KASY-TV

KASY-TV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 45 (virtual channel 50.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter atop Sandia Crest. Owned by Tamer Media, KASY is sister to CW affiliate KWBQ and both stations share studios on Washington Street in northeastern Albuquerque. Media General provides technical, engineering and accounting services for KASY through a shared services agreement, though the station is otherwise operated separately from KASA-TV and KRQE as Tamer handles master control, programming and advertising services. Syndicated programs seen on KASY include Jerry Springer, The Steve Wilkos Show, Cops Reloaded, Family Guy and King of the Hill. The station can also be seen on Comcast Xfinity channel 12 and in high definition on digital channel 215.

History

KASY-TV first signed on the air on October 6, 1995, owned by Ramar Communications and managed by Lee Enterprises (then-owners of CBS affiliate KRQE) under a local marketing agreement. The station was primarily a UPN affiliate, but had a secondary affiliation with The WB; this was easy to do as neither network had more than a couple nights a week of programming at that time. Initially, KASY ran cartoons (such as Highlander: The Animated Series, The Flintstones, Mutant League and Mighty Max), old movies, talk shows, classic sitcoms (such as Gilligan's Island, I Love Lucy and The Andy Griffith Show), recent off-network sitcoms (such as Harry and the Hendersons). In the Fall of 1997, KASY dropped the WB network programming and became an exclusive UPN affiliate, The WB would return to the market when upstart KWBQ signed on in March 1999 with a similar general entertainment format.