KSTW is a television station based in Renton, Washington, affiliated with the UPN television network, that broadcasts on VHF channel 11. Though based in Renton, its city of license is Tacoma and it identifies itself as a Tacoma/ Seattle station.KSTW began broadcasting in 1953 out of Tacoma as KTNT, for Tacoma News Tribune, the newspaper that founded it. At this time, it was a CBS affiliate. In 1958, CBS moved to Seattle's KIRO channel 7, and KTNT became independent. KTNT was sold to Gaylord Entertainment Company in 1974 and changed its call letters to KSTW, for Seattle-Tacoma, Washington. In 1995 CBS returned to KSTW. Two years later, on June 2, 1997, Gaylord sold the station to Paramount Stations Group (part of ViacomViacom is an international media conglomerate. The companies owned by Viacom touch virtually every major segment of the media industry. Sumner Redstone is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Mel Karmazin resigned as President and Chief Oper). KSTW affiliated with UPN a few weeks later.
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