Television station in Louisiana, United States
KXKW-LD
(channel 32) is a
low-power television station
in
Lafayette, Louisiana
, United States, affiliated with the 24/7 headline news service
NewsNet
. It is owned by Delta Media Corporation alongside dual
MeTV
/
Telemundo
affiliate
KLWB
(channel 50) and
Class A
Heroes & Icons
affiliate
KDCG-CD
(channel 22). The three stations share studios on Evangeline Thruway in
Carencro
; KXKW-LD's transmitter is located northeast of Lafayette.
KXKW-LP
(channel 6) is a defunct LPTV station also licensed to Lafayette. The station's primary content was the audio programming on the aural
carrier
of 87.74 MHz and using a 19 kHz stereo pilot carrier with 75
kHz
deviation. This could be received on many FM broadcast receivers, and as a result KXKW-LP marketed itself as an FM radio station. The station aired a
Regional Mexican
format under the brand "Radio Lazer".
[2]
To meet the legal requirements for visual content, the station ran a feed of the local
National Weather Service
radar.
History
[
edit
]
KXKW-LP signed on in 1991 as K21DM from
Sunset
. At the time, it was one of many low-power affiliates of the now-defunct Video Jukebox Network,
[3]
which later became known simply as "
The Box
". K21DN changed its calls to KLFT-LP in 1995 and moved from Sunset to Lafayette shortly thereafter.
In 1999, KLFT-LP dropped its music video format when programming time was leased to
KDCG-LP
, which used the station to simulcast its
Pax
programming. After not having a strong enough signal to warrant must-carry status on the Lafayette cable system, KDCG ended the LMA in 2004. Without any programming to air, the station aired nothing but a webcam image of its transmitting equipment with a posterboard reading "KLFT-LP LAFAYETTE" attached, intended to keep the station from losing its license for not properly identifying itself or being off the air for a long period of time. In October 2004, KLFT began airing programming from the
Urban America Television
network. After hurricanes
Katrina
and
Rita
, the station ran community service information 24 hours a day. UATV suspended operations in May 2006, upon which the
Sportsman Channel
replaced its feed.
On October 1, 2007, programming was changed at the station, including old sitcoms like
The Andy Griffith Show
and a showcase for old horror movies called
Boogeyman Theater
. On April 2, 2009, the station changed the call sign to KXKW-CA. The -CA denoted that the station was a
Class A
low-power television station, giving it protection to its signal area (which normal low power stations do not have).
Upon the
digital TV transition
on June 12, 2009, Delta Media simultaneously moved the visual programming of KXKW-CA to KXKW-LD (which, despite sharing call letters, never simulcast KXKW-CA's programming), moved KXKW-CA from channel 21 to channel 6, and launched the station as a simulcast of
KSLO-FM
radio. Two months later, the station gave up its class A classification and became KXKW-LP.
On December 26, 2012, the "Mustang 87.7" format launched on KXKW-LP, simulcasting
KOGM
107.1.
In 2011, KXKW-LD would go from Independent to
This TV
, when KLWB signed on with Weigel's
MeTV
. On July 1, 2015,
Antenna TV
moved to 32.2 when Delta Media Corporation launched
H&I
on
KDCG-CD
and exactly a year later (July 1, 2016)
This TV
was dropped on 32.1 being replaced by
Sinclair Broadcast Group
's
Stadium
. On March 14, 2021,
NewsNet
launched on KXKW's main channel while Stadium moved to the station's DT3 slot.
Subchannels
[
edit
]
The station's signal is
multiplexed
:
References
[
edit
]
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Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with
cable television
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Full power
|
- KATC
(3.1
ABC
, 3.2
CW+
→
Dabl
, 3.3
Grit
, 3.4
Court
, 3.5
Bounce
, 3.6
QVC
)
- KLFY-TV
(10.1
CBS
, 10.2
Dabl
→
CW+
, 10.3
Ion
, 10.4
Laff
)
- KADN-TV
(15.1
Fox
,
15.2
NBC
, 15.3
MNTV
)
- KLPB-TV
(24.1
PBS
/
LPB
, 24.2
PBS Kids
, 24.3
Create
)
- KLWB
(50.1
MeTV
,
50.2
H&I
, 50.3
TMD
, 50.4
Start
, 50.5
Cozi
, 50.6
Story
)
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Low-power
|
- KLAF-LD
(14.1
NBC
)
- K21OM-D
(20.1
Mystery
, 20.2
Law and Crime Network
, 20.3
Defy
, 20.4
SMPTE Color Bars
, 20.5
Ion
, 20.6
Scripps News
)
- KDCG-CD
(22.1
H&I
, 22.2
Get
, 22.3
Buzzr
, 22.4
Movies!
