KLAF-LD
kW | |
HAAT | 147 m (482 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 30°12′17.9″N 92°4′43.2″W / 30.204972°N 92.078667°W |
Translator(s) | KADN-TV 15.2 Lafayette |
Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
Website | www |
KLAF-LD (channel 14) is a
Even though KLAF-LD airs a digital signal of its own, it only covers the immediate Lafayette area. Therefore, in order to expand its broadcasting radius, KLAF-LD is simulcast in high definition on KADN-TV's second digital subchannel (hence the NBC 15.2 branding) from a transmitter south of Church Point.
History
KLAF's origins begin on October 17, 1991, when Delta Media (who then owned KADN) signed on low-power K62DW in Lafayette as "K62TV". In its beginnings, K62TV broadcast mostly Channel America programming mixed in with some repurposed local shows from KADN—such as Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler and In Brief—along with local USL sports and Houston Astros baseball games. K62DW was renamed to Variety TV in late 1993 and VTV shortly thereafter.
When
UPN and the WB announced in early 2006 that network operations would shutter that September. Shortly after the announcement, Fox created the MyNetworkTV syndication service, and on March 15, it was announced that KLAF would become Lafayette's MyNetworkTV affiliate[2] at the network's launch in September. During a transitional period that ran from August 15 to September 4, the on-air branding reverted to "KLAF", with no network or channel number designation. On September 5, KLAF became a full-fledged MyNetworkTV affiliate as "MyKLAF TV".
In June 2006, then-owner
On July 5, 2012, the station changed its call sign to KLAF-LD upon conversion to digital transmission.
On April 24, 2013, ComCorp announced the sale of its entire group (including flagship KADN and KLAF) to
On July 1, 2015, KLAF-LD changed affiliations to NBC, the network's first affiliate in Lafayette since the 1975 shutdown of KLNI (channel 15, now occupied by KADN-TV); in the interim, area cable systems imported
On January 27, 2016, Nexstar announced it would acquire Media General for $4.6 billion. Since Media General owned CBS affiliate KLFY-TV, and since the Lafayette market is too small to allow duopolies in any case, in order to comply with FCC ownership rules as well as planned changes to rules regarding same-market television stations which would prohibit future joint sales agreements, the company was required to sell either KLFY or sister station KADN to another company. KLAF-LD was the only station involved in the deal that could be legally acquired, since FCC rules allow for the common ownership of full-power and low-power stations in the same market, regardless of the number of stations in that market.[7][8] On May 27, 2016, Nexstar announced that it would keep KLFY-TV and sell KLAF-LD, along with KADN-TV, to Bayou City Broadcasting for $40 million. The sale was finalized January 17, 2017.[9] Sources from both KADN and Bayou City Broadcasting have confirmed that KLAF-LD will stay on the air, but could go dark in the future and/or if the FCC opens up new filing windows to voluntarily move LPTV stations.[citation needed]
On May 6, 2019, it was announced that
Newscasts
Concurrent with KLAF-LD's move to NBC, the station began simulcasting newscasts from virtual sister station WVLA-TV (the station that KLAF replaced on channels 3 and 1003 on Cox Communications' Lafayette system) on July 1, 2015.[6]
On March 31, 2016, Nexstar announced that KLAF (alongside sister station KADN) would launch its own news department on April 1 at 5 p.m. The formation of the news department resulted in the hiring of 24 news and production employees.[12]
On April 3, 2017, KADN/KLAF unveiled a refurbished news set, adopted the current News 15 branding, and dropped the "Acadiana's KLAF" branding for KLAF and KADN 15.2. KADN 15.1 airs newscasts from 5 to 9 a.m. daily (except on weekends) and 9 p.m. nightly seven days a week. NBC 15.2 airs newscasts at 5–7 a.m., noon, 5, 6, and 10 p.m. on weekdays, and 10 p.m. only on weekends. KADN 15.2 continues to be a simulcast of KLAF 14.1.[13]
Technical information
Subchannel
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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14.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
KLAF-LD | NBC |
Former translators
KLAF previously broadcast its analog signal on UHF channel 62, but because of its low power output and distance from the city of Lafayette, it was relayed across a small network of three translator stations:
- K58GA (channel 46) in Lafayette
- K55HA (channel 55) in New Iberia
- K69HD (channel 69) in Church Point
In August 2007, KLAF began to make the transition to a single, full-market station as programming was added to KADN-TV on channel 15.2. One by one, the translators were taken off the air, beginning with K69HD (Church Point) on October 25 until only K58GA (Lafayette) remained. On November 9, 2007, K58GA became KOPP-LP, in preparation to move KLAF-LP's calls there.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KLAF-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Romano, Allison (March 15, 2006). "My Network TV Signs 13 More Affils". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007.
- ^ 2theadvocate.com | Business | Stations’ owners OK plan to exit bankruptcy — Baton Rouge, LA
- ^ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101552312&qnum=5040©num=1&exhcnum=1 [bare URL]
- ^ Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ a b Nexstar Broadcasting's KLAF-TV to become first NBC Network affiliate serving Lafayette - CajunFirst.com Archived January 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nexstar-Media General: It's A Done Deal". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ Picker, Leslie (January 27, 2016). "Nexstar Clinches Deal to Acquire Media General". The New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ Miller, Mark K. (May 27, 2016). "Nexstar Selling Five Stations in Four Markets". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ^ Miller, Mark K. (May 6, 2019). "Byron Allen Buying Bayou City TVs for $165M". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ Local NBC and Fox News Coming to Acadiana - CajunFirst.com
- ^ "Lafayette stations get new set, name". April 6, 2017.
- ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for KLAF-LD". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved August 8, 2019.