KFFX-TV
Fox television affiliate in Pendleton, Oregon, United States
KFFX-TV (channel 11) is a television station licensed to Pendleton, Oregon, United States, serving the Tri-Cities of Washington as an affiliate of Roar and Telemundo. It is the only major commercial station in the Yakima–Tri-Cities market that is licensed to the Oregon side of the station's coverage area. KFFX-TV is owned by Rincon Broadcasting Group and operated alongside CBS/CW+/Fox affiliate KEPR-TV (channel 19) and Univision affiliate KVVK-CD (channel 15). KFFX-TV's studios are located on Clearwater Avenue in Kennewick, Washington, and its transmitter is located in the Umatilla National Forest east of Pendleton.
Like the other stations in this vast and mountainous area, KFFX-TV's transmitter is not strong enough to cover the entire market. While KFFX-TV serves the market's eastern portion, it operates KCYU-LD (channel 41) in Yakima as a low-power semi-satellite for the western portion. KCYU-LD simulcasts all Roar programming as provided through its parent station, with the only difference being the hourly station identification as Roar uses a master default schedule. On satellite, KFFX-TV is only available on DirecTV, while Dish Network carries KCYU-LD instead.
History
Channel 11 signed on the air January 11, 1999, as KAUP, a Fox affiliate; on April 5, the call letters were changed to KFFX-TV. It was the first full-powered VHF station in what had previously been a "UHF island". It was also the first station on the Tri-Cities side of the market not to be a satellite of a station in Yakima.
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