)
- KXKW-LD
(32.1
NewsNet
, 32.2
ANT
, 32.3 Sports News Highlights, 32.4
Crime
, 32.5
Quest
)
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Cable
channels
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Current
| Alexandria market
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Baton Rouge market
|
- KJUN-CD 7
(
Ind.
,
Morgan City
)
- KPBN-LD 14
(14.1
SBN
, 14.2
Pursuit
, 14.4
Grio
;
Baton Rouge
)
- KZUP-CD 19
(
Ind.
,
Baton Rouge
)
- KWBJ-CD 22
(
YTA
,
Morgan City
)
- WLFT-CD
(30.1
Rel.
/
ANT
, 30.3
Newsnet
, 30.4
ANT
;
Baton Rouge
)
- KBTR-CD 36
(
Ind.
/
This
,
Baton Rouge
)
- WBXH-CD
(39.2
MeTV
, 39.3
Mystery
, 39.4
Grit
;
Baton Rouge
)
- W31EL-D 48
(
Daystar
)
|
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Lafayette market
|
- KXKW-LP 6
(
Ind.
/Radio,
Lafayette
)
- K21OM-D
(20.1
Court TV Mystery
, 20.3
Defy
, 20.4
Shop HQ
, 20.5
TrueReal
, 20.6
NTD America
)
- KDCG-CD 22
(22.1
H&I
, 22.2
GetTV
;
Carencro
)
- KAGN-CD 31
/ KAJN-CD 40 (
Family Vision
)
- KXKW-LD 32
(32.1
Newsnet
, 32.3
Stadium
, 32.2
ANT
;
Carencro
)
- KLWB
(50.1
MeTV
, 50.2
KDCG
→ 22.1/
H&I
, 50.4
Start
50.5
Cozi
;
Carencro
)
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Lake Charles market
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Monroe market
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New Orleans market
|
- WHNO 20
(
CTN
,
New Orleans
)
- WTNO-CD 22
(
Azteca
,
New Orleans
)
- KNLD-LD 28
(
Daystar
)
- KFOL-CD 30
(30.1
Ind.
,
Houma
)
- WLAE-TV 32
(
Edu.
Ind.
,
New Orleans
)
- WQDT-LD 34 (34.1
Buzzr
, 34.2
GetTV
, 34.3
SBN
, 34.4
Stadium
, 34.5
LC
, 34.6
QVC
, 34.7
QVC Plus
)
- KNOV-CD 41
(Tourist Info)
- KGLA-DT 42
(
TMD
,
Hammond
)
- K20MM-D 47
(
HSN
)
- KNOV-CD 57
(
Ind.
,
New Orleans
)
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Shreveport market
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Defunct
|
- KCDH-LP 4
(
FamilyNet
, Winnfield)
- KHMA 11
(
Ind.
,
Houma
/
Baton Rouge
/
New Orleans
)
- KLSE 13
(
Edu.
,
Monroe
)
- KLNI-TV 15
(
NBC
,
Lafayette
)
- KNTS-LP 17
(AMGTV,
Natchitoches
)
- KWMS-LP 18
(
H&I
,
West Monroe
)
- WJMR 61/20
(
CBS
/
ABC
,
New Orleans
)
- WSTY-LP 23
(
FAM
,
Hammond
)
- KTAG-TV 25
(
CBS
/
ABC
/
Dumont
,
Lake Charles
)
- KWCE-LP 27
Analog
/
KLAX-DT 31.2
(
MeTV
,
Alexandria
)
- KUZN 39 / KYAY 39
(
Ind.
,
Monroe
)
- KFAZ 43
(
ABC
,
Monroe
)
- KYHT-LD 43
(43.1
Heartland
, 43.2
VidorVision
, 43.3
FAM
, 43.4
Familia
, 43.5
PBJ
, 43.6
Tuff
)
- WCCL 49
(
Ind.
,
New Orleans
)
- KTSS-LP 50
(
Ind.
/
Ion
)
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