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KGAN

KGAN (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, serving Eastern Iowa as an affiliate of CBS and Fox. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside KFXA (channel 28). The two stations share studios at Broadcast Park on Old Marion Road Northeast (along IA 100) in Cedar Rapids; KGAN's transmitter is located in Rowley.

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Owner
Sinclair Broadcast Group · (KGAN Licensee, LLC)
Affiliations
2.1: CBS · 2.2: Fox · 2.3: Quest
Branding
CBS 2; Iowa's News Now · Fox 28 (2.2)
Call sign meaning
Guy Gannett Communications, former owner
Channels
Digital: 29 (UHF) · Virtual: 2
City
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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KGAN

Nodes65
Edges64
Triples98
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
Components1

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KGAN

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related to Guy Gannett ownership · 35
KGAN → April, As, As Cosmos, August, Cosmos, Cosmos Broadcasting, Escanaba, FCC, February, George Norton, Green Bay, Guy Gannett, Guy Gannett Broadcasting Services, However, KGAN-TV, Liberty Corporation, Maine, Michigan, Midwest, Mrs
related to Sinclair ownership · 34
KGAN → At, Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group, Big Three, Champaign, Decatur, FCC, Fox, Furst, Guy Gannett, Guy Gannett Communications, Guy Gannett's, Hicks, Illinois, Justice, LIN, LIN TV Corporation, Motivated, Muse, Sinclair, Springfield
Affiliations · 3
KGAN → 2.1: CBS, 2.2: Fox, 2.3: Quest
related to Subchannels · 3
KGAN → KGAN's, Rowley, The
Branding · 2
KGAN → CBS 2; Iowa's News Now, Fox 28 (2.2)
Channels · 2
KGAN → Digital: 29 (UHF), Virtual: 2
Former call signs · 2
KGAN → KGAN-TV (1981–1984), WMT-TV (1953–1981)
Former channel numbers · 2
KGAN → Analog: 2 (VHF, 1953–2009), Digital: 51 (UHF, 2002–2014)
Owner · 2
KGAN → (KGAN Licensee, LLC), Sinclair Broadcast Group
Public license information · 2
KGAN → LMS, Public file

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station channel stations television news wmt-tv sinclair broadcasting guy gannett kfxa first cedar rapids fcc wmt iowa fox time company

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KGANAffiliations2.1: CBS1.00infobox
KGANAffiliations2.2: Fox1.00infobox
KGANAffiliations2.3: Quest1.00infobox
KGANBrandingCBS 2; Iowa's News Now1.00infobox
KGANBrandingFox 28 (2.2)1.00infobox
KGANCall sign meaningGuy Gannett Communications, former owner1.00infobox
KGANChannelsDigital: 29 (UHF)1.00infobox
KGANChannelsVirtual: 21.00infobox
KGANCityCedar Rapids, Iowa1.00infobox
KGANERP850 kW1.00infobox
KGANFacility ID256851.00infobox
KGANFirst air dateSeptember 30, 1953 (1953-09-30)1.00infobox
KGANFormer affiliationsDuMont (1953–1956)1.00infobox
KGANFormer call signsWMT-TV (1953–1981)1.00infobox
KGANFormer call signsKGAN-TV (1981–1984)1.00infobox
KGANFormer channel numbersAnalog: 2 (VHF, 1953–2009)1.00infobox
KGANFormer channel numbersDigital: 51 (UHF, 2002–2014)1.00infobox
KGANHAAT585 m (1,919 ft)1.00infobox
KGANLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
KGANOwnerSinclair Broadcast Group1.00infobox
KGANOwner(KGAN Licensee, LLC)1.00infobox
KGANPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
KGANPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
KGANSister stationsKFXA1.00infobox
KGANTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
KGANWebsitecbs2iowa.com1.00infobox

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