KSWL-LD
KSWL-LD, virtual channel 17 (UHF digital channel 34), is a low-powered CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. Owned by Waypoint Media, it is a sister station to low-powered primary MyNetworkTV and secondary MeTV affiliate KWWE-LD (channel 19). The two stations share studios on West Prien Lake Road in Lake Charles and transmitter facilities at the KTSR tower in Westlake.
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| Lake Charles, Louisiana United States | |
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| Channels | Digital: 34 (UHF) Virtual: 17 (PSIP) |
| Branding | CBS Lake Charles |
| Slogan | Lake Charles' CBS Station |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 17.1: CBS 17.2: Court TV Mystery 17.3: Court TV 17.4: Laff |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Waypoint Media (sale to SagamoreHill Broadcasting pending) (Lake Charles Television, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KWWE-LD |
| History | |
| First air date | February 15, 2017 |
| Former call signs | K17KH-D (2011–2017) |
| Former channel number(s) | 17 (UHF, 2017–2019) |
| Call sign meaning | K SouthWest Louisiana |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 185296 |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 163.5 m (536 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°13′16.4″N 93°18′40.9″W |
| Translator(s) | KWWE-LD 19.2 (UHF) Lake Charles |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | www |
On cable, KSWL-LD is available on Suddenlink channel 10.
The station is unusual among CBS affiliates in that it carries no local news.
History
In 2011, the FCC awarded the construction permit for the station, with the call sign of K17KH-D. The current KSWL-LD calls were adopted on February 10, 2017. Five days later, the station went on the air as the Lake Charles area's CBS affiliate.[1]
KSWL-LD is the area's first CBS affiliate since the shutdown of its original CBS affiliate, KTAG-TV (UHF channel 25), in August 1961.[2] Between that time, KLFY-TV in Lafayette served as the default CBS affiliate via cable for Southwestern Louisiana, while Beaumont affiliate KFDM was carried by a few cable providers in some areas of the market. Between KSWL-LD's sign-on as part of CBS, sister station KWWE-LD's sign on as a MyNetworkTV affiliate, and Fox affiliate KVHP launching ABC programming on its DT2 subchannel, the year 2017 marks the first time that the Lake Charles area has received over-the-air service from every major television network, having previously relied on cable television to supply network affiliates from Lafayette and Beaumont for CBS, ABC, MyNetwork TV, and until 2009, The CW.[3][4]
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KSWLCBS | Main KSWL-LD programming / CBS |
| 17.2 | 480i | Escape | Court TV Mystery | |
| 17.3 | CourtTV | Court TV | ||
| 17.4 | 4:3 | Laff | Laff |
References
- "Lake Charles gets a local CBS television station". AmericanPress.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- "Lake Charles First CBS Television Network Affiliate - Lake Charles, LA". lakecharles.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- Digital TV Market Listing for KWWE-LD
- KVHP Launching ABC Feed On Subchannel
- RabbitEars TV Query for KSWL-LD
External links
- KSWL in the FCC's TV station database
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KSWL-TV