KNIN-TV
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Caldwell/Boise, Idaho United States |
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| Branding | Fox 9 |
| Slogan | Better News. Better Time. |
| Channels |
Digital: 10 (VHF) Virtual: 9 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 9.1 Fox 9.2 MeTV 9.3 Grit TV |
| Affiliations | Fox (2011–present) |
| Owner |
Raycom Media (KNIN License Subsidiary, LLC) |
| Operator | E.W. Scripps Company |
| First air date | March 8, 1991 |
| Call letters' meaning | NINe (channel number/canine as tribute to former dog mascot) |
| Sister station(s) | KIVI-TV, KJOT, KQXR, KRVB, KTHI |
| Former callsigns | KTMW (1991–1992) KHDT-TV (1992–1996) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 9 (VHF, 1991–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: HSN (1991–1995) UPN (1995–2006) The CW (2006–2011) Secondary: The WB (1995–1998) Pax (1998–2003, mornings) |
| Transmitter power | 14 kW |
| Height | 818 m |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 59363 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°45′18″N 116°5′52″W / 43.75500°N 116.09778°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | fox9now |
KNIN-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Idaho's Treasure Valley licensed to Caldwell. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 10 (or virtual channel 9.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter at the Bogus Basin ski area summit in unincorporated Boise County. The station can also be seen on Cable One channel 9 and in high definition on digital channel 485. Owned by Raycom Media and operated by the E. W. Scripps Company, KNIN share studios (with sister station KIVI-TV, owned by E. W. Scripps Company) on East Chisholm Drive in Nampa along I-84/US 30/SH-55. Syndicated programming on this station includes Two and a Half Men, Maury, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, and The Big Bang Theory among others.
The station signed-on March 8, 1991 as KTMW and aired an analog signal on VHF channel 9. It was originally locally-owned by William Schuyler and affiliated with the Home Shopping Network (HSN). The call sign would change to KHDT-TV on April 13, 1992. Schuyler later sold the station to a subsidiary of Lambert Broadcasting, LLC. On January 16, 1995, it became a charter UPN affiliate, also carrying The WB programming on a secondary basis.
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