KCWI-TV is the CW-affiliated television station for the Des Moines, Iowa metropolitan area that is licensed to Ames. Broadcasting on UHF channel 23 from a transmitter near Alleman, KCWI is owned by Pappas Telecasting Companies and is sister to This TV affiliate KDMI (channel 19). Both stations share studios located on Southwest 7th Street in downtown Des Moines.