KUPD

KUPD is a UPN owned-and-operated television station located in Denver, Colorado. The station is owned by the Paramount Stations Group subsidiary of Paramount Global and Dorado Media.
== History ==
=== As an Independent station ===
KUPD signed on the air on September 29, 1985, as K03DV-LP. It was the city's weakest analog station. More than half of the city couldn't receive the station's signal. Many people complained to the city about the station not having a good signal and the city notified the FCC about the situation.
The FCC threatened K03DV to find a way to boost their signal or they would be forced to shut down. The station didn't want to shut down as many were afraid to not have jobs. They were approved for a better signal in 1986.
In 1986, after being approved to boost their analog signal, the station began their own news department under the name "Channel 3 News", and they didn't change their name until 2009.
=== UPN Affiliation ===
In 2009, Viacom began a new broadcasting group under the name "Paramount Stations Group". The company began searching for new stations to accept the UPN affiliation. But KO3DV denied any type of relationship with the company.
Although the station was due for a change, the station agreed to add a UPN affiliate in the city unless the company would find another broadcasting company to buy K03DV.
E.W Scripps was interested in buying the station for more than $1.4 billion. Viacom agreed and sold the station to the company. E.W Scripps changed the call letters to KUPD and premiered the UPN affiliation.
=== Bought by Dorado Media ===
E.W Scripps sold KUPD to beginner company Dorado Media. The company signed an agreement and Dorado took full control of the station.
=== Acquisition by the Paramount Stations Group ===
Following its purchase of KTUD-CD (now KPLV) in Las Vegas in April 2017. It was reported that the Paramount Stations Group was pursuing station acquisitions throughout the United States as it desired to have a larger presence in UPN programming. Paramount had for many years wanted to have an owned-and-operated station in the Denver area, which has always been one of the largest television markets.
The Paramount Stations Group announced it would acquire KUPD and would drop the subchannels that were used during the Dorado-owned era.
== Logos ==
KUPD3.png|Logo used until July 1, 2016
KUPD-UPN3.png|Logo used from July 1, 2016-April 9, 2017
KUPD3-0.png|Logo used from April 9, 2017 until 2019
== Digital Television ==
Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming
3.1 	720p 	16:9 	KUPD-LD 	Main KUPD Programming / UPN
Category:Denver
Category:Colorado
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1985
Category:Channel 3
Category:Paramount Stations Group
Category:UPN Owned-and-Operated Stations