KASW
TV station in Phoenix
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| 2024 | The Phoenix Coyotes franchise was deactivated, with Scripps retaining broadcast rights for the new Utah Hockey Club. |
| February 1 2024 | KASW lost its CW affiliation to KAZT-TV after Nexstar acquired majority ownership of The CW and began programming under a multi-year time brokerage agreement. |
| November 2023 | The Phoenix Coyotes returned to KASW as part of Scripps's broadcast deal, airing all regionally-televised games. |
| November 20 2023 | KASW became an independent station known as Arizona 61, moving CW programming to KNXV-TV's second subchannel and beginning to air a mix of local news, sports, and entertainment programming. |
| July 2022 | Mohave County surrendered the licenses for the two translators previously carrying KASW programming. |
| 2021 | KASW concluded broadcasting Phoenix Rising FC soccer matches. |
| July 8 2021 | KPHO and KPNX were added to KASW's ATSC 3.0 multiplex from KFPH-CD, consolidating all four major network affiliates on the same transmission platform. |
| June 2021 | Translator K34EE-D in Cottonwood was switched to rebroadcast KNXV-TV instead of KASW. |
| August 30 2020 | KASW launched a half-hour long 9 p.m. newscast, anchored by the station's evening team. |
| March 30 2020 | KASW debuted a two-hour extension of KNXV's morning newscast, followed by a noon news hour during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 27 2020 | KASW launched as a high-power ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) transmitter in Phoenix, operating alongside KFPH-CD and carrying program streams for KASW, KNXV, KSAZ, and KUTP. The station began testing single-frequency networks with a second transmitter on Shaw Butte. |
| 2019 | KASW was repacked to broadcast on channel 27. |
| 2019 | KASW resumed broadcasting Arizona Rattlers arena football and began airing Phoenix Rising FC soccer matches. |
| 2019 | Scripps acquired KTVK from Nexstar as part of Nexstar's acquisition of Tribune Media. |
| September 19 2019 | The sale of KASW to the E. W. Scripps Company was completed, with Scripps adding newscasts from KNXV and upgrading the station's syndicated programming. |
| September 16 2019 | The FCC approved the sale of KASW to the E. W. Scripps Company. |
| March 2019 | Nexstar announced its purchase of Tribune Media, which would ultimately lead to the sale of KASW to the E. W. Scripps Company. |
| 2014 | KASW was sold to Nexstar Media Group following KTVK's sale to the Meredith Corporation. |
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