KUNS-TV
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HAAT | 237 m (778 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°37′55″N 122°21′14″W / 47.63194°N 122.35389°W |
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Public license information |
KUNS-TV (channel 51) is a
History
On February 10, 1988, the
On October 31, 2006, the station changed its call letters one more time, this time to the current KUNS-TV. On January 1, 2007, it rang in the year by going from broadcasting home shopping programs to broadcasting
On August 21, 2012, Fisher Communications signed an affiliation agreement with
On May 8, 2017, Sinclair Broadcast Group entered into an agreement to acquire
Three weeks after the FCC's July 18 vote to have the deal reviewed by an
On October 11, 2023, it was reported that KUNS-TV would become the Seattle market's new affiliate of
KUNS officially became a CW affiliate at 6 a.m. PST on January 1, 2024, with the Sinclair national news program The National Desk. When it switched to The CW, rather than any associated CW branding, Sinclair instead rebranded the station as "arc Seattle", with "ARC" standing for "authentic, relatable, community". arc Seattle became the new name of KOMO's daily advertorial program, which re-airs on KUNS.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's ATSC 1.0 channels are carried on the
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | ATSC 1.0 host |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
51.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
KUNS | The CW | KOMO-TV |
51.2 | 480i | TBD | TBD | KIRO-TV | |
51.3 | TheNest | The Nest |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KUNS-TV shut down its analog signal, over
ATSC 3.0
Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
---|---|---|---|---|
4.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
KOMO | ABC (KOMO-TV) |
7.1 | 1080p | KIRO | CBS (KIRO-TV) | |
51.1 | KUNS | The CW |
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