KDEV-LP

KDEV-LP is an affiliate of The WB, and serves Las Vegas and the Las Vegas area. Broadcasting on channel 45, KDEV-LP is owned and operated by Island Television. KDEV-LP was launched on March 15, 2004 by Equity Media Holdings as an independent. When KTLV left The WB to join MyNetworkTV in 2006, KDEV-LP became an affiliate of The WB. In August 2009, when Equity Media Holdings filed for bankruptcy, KDEV-LP was sold to Fusion Communications. In 2012, Fusion Communications was acquired by Stratus Media Holdings. KDEV-LP left the air on September 28, 2012 in order to upgrade the station's equipment to a fiber-based system; While they were off the air, it was announced that KDEV-LP was sold to Island Television, who completed the upgrade that Stratus Media started, including moving to their new studios, and on Dec. 1, after the upgrade was completed, KDEV-LP returned to the airways. In 2014, KDEV-LP launched their own newscast.