▁any ▁Fox ▁associated ▁television ▁station ▁before ▁being ▁e cli ps ed ▁by ▁K SW B - TV ▁in ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California ▁when ▁that ▁station ▁sw apped ▁its ▁C W ▁affili ation ▁with ▁X ET V - TV . ▁W SY T ' s ▁analog ▁power ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Canada . ▁Until ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁( the ▁official ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁digital ▁television ▁transition ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ), ▁U H F ▁analog ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁were ▁lic ensed ▁to ▁transmit ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s . ▁All ▁of ▁this ▁changed ▁back ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁when ▁W SY T ▁went ▁digital - only ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁less ▁power - h un gry ▁transmit ter ▁on ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 1 9 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁W SY T ▁owned ▁the ▁local ▁broadcast ▁rights ▁to ▁Sy rac use ▁University ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁games ▁when ▁rights ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁Time ▁Warner ▁C able ▁( now ▁Char ter ▁Spect rum ) ▁and ▁began ▁air ing ▁on ▁their ▁local ▁sports ▁channel . ▁During ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁those ▁years , ▁W SY T ▁produced ▁a ▁live ▁post - game ▁show ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁week ly ▁basketball ▁coach '