in Yakima, Washington, United States, affiliated with CBS and The CW Plus. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside low-power, Class A Univision affiliate KUNW-CD (channel 2). Both stations ...

(channel 29). Both stations share studios on Terrace Heights Boulevard in Yakima, while KUNW-CD's transmitter is located on

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. On April 11, 2013,

Fisher Communications Fisher Communications was a media company in the United States. Based in Seattle, Washington, the company primarily owned a number of radio and television stations in the Western United States. It was the last company in the Seattle area to own ...

announced that it would sell its properties, including KUNW and KIMA, to the Sinclair Broadcast Group. The deal was completed on August 8, 2013.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is

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Translators

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

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: An additional station, KWWA-CA (channel 49, originally K49EI from 1996 to 2001 and KWWA-LP from 2001 to 2003), previously served

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. However, the station signed off April 17, 2008 after suffering antenna failure. Fisher opted to return the license to the

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instead of repairing the antenna, and KWWA's license was canceled on June 4, 2008.

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Univision network affiliates Comet (TV network) affiliates TBD (TV network) affiliates Charge! (TV network) affiliates UNW-CD Television channels and stations established in 1996 1996 establishments in Washington (state) UNW-CD Sinclair Broadcast Group Low-power television stations in the United States {{Washington-tv-station-stub