KLAF-LD
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| Lafayette, Louisiana United States |
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|---|---|
| Branding | Acadiana's KLAF (general) Local 33 News (during newscast simulcasts) |
| Slogan | Lafayette's only NBC (general) Baton Rouge Proud (WVLA newscasts) |
| Channels | Digital: 46 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | 46.1 NBC |
| Translators | KADN-TV 15.2 |
| Affiliations | NBC (2015-present) |
| Owner | Nexstar Broadcasting Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | 1992 |
| Call letters' meaning | K LAFayette |
| Former callsigns | K62DW |
| Former affiliations | Primary: Channel America (1992-1995) UPN (1995-2006) MyNetworkTV (2006-2015) Secondary: PTEN (1993-1995) WB (1995-1999) CBS (2000-2005) |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: | Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.cajunfirst.com |
KLAF-LD is the NBC affiliate in Lafayette, Louisiana, and is the sister station of Fox-affiliated KADN (which telecasts KLAF on its 15.2 dial). KLAF is carried on cable TV channel 3 and 1003 on Cox cable systems throughout the Acadiana region. It brands itself as Acadiana's KLAF TV.
Contents
History
KLAF's origins begin in 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 launched in January 1995, K62DW became a charter affiliate as "UPN Lafayette" and dropped Channel America programming. At the same time, Delta Media signed on translators in New Iberia (K55HA) and Church Point (K69HD) and K62DW picked up the callsign KLAF-LP. Shortly after the KLAF-LP transmitter moved to Opelousas and K46DG signed on in Lafayette. KLAF added a secondary WB affiliation in August 1995 but lost it in 1998 when the WB100+ network of cable stations was launched. KLAF went through branding changes in 1997, when "UPN Lafayette" was dropped in favor of "KLAF," then in 2004, under pressure from the network to standardize all affiliates' branding, KLAF became "UPN 17," reflecting its cable position on the local cable system. From 2000 to 2005, KLAF-LD also served as a secondary CBS affiliate, clearing programs that the area's main affiliate KLFY-TV did not.
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, 2006, it was announced that KLAF would become Lafayette's MyNetworkTV affiliate [1] at the network's launch in September. During a transitional period that ran from August 15, 2006 to September 4, 2006, the on-air branding reverted to "KLAF", with no network or channel number designation. On September 4, 2006, KLAF became a full-fledged MyNetworkTV affiliate as "MyKLAF TV."
On April 24, 2013, Communications Corporation of America (ComCorp) announced the sale of its entire group (including flagship KADN and KLAF) to the Nexstar Broadcasting Group.[1] The sale was completed on January 1, 2015.[2]
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 KPLC from Lake Charles, KALB-TV from Alexandria, and/or sister station WVLA-TV from Baton Rouge for NBC programming. MyNetworkTV programming moved to the 15.3 subchannel on KADN-TV;[3] KADN's 15.2 subchannel continues to simulcast KLAF. KLAF-LD will simulcast newscasts from WVLA-TV (the station that KLAF replaced on channels 3 and 1003 in Cox's Lafayette system) until January 2016, at which time KLAF-LD will launch its own news department.
Digital transition
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. On July 5, 2012, the station changed its call sign to KLAF-LD, upon conversion to digital transmission.
Digital television
Digital channel
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.1 | 720p | 16:9 | KLAF-LD | NBC, also on KADN 15.2 |
Bankruptcy
In June 2006, then-owner ComCorp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ComCorp said in a press release viewers and staff would see no changes at the station. ComCorp emerged from bankruptcy in October 2007.[5]
References
- ↑ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101552312&qnum=5040©num=1&exhcnum=1
- ↑ Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.cajunfirst.com/news/local-news/nexstar-broadcastings-klaf-tv-to-become-first-nbc-network-affiliate-serving-lafayette
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KLAF
- ↑ 2theadvocate.com | Business | Stations’ owners OK plan to exit bankruptcy — Baton Rouge, LA
