KLEW News

What KLEW News does

KLEW News is a local over-the-air broadcast television station operating as the CBS affiliate (CBS 3) for the Tri-Cities region — Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland — and surrounding communities in Central Washington, the Yakima Valley, and portions of Idaho. Founded in 1955, the station operates from 2807 W. Lewis Street in Pasco, Washington, and is part of a multi-station broadcast group that includes sister stations KIMA CBS 29, KEPR CBS 19, KUNW Univision, and KCYU Telemundo, the latter two providing Spanish-language coverage of the Hispanic community in the same market.

The company delivers local news, weather, sports, elections coverage, community features, and video content via four parallel distribution channels: over-the-air broadcast on the CBS 3 frequency, cable and satellite provider carriage, live streaming through the triyaknews.com digital platform, and the website and mobile properties. The tech stack is built on the TownNews content management system, with a shared triyaknews.com front-end consolidating coverage across all five sister stations. Marketing and audience engagement are driven through organic social channels on Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, and Instagram, plus email and the brand websites (klewtv.com, triyaknews.com).

KLEW's business model is the classic broadcast-television model: free over-the-air distribution to viewers, monetized through advertising sales to local and regional SMBs and consumer brands. The platform supports news tips via a "Send Us Your News" user-contribute flow and includes a published careers portal through ADP Workforce Now, suggesting live hiring operations. The entity operates under FCC broadcast licensing (with public FCC filings published on the site) and the legally named operating entity is TriYakNews.

Name

KLEW News

Legal name

TriYakNews

Website

https://klewtv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KLEW News is a local CBS-affiliate broadcast television station serving the Tri-Cities (Pasco, Kennewick, Richland) and Central Washington/Idaho markets, operating as part of a five-station group alongside sister stations KIMA, KEPR, KUNW, and KCYU under the triyaknews.com digital platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Television Broadcasting

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (516120), Television Broadcasting Stations (51612)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Local News & Weather Stations (MPABACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local/Regional News Channels (MPABAIAD), News OTT & Live News Streaming Channels (MPABAHAK)

Keywords

• Local television broadcasting
• CBS affiliate news
• Regional weather coverage
• Local sports coverage
• Community news reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KLEW News (legal entity TriYakNews) is a local television broadcasting company that operates as the CBS affiliate (CBS 3) for the Tri-Cities region of Central Washington and parts of Idaho. It produces and distributes local and regional news, weather, sports, and feature programming through over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite carriage, live streaming on triyaknews.com, and social media channels. Its sister stations KIMA CBS 29, KEPR CBS 19, KUNW Univision, and KCYU Telemundo extend coverage across Yakima, Tri-Cities, and surrounding areas.

Product overview

KLEW News operates triyaknews.com as a local news website serving Central Washington communities. The platform provides coverage through multiple local TV station brands (KLEW CBS 3, KIMA CBS 29, KEPR CBS 19, KUNW Univision, KCYU Telemundo), weather services, sports coverage, and video content. The website serves as the digital presence for these broadcast television stations, offering local news, weather, sports, features, and multimedia content for the Yakima Valley, Tri-Cities, and surrounding regions in Washington and Idaho.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KLEW CBS 3: Local CBS television station serving the Central Washington region
• KIMA CBS 29
• KEPR CBS 19
• KUNW Univision
• KCYU Telemundo

Products and services

• triyaknews.com local news website Digital platform for Central Washington local news, weather, sports, video, and community features serving the Yakima Valley, Tri-Cities, and surrounding regions in Washington and Idaho.
• KLEW CBS 3 over-the-air broadcast Free over-the-air local CBS affiliate television broadcast delivering local news, weather, sports, and CBS network programming to viewers in the Tri-Cities and surrounding Central Washington and Idaho areas.
• Watch Live streaming service Live streaming of KLEW CBS 3 and related station broadcasts accessible online through the triyaknews.com Watch Live portal.
• Weather coverage (radar, maps, cameras, closings) Local weather forecasting and conditions service including live radar, weather maps, regional traffic and weather cameras, and school/business closings updates.
• Local news coverage (local, nation & world, elections) Editorial news content covering local Central Washington stories, national and world news, and election coverage delivered on-air and through the triyaknews.com news section.
• Sports coverage (local sports, Friday Night Rivals, Seahawks, Mariners) Local and regional sports coverage including high school athletics, the Friday Night Rivals franchise, and Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners professional team coverage.
• Community feature programming (Yakima, Tri-Cities, Idaho, Around the Valley, Every Pet Deserves a Home) Long-form human-interest feature stories on community topics in Yakima, Tri-Cities, Idaho, and surrounding areas, including recurring segments such as Every Pet Deserves a Home.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KIMA CBS 29coreOthersSister station under the same broadcast group; both stations are part of the triyaknews.com network covering Central Washington.
• KEPR CBS 19coreOthersSister station under the same broadcast group; part of the regional TV news network serving the Tri-Cities area.
• KUNW UnivisionminorOthersSpanish-language sister station; part of the broadcast group serving the local Hispanic community.
• KCYU TelemundominorOthersSpanish-language sister station under the same broadcast group.
• CBS NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationKLEW operates as the local CBS affiliate, carrying CBS programming and contributing local news content to the network.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sinclair Broadcast Group: One of the largest US television broadcast operators, controlling dozens of local affiliates across mid-sized markets. Highly comparable in terms of over-the-air local news, network affiliation, and advertising monetization model, though at vastly greater scale than KLEW.
• Nexstar Media Group: The largest US television station operator, owning or servicing hundreds of local affiliates. Closely comparable business: local CBS/NBC/ABC/FOX affiliates monetized through advertising, retransmission, and digital, with similar regulatory and network-affiliation dynamics.
• FOX Television Stations: Owns and operates the FOX-owned local television stations. Broadly comparable as an over-the-air local broadcaster, although network ownership gives materially different leverage versus an unaffiliated affiliate like KLEW.

Direct peers

• Gray Television: Operates a large portfolio of mid-market local television stations, many carrying network affiliations. Comparable in mid-market positioning, affiliate dependence, and local news-led programming strategy.
• TEGNA: Owns a portfolio of network-affiliated local television stations in mid-sized US markets with significant local news operations. Closely comparable in operations, content focus, and revenue mix.
• Hearst Television: A major US television broadcaster operating local network-affiliated stations, including a focus on quality local journalism. Direct comparable in business model, content strategy, and regional-market focus.
• E.W. Scripps Company: Owns and operates a portfolio of local television stations plus national networks (ION, Bounce). Comparable as a multi-station local broadcaster with affiliated content and distributed digital properties.
• Allen Media Broadcasting: Operates a growing portfolio of local television stations across mid-sized US markets. Comparable in operating model (network-affiliated local stations) and strategy of acquiring regional broadcast assets.
• Cox Media Group: Owns television and radio stations plus digital media properties in mid-sized US markets. Directly comparable as a local-market broadcaster with multi-platform distribution.
• Lockwood Broadcasting: A smaller, privately held operator of network-affiliated local TV stations in select markets. Comparable as a multi-station regional broadcast group with affiliated content and digital news operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/keprtv
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCykyUyDfCkNf3dOVVHHnwlQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/keprtv
• Instagraminstagram.com/kepractionnews

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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