KYOU-TV explained

Callsign:KYOU-TV
City:Ottumwa, Iowa
Logo Alt:A large blue K next to a smaller red "YOU" with a curved underline in black under it. The word "NEWS" is under the underline.
Digital:15 (UHF)
Virtual:15
Translators:K30MG-D Kirksville
Owner:Gray Television
Licensee:Gray Television Licensee, LLC
Country:United States
Callsign Meaning:The word "you"
Former Callsigns:KOIA-TV (1986–1992)
Erp:360 kW
Haat:3600NaN0
Facility Id:53820
Coordinates:41.195°N -91.9544°W
Licensing Authority:FCC

KYOU-TV (channel 15) is a television station licensed to Ottumwa, Iowa, United States, serving Ottumwa and Kirksville, Missouri, as an affiliate of Fox, NBC and The CW Plus. The station is owned by Gray Television and maintains studios on West 2nd Street in Downtown Ottumwa; its transmitter is located 1miles east of Richland, Iowa. A translator, K30MG-D, offers additional coverage in the Kirksville area.

History

Early history

A construction permit was granted to the Haynes Communications Company, owned by Carl Haynes, for a new commercial television station in Ottumwa in November 1984. Haynes managed radio stations in Mississippi but admitted to the Ottumwa Courier that his interest in other permits would put building the Ottumwa station, designated KOIA-TV, "'on the back burner'".[1] Before going on air, Haynes sold the permit for his expenses to Ottumwa Television Limited Partnership.[2] This firm was 51 percent owned by Impact Television of Vienna, Virginia, which owned low-power K42AM in Ottumwa.[3] K42AM was especially interested in channel 15 because, in converting to a full-power station on the KOIA-TV construction permit, it would have obtained must-carry status on the local cable system, which was not carrying channel 42.[4] The low-power station was off the air by January 1986, with KOIA-TV planned as its successor.[5] [6]

KOIA-TV began broadcasting on June 2, 1986.[7] Even though this market only had one television station—KTVO in Kirksville—KOIA-TV was an independent station. However, the original ownership—a partnership consisting of various minority local investors and Impact Television—was badly undercapitalized. Impact owned KOIA and low-power stations in Jackson, Tennessee; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Oglesby, Illinois. When Impact cut financial support and stated that it had run out of money, local management immediately moved to cease broadcasting, with KOIA-TV going off the air on August 19; that day, the general manager had turned the transmitter on at 11 a.m. only to be called at 11:05 a.m. and told to take it off the air pending a sale.[8] [9]

Ottumwa Television Limited Partnership sold the station in the wake of the shutdown to Public Interest Broadcast Group Inc., an Orlando, Florida-based firm owned by Dean C. Engstrom and Les White, for $900.[10] Public Interest put KOIA-TV back on the air on June 29, 1987, though it had been testing for two weeks prior to the relaunch.[11] In addition to syndicated programs, movies, sports, and Independent Network News, the station initially offered a local news program covering the Ottumwa area, News Plus, and an interview program, Midday Magazine; studios were set up at the present site, a former McDonald's restaurant.[12] White sold his interest to Engstrom later in the year.[13] In February 1988, KOIA-TV began airing programming from the Fox network.[14]

On April 30, 1992, the station's call letters were changed to KYOU-TV.[15] In 1997, KYOU served as a secondary affiliate of UPN.[16] In January 1999, Public Interest Broadcast Group announced it would sell KYOU to Omaha-based Waitt Broadcasting for $3 million.[17]

For most of KOIA-TV/KYOU-TV's history since returning to the air in 1987, the station had been the local broadcaster of Iowa Hawkeyes sports events, even well into its Fox affiliation. Despite a new Fox affiliation agreement, KYOU-TV continued to preempt some Fox programming to show games. However, in January 2001, Fox ordered the station to stop carrying sports telecasts that conflicted with network prime time and sports programming, threatening disaffiliation if it did not comply. This led to angry callers frustrated that some Iowa football and basketball games were not shown, while the station also had to pay a fine to the ESPN Plus syndication service because it could not show games it had agreed to air.[18] KYOU then reached an agreement with Fox that allowed it 15 prime time preemptions.[19]

LMA with Raycom Media

In August 2003, Raycom Media acquired three of Waitt Broadcasting's Fox affiliates in southeastern states for $25.7 million.[20] On September 6, Waitt announced it would spin off the station to Charlotte, North Carolina-based Ottumwa Media Holdings (co-founded by Thomas B. Henson and Macon Moye, and renamed American Spirit Media in August 2006), for $4 million. Ottumwa Media Holdings then entered into a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Raycom, owner of KTVO, to provide KYOU-TV with commercial scheduling, promotions, master control, and production services (including a planned local newscast), though programming and sales remained separate.[21] Although Raycom sold KTVO and other stations to Barrington Broadcasting in 2006,[22] [23] [24] Raycom continued to act as the service provider to KYOU.[25]

