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KUSA, virtual and VHF digital channel 9 (with a duplicate signal on KTVD's UHF digital channel 19 via channel 9.4), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Denver, Colorado, United States. The station is owned by Tegna, as part of a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate KTVD (channel 20). The two stations share studio facilities located on East Speer Boulevard in Denver's Speer neighborhood (southeast of the studios of KMGH-TV (channel 7) and the studios shared by KDVR (channel 31) and KWGN-TV (channel 2)); KUSA maintains transmitter facilities atop Lookout Mountain, near Golden. 9NEWS is the NBC affiliate in Denver and Colorado's News Leader. 9NEWS signed on the air in 1952 as KBTV, changing to KUSA in 1984. 9NEWS broadcasts NBC programming on KUSA digital channels 9.1 and 9.4, 24 hours of weather information on 9NEWS NOW (9.2), and The Justice Network (9.3). In addition, 9NEWS broadcasts on KTVD Channel 20 (20.1) and MeTV Denver (20.2) as well as running Colorado’s highest viewed broadcast website, 9NEWS.com. In 2015, Gannett Co. split its publishing properties from its broadcast and digital properties, making 9NEWS a part of the new TEGNA Media, which remains one of the country’s largest, most geographically diverse broadcasters.