UHF channel 39 added a virtual channel on 9.1, in addition to the 9.2 PSIP channel. KWTV terminated its digital signal on channel 9 and began to operate only on channel 39 on August 30, 2010, at 12:30 p.m. As a part of the repacking process following the 2016–17 FCC incentive auction, KWTV-DT relocated its physical digital allocation to UHF channel 25 at 12:00 p.m. on November 27, 2018, although it continued to display its virtual channel number as 9 via PSIP. In preparation for the repack, KWTV began operating test signals of their main and subchannel on channel 25 (PSIP-mapped temporarily to virtual channels 9.3 and 9.4) on October 1, 2018; the UHF 25 test feed was converted into a simulcast of KWTV-DT1 and -DT2 (remapped to 9.1 and 9.2, respectively) on October 30, only for the simulcast to be embargoed from November 2 to 19 to comply with FCC regulations limiting the duration of simulcasts on transitional digital television signals. Translators To reach viewers throughout the 34 counties comprising the Oklahoma City Designated Market Area, KWTV-DT extends its over-the-air coverage area through a network of nine low-power digital translator stations – all of which transmit using PSIP virtual channel 9 – encompassing much of Western Oklahoma that distribute its programming beyond the range of its broadcast signal. Notes References External links News9.com – KWTV-DT official website CBS network affiliates Griffin Media Peabody Award winners 1953 establishments in Oklahoma Television channels and stations established in 1953 WTV-DT