KCYU-LD
Fox television affiliate in Yakima, Washington, United States
KCYU-LD (channel 41) is a low-power television station in Yakima, Washington, United States, affiliated with Roar and Telemundo. It is owned by Rincon Broadcasting Group and operated alongside CBS/CW+/Fox affiliate KIMA-TV (channel 29) and Univision affiliate KUNW-CD (channel 2). KCYU-LD's studios are located on West Lincoln Avenue in Yakima, and its transmitter is located on Ahtanum Ridge.
Although considered a separate station in its own right, KCYU-LD is a semi-satellite of Pendleton, Oregon–licensed KFFX-TV (channel 11), which serves the Tri-Cities area. 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. KFFX-TV serves the eastern half of the Tri-Cities–Yakima market while KCYU-LD serves the western portion. Master control and some internal operations of KCYU-LD are based at KFFX-TV's studios on Clearwater Avenue in Kennewick. On satellite, KCYU-LD is only available on Dish Network, while DirecTV carries KFFX-TV instead.
History
Fox programming first came to Yakima on October 1, 1989, when K53CY channel 53 (generally referred to as simply "KCY") signed on as a semi-satellite of Spokane's KAYU-TV; it aired most of KAYU's programming (with the exception of programming that KAYU did not hold the rights to show in Yakima), with inserts for local commercials. Prior to K53CY's sign-on, Fox programming was available on Yakima cable from KAYU; subsequently, KAYU was not carried in Ellensburg.
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