2 ▁to ▁ 5 9 ▁forced ▁K SA W ▁to ▁move ▁again ▁to ▁channel ▁ 5 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁E . ▁W . ▁S cri pp s ▁Company ▁would ▁ac quire ▁Journal ▁Communic ations ▁in ▁an ▁all - stock ▁transaction . ▁The ▁combined ▁firm ▁will ▁retain ▁their ▁broadcast ▁properties , ▁including ▁K SA W , ▁and ▁spin ▁off ▁their ▁print ▁assets ▁as ▁Journal ▁Media ▁Group . ▁The ▁F CC ▁approved ▁the ▁deal ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁share hold ers ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁It ▁closed ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 . ▁After wards , ▁S cri pp s ▁made ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁drop ▁all ▁usage ▁of ▁channel ▁ 5 1 ▁from ▁K SA W - LD , ▁opt ing ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁same ▁channel ▁ 6 ▁brand ing ▁as ▁K IV I - TV ; ▁its ▁virtual ▁channel ▁via ▁P SI P ▁was ▁also ▁changed ▁from ▁ 5 1 ▁to ▁ 6 . ▁ ▁Local ▁news ▁Though ▁K SA W ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁station ▁from ▁K IV I ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁it ▁continued ▁to ▁sim ul cast ▁all ▁of ▁K IV I ' s ▁local ▁new sc asts ▁from ▁Bo ise , ▁which ▁featured ▁regional ▁forec asts ▁ge ared ▁toward ▁the ▁Magic ▁Valley . ▁ ▁S cri pp s ▁announced