KARD

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KARD

West Monroe, Louisiana
Branding	FOX14
Slogan	The Right News at the Right Time
Channels	14 (UHF) analog, 36 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	FOX
Owner	Nexstar
Founded	1974
Call letters meaning	Unknown, but pronounced "card"
Former affiliations	ABC (1974-1994)
Website	www.kard.com

This article is about the television station in West Monroe, Louisiana. For the television station in Wichita, Kansas, that formerly used the KARD call sign, see KSNW.

KARD-TV, Channel 14, is the FOX affiliate for the El Dorado/Monroe market area. KARD's transmitter is located in Columbia, Louisiana. The station is licensed to West Monroe, Louisiana.

The station first began broadcasting in 1974 as KLAA-TV, an ABC affiliate. In 1994 it dumped ABC to become a FOX affiliate. This left the Monroe market without an ABC affiliate until December 1998 when KAQY signed on. Between then, ABC programming was available on local cable systems via Alexandria's KLAX and Shreveport's KTBS, though cable systems on the fringe of either signal carried WXYZ of Detroit, Michigan or KMGH of Denver, Colorado

Although Nexstar owns KARD, the station's day-to-day operations are handled by the staff at Piedmont-owned KTVE. In addition to a common sales and promotions staff, the KTVE news department produces KARD's newscast.

[edit] Personalities and programming

Current personalities on KARD-TV news broadcasts (as of April 2006) include:

Laura Monserrate, 9 p.m. news anchor
Chris Mycoskie, sports director, 9 p.m. newscasts
Tom Pearson, chief meteorologist, 9 p.m. newscasts

In addition to FOX programming, KARD-TV airs syndicated programs such as the Tyra Banks Show, The People's Court, Judge Mathis, Judge Alex and Friends. The station also airs Southeastern Conference football games produced by Lincoln Financial Sports.

[edit] Production Crew

Dave Goss, Director
Aaron Goss, Video
Jeff Crise, Chyron Technician
Brad Singleton, Audio
Chris Yates, Cameraman
Matt Segura, Producer

[edit] External links

Query the FCC's TV station database for KARD

Broadcast television in the El Dorado / Monroe market (Nielsen DMA #135)
KNOE 8 (CBS) - KTVE 10 (NBC) - KAQY 11 (ABC) - KLTM 13 (PBS/LPB) - KARD 14 (FOX) - WMAU 17/WMPN 29 (PBS/MPB) - KMCT 39 (Worship) - KEJB 43 (MyNetworkTV)
Local digital television channels
KETZ 12 (PBS/AETN)
Local cable television channels
KWMB 12 (The WB)

Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Louisiana

WVUE 8 (New Orleans) - KARD 14 (West Monroe) - KADN 15 (Lafayette) - KVHP 29 (Lake Charles) - KMSS 33 (Shreveport) - WGMB 