KREM (TV)

KREM
Spokane, Washington; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; ; United States;
City	Spokane, Washington
Channels	Digital: 20 (UHF); Virtual: 2;
Branding	KREM 2
Programming
Affiliations	2.1: CBS; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Tegna Inc.; (King Broadcasting Company);
Sister stations	KSKN
History
First air date	October 31, 1954
Former call signs	KREM-TV (1954–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 2 (VHF, 1954–2009)
Former affiliations	Independent (1954); ABC (1954–1976);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34868
ERP	893 kW
HAAT	641 m (2,103 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	47°35′41″N 117°17′57″W / 47.59472°N 117.29917°W
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.krem.com

KREM (channel 2) is a television station in Spokane, Washington, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside CW affiliate KSKN (channel 22). The two stations share studios on South Regal Street in the Southgate neighborhood of Spokane; KREM's transmitter is on Krell Hill to the southeast, covering eastern Washington state and northern Idaho.

KREM-TV began broadcasting on October 31, 1954, as Spokane's third station. It was owned with KREM (970 AM) by Louis Wasmer, who had identified KREM's facilities as ideal for television expansion and bought the radio station at the same time he applied for the permit. KREM-TV became an ABC affiliate within two months of signing on and was purchased by King Broadcasting in 1963. In 1976, CBS induced an affiliation switch to abandon its previous Spokane affiliate, KXLY-TV (channel 4), and moved its programs to channel 2. Under the successive ownerships of the Providence Journal Company, Belo Corporation, and Gannett (whose television stations were split as Tegna in 2015), KREM has competed closely with KHQ-TV for local news ratings and revenue leadership in the Spokane TV market.