branding mykentuckytv general 1 myky short branding abc 36 news newscasts channels digital wtvq dt 40.2 uhf virtual 36.2 psip affiliations mynetworktv 2009 present 2 owner morris multimedia founded december 1 2005 first air date december 1 2005 ; 10 years ago 2005 12 01 call letters meaning see wtvq former affiliations wtvq 24 hour weather channel 2005 2009 transmitter power 635 kw height 286 metres 938 ft facility id 51597 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website wtvq.com mykentuckytv wtvq.com wtvq dt2 branded as mykentuckytv or myky is the mynetworktv affiliated television station that is licensed to and serving the lexington kentucky area . the station is a digital subchannel of abc affiliate wtvq which is owned by morris multimedia . 3 it is broadcast over the air digitally on uhf channel 40.2 virtual channel 36.2 through the use of psip from a transmitter located at wtvq dt2 s parent station s studios on the man o war boulevard ky 1425 in the brighton section of eastern fayette county . 4 it is within a mile of competing cbs affiliate wkyt and its cw affiliated subchannel wkyt dt2 . wtvq dt2 is carried on insight digital cable channel 138 and in hd on digital channel 917 in the lexington area . 5 contents 1 history 2 programming 3 references 4 external links history edit the original mynetworktv affiliate in lexington was the market s original upn affiliate the now defunct wblu lp which originally broadcast on analog channel 62 . the original channel 62 designation was used by wtvq which was wblg tv at the time from its 1968 inception until their move to channel 36 in 1980 . wblu lp carried mynetworktv programming along with some rtv programming from mynetworktv s september 2006 inception until halloween of 2008 which is about 30 days after the low powered station spent some time off the air for over two months . after wblu lp s loss of mynetworktv viewers of the lexington area who were fans of wwe friday night smackdown lost the program because channel 62 dropped the network that it was carried on . 6 rtv remained on channel 62 until january 2009 . wblu lp went permanently dark on march 4 2009 before being sold at auction to the daystar tv network . meanwhile wtvq dt2 launched as a 24 7 weather channel on january 1 2005 providing local weather forecasts anytime the viewer needs it . it was broadcast on the second subchannel for four years . on january 1 2009 wtvq dt2 relaunched to become lexington s new mynetworktv affiliate and adopted the branding mytvq2 with the 24 7 weather channel moving to a newly created third subchannel . 7 the abc 36 weather channel continued to simulcast overnight on wtvq dt2 until april 2009 . the 24 7 weather channel on channel 36.3 was discontinued on december 7 2011 when it was replaced by the antenna tv network . 8 also in 2011 wtvq dt2 began broadcasting in high definition . 9 on june 1 2015 wtvq dt2 was rebranded as mykentuckytv . programming edit outside of the mynetworktv schedule syndicated programming on wtvq dt2 includes the insider the doctors and seinfeld among others . 10 references edit wtvq mykentuckytv digital tv market listing for wtvq rabbitears tv query for wtvq contact us wtvq time warner cable lexington channel lineup sloan scott october 10 2008 . smackdown fans peeved over wblu kentucky.com retrieved january 8 2015 . http www.wrestling101.com 101 newsitem 6538 antenna tv affiliation wtvq antennatv.tv . retrieved november 16 2014 . sloan scott june 20 2011 . notebook wtvq puts a second channel on hd kentucky.com . retrieved january 8 2015 . wtvq programming schedule titantv.com external links edit query the fcc s tv station database for wtvq biafn s media web database information on wtvq tv wtvq mykentuckytv page abc 36 wtvq website v t e broadcast television in central kentucky including lexington and frankfort reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wlex tv 18.1 nbc 18.2 metv 18.3 bounce tv wkyt tv 27.1 cbs 27.2 the cw 27.3 wx radar wtvq dt 36.1 abc 36.2 mynetworktv 36.3 justice 36.4 laff 36.5 escape 36.6 antenna tv wkle 46.1 pbs ket 46.2 pbs encore ket2 46.3 ky channel wdky tv 56.1 fox 56.2 comet 56.3 grit wljc tv 65.1 tbn wupx tv 67.1 ion 67.2 qubo 67.3 ion life 67.4 ion shop 67.5 qvc 67.6 hsn outlying areas southeastern kentucky wobz ld 9.1 rtv jtv 9.2 fgo 9.3 tuff tv east bernstadt london ky wkso tv 29 somerset wkha 35 hazard xx .1 pbs ket xx .2 pbs encore ket2 xx .3 ky channel wvtn lp 48.1 religions independent corbin wymt tv 57.1 cbs 57.2 this tv hazard morehead w10bm 10 amgtv wht morehead wkmr tv 38.1 pbs ket 38.2 pbs encore ket2 38.3 ky channel owenton frankfort wkon tv 52.1 pbs ket 52.2 pbs encore ket2 52.3 ky channel cable only lexington cn 2 gtv3 uktv winchester richmond krcc tv other areas fpb tv frankfort adjacent locals louisville wave tv 3.1 nbc 3.2 bounce 3.3 grit whas tv 11.1 abc 11.2 justice 11.3 radar wkyi cd 24.1 this tv 24.2 laff 24.3 escape 24.4 latv 24.5 ind. 24.6 infomercials wlky 32.1 cbs 32.2 metv wbki tv 34.1 cw 34.2 movies wdrb 41.1 fox 41.2 antenna tv defunct stations w06bc 6 a1 via w10bm mt. sterling owingsville w20as familynet corbin wblu lp 62 upn wb ind. mntv rtv wlkt 62 ind. 1988 89 kentucky broadcast television areas by city bowling green charleston wv cincinnati oh evansville in knoxville tn lexington louisville paducah v t e mynetworktv network affiliates in the commonwealth of kentucky stations wtvq dt 36.2 lexington wdka 49 paducah wmyo 58 salem in louisville wczu ld 39.1 bowling green defunct wapm ca 9 benham lynch see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in kentucky retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wtvq dt2 & oldid 718634829 categories mynetworktv affiliatestelevision stations in kentuckytelevision channels and stations established in 2005mynetworktv subchannel only affiliates navigation menu personal tools not logged 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