KASW

KASW (channel 61), branded Arizona 61, is an independent television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside ABC affiliate KNXV-TV (channel 15). The two stations share studios on North 44th Street on the city's east side; KASW's primary transmitter is located on South Mountain. KASW is the high-power ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) station for the Phoenix area and provides the ATSC 3.0 broadcasts of six major Phoenix commercial stations.

KASW went on the air in 1995 as the Phoenix affiliate of The WB. Its first owner contracted with KTVK (channel 3) for programming and support services, and KTVK bought the station in 1999. In addition to being an affiliate of The WB and later The CW, the station also broadcast several secondary local sports teams at various times. As a result of KTVK's sale to the Meredith Corporation, KASW was sold to Nexstar Media Group in 2014. In 2019, Scripps acquired KASW from Nexstar as part of the latter's acquisition of Tribune Media.

In 2023, Scripps moved KASW's CW affiliation to a KNXV subchannel, and relaunched KASW as an independent station anchored by broadcasts of Arizona Coyotes NHL hockey. With the team's franchise being deactivated after the 2023–24 season, the Coyotes were replaced with broadcasts of the Utah Mammoth (which acquired the Coyotes' hockey operations) and the Vegas Golden Knights syndicated from Scripps sister stations.