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KVCW · channel 33.1

KVCW is channel 33.1 (The CW), a full-power station licensed to Las Vegas, NV. It now sends NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) A newer broadcast format. Older TVs can't decode it, so stations also send the old format from a partner station. More in the glossary , so ordinary TVs get its channels from partner stations.

Updated from FCC data

KVCW channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

  • 33.1 The CW NextGen TV only
  • 33.2 network unknown NextGen TV only
  • 33.3 network unknown NextGen TV only
  • 33.4 The Nest NextGen TV only
  • 33.5 Nest NextGen TV only

Which way to point your antenna for KVCW

KVCW transmits from the main Las Vegas tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 29 ( UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary ).

FromPointDistance
Henderson, NV east (81°) 1 mi
North Las Vegas, NV south-southeast (167°) 20 mi
Mesquite, NV southwest (222°) 74 mi

KVCW transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
29 (UHF)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
1000 kW
Antenna height
1079 m above sea level, 383 m above average terrain
Tower location
36.0076, -115.0075 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
10195
Licence on file
2024-04-08
Note
Uses several transmitter sites (distributed transmission)

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Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

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