KYOU-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 15, on June 12, 2009, when full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 14 to channel 15.[26]

In 2018, KYOU-TV added two major networks as subchannels. On January 24, its 15.2 subchannel began carrying NBC via a long-term agreement between the network and American Spirit Media.[27] [28] This followed a failed effort by New Moon Communications to convert KUMK-LP—a former TBN translator—to an NBC affiliate in 2011;[29] KUMK-LP's license was canceled in March 2014.[30] On September 1, the 15.4 subchannel launched The CW Plus, giving the network its first over-the-air outlet in the market.[31]

Sale to Gray Television

On June 25, 2018, Atlanta-based Gray Television announced an agreement with Raycom to merge their respective broadcasting assets in a $3.6 billion cash-and-stock transaction.[32] [33] As part of the merger, Gray also acquired KYOU and WUPV in Richmond, Virginia, which Raycom exercised its options to purchase outright from American Spirit Media.[34] The sale to Gray was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on December 20 and completed on January 2, 2019.[35] [36]

News operation

In 2015, KYOU-TV launched an in-house 9 p.m. newscast. The newscast was produced in partnership with William Penn University in Oskaloosa; university students were involved in the production of the program, while the news set was in the technology center on campus.[37] [38] After affiliating with NBC and at the insistence of the network, KYOU's NBC subchannel debuted a 10 p.m. evening newscast on July 16, 2018.[39]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Channel! scope="col"
Res.AspectShort nameProgramming
15.1KYOU-DT Fox
15.2NBC NBC
15.3The365 The365
15.4CW The CW Plus
15.5Grit Grit
15.6T-Crime True Crime Network

Notes and References

  1. News: NewspaperArchive. Mississippi manager plans TV station here. 1. Bob. Berg. Ottumwa Courier. February 22, 1985. June 17, 2023. August 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818044530/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-feb-22-1985-3934698/. live.
  2. News: For the Record. . Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Business Information. 101. April 29, 1985.
  3. News: NewspaperArchive. TV-42 pushes power. March 8, 1985. 3. Kevin. Brown. Ottumwa Courier. June 17, 2023. August 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818044558/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-mar-08-1985-3934699/. live.
  4. News: Progress 33. NewspaperArchive. New station big task for manager. Sara. Bachtell. March 30, 1985. Ottumwa Courier. June 17, 2023. August 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818044531/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-mar-30-1985-3934700/. live.
  5. News: 'Planet Earth' a dazzling documentary. January 19, 1986. 3-TV. Dave. Rhein. The Des Moines Register. Newspapers.com. December 27, 2022. December 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221227173246/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115257822/planet-earth-a-dazzling-documentary/. live.
  6. News: NewspaperArchive. New television station plans February start. 3. January 28, 1986. Bob. Berg. Ottumwa Courier. June 17, 2023. August 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818044533/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-jan-28-1986-3934702/. live.
  7. News: NewspaperArchive. TV station on Monday. May 31, 1986. 7. Ottumwa Courier. June 17, 2023. August 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818044532/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-may-31-1986-3934703/. live.
  8. News: Financial woes close KOIA-TV in Ottumwa. August 21, 1986. 3A. Dave. Rhein. The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. Newspapers.com. December 27, 2022. December 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221227173248/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115244601/financial-woes-close-koia-tv-in-ottumwa/. live.
  9. News: 3. Steve. Webber. Channel 15 leaves the air. NewspaperArchive. Ottumwa Courier. August 20, 1986. June 17, 2023. August 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818045033/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-aug-20-1986-3934704/. live.
  10. News: For the Record. . Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Business Information. 91. April 13, 1987.
  11. News: NewspaperArchive. KOIA-TV begins broadcasting. 7. Ottumwa Courier. Judy. Krieger. June 29, 1987. June 17, 2023. August 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818045034/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-jun-29-1987-3935139/. live.
  12. News: Ottumwa station ready for debut. June 21, 1987. 3-TV. Dave. Rhein. The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. Newspapers.com. December 27, 2022. December 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221227173244/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115244514/ottumwa-station-ready-for-debut/. live.
  13. News: Fine Tuning: New Burlington UHF station set to debut. November 23, 1987. 1T. Dave. Rhein. The Des Moines Register. Newspapers.com. December 27, 2022. December 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221227173249/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115258641/fine-tuning-new-burlington-uhf-station/. live.
  14. News: NewspaperArchive. KOIA-TV announces schedule changes. February 8, 1988. 7. Judy. Krieger. Ottuma Courier.
  15. News: For the Record. Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Business Information. 58. May 11, 1992. .
  16. News: Broadcasting & Cable. 6. . WB and UPN, Station By Station. July 21, 1997.
  17. News: Changing Hands. Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Business Information. American Radio History. 98. January 11, 1999. .
  18. News: John. Bohnenkamp. Iowa hard to find on TV. The Hawk Eye. February 14, 2001.
  19. News: Iowa basketball on TV: Ottumwa station will carry most Iowa basketball games. John. Bohnenkamp. The Hawk Eye. November 13, 2001.
  20. News: 6. Raycom Waits Out FCC Backlog. September 1, 2003. Broadcasting & Cable. . Ken. Kerschbaumer .
  21. Web site: September 6, 2003. Ottumwa Media Holdings is buying.... NorthPine. Jon. Ellis. June 30, 2018. May 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160527204416/http://northpine.com/broadcast/archive/news0903.html. live.
  22. Web site: Raycom To Sell 12 Stations. Allison. Romano. Broadcasting & Cable. Reed Business Information. November 1, 2005. June 30, 2018. July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180701030516/https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/raycom-sell-12-stations-108574. live.
  23. Web site: Barrington Buys Dozen Raycom Stations. Allison. Romano. Broadcasting & Cable. Reed Business Information. March 28, 2006. June 30, 2018. July 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180701030525/https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/barrington-buys-dozen-raycom-stations-79412. live.
  24. News: Raycom sells 12 TV stations. Birmingham Business Journal. American City Business Journals. August 11, 2006. June 30, 2018. August 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829033708/https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2006/08/07/daily31.html. live.
  25. News: Looser Rules Allow Gray Grab By Raycom. Radio + Television Business Report. July 13, 2018. Adam. Jacobson. June 17, 2023. January 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126111510/https://www.rbr.com/gray-wants-you-reached-through-raycom/. live.
  26. Web site: May 23, 2006 . DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf . August 29, 2013 . August 29, 2021 . Federal Communications Commission.
  27. KYOU to Bring Local NBC Affiliate to Ottumwa-Kirksville Area. KYOU-TV. American Spirit Media/Raycom Media. January 8, 2018. January 14, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180822163732/http://www.kyoutv.com/home/2018/01/08/kyou-nbc-release/. August 22, 2018. dead.
  28. Web site: January 8, 2018 . New NBC affiliate coming to area . December 27, 2022 . Ottumwa Courier . en . December 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227220445/https://www.ottumwacourier.com/new-nbc-affiliate-coming-to-area/article_287f0a9a-3aab-5d61-a13e-6243a046640c.html . live .
  29. Web site: New Moon Brings NBC to Four Tiny Markets. Michael. Malone. Broadcast & Cable. NewBay Media. June 28, 2011. January 14, 2018. September 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916012310/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/new-moon-brings-nbc-four-tiny-markets/42955. live.
  30. Web site: Low-power TV/translator licenses deleted. Northpine. Jon. Ellis. March 26, 2014. January 14, 2018. May 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160527204829/http://northpine.com/broadcast/archive/news0314.html. live.
  31. Web site: KYOU-TV (Ottumwa) has added CW.... September 11, 2018. Jon. Ellis. Northpine. June 17, 2023. August 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818045035/https://www.northpine.com/broadcast/archive/news0918.html. live.
  32. Web site: Gray Buying Raycom for $3.6B. John. Eggerton. Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. June 25, 2018. June 28, 2018. August 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180810183153/https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/gray-buying-raycom-for-3-6b. live.
  33. Web site: Gray To Buy Raycom For $3.6 Billion. Miller. Mark K.. TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. June 25, 2018. June 25, 2018.
  34. Web site: Form 10-Q. Gray Television. 13. May 8, 2019. August 18, 2023. August 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220805060413/https://graytv.gcs-web.com/static-files/775a5136-b239-4648-971a-c80e44d6f526. live.
  35. News: FCC OK with Gray/Raycom Merger. Broadcasting & Cable. December 20, 2018. December 20, 2018. April 5, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190405165927/https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/fcc-ok-with-gray-raycom-merger. live.
  36. Web site: Gray Completes Acquisition of Raycom Media and Related Transactions. Gray Television. January 2, 2019. January 2, 2019. January 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190103110124/https://gray.tv/uploads/documents/pressreleases/Press%20Release%20re%20Completion%20of%20Raycom%20Acquisition.pdf. live.
  37. News: William Penn students team up with KYOU. January 19, 2016. Oskaloosa Herald.
  38. News: November 17, 2015. WPU program partners with KYOU. Oskaloosa Herald.
  39. News: Ottumwa NBC affiliate plans new nightly newscast. Mark. Newman. Ottumwa Courier. CNHI. June 22, 2018. July 21, 2019. July 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190721165220/https://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/ottumwa-nbc-affiliate-plans-new-nightly-newscast/article_257eb758-7650-11e8-a670-bb8a9910f18b.html. live.

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