KAPP-KVEW Adds Shopping Subchannels

KAPP-KVEW Television, two full-power ABC affiliates serving south-central Washington and North Central Oregon, today added two television services to its lineup, for a total of seven broadcast streams each on ch. 35 in Yakima and ch. 42 in the Tri-Cities.

The new services are QVC Network, on chs. 35.6 and 42.6, and HSN, on chs. 35.7 and 42.7. These two channels join the ABC network and local news on chs. 35.1 and 42.1, plus MeTV on chs. 35.2 and 42.2, H&I on chs. 35.3 and 42.3, START TV on chs. 35.4 and 42.4, and DABL on chs. 35.5 and 42.5.

Both new services feature shop at home programming. “We’re excited to offer our viewers these two additional free channels,” said Brian Paul Lubanski, VP-GM of KAPP-KVEW. “It’s even more important now, as more and more people shop from home because of the coronavirus issue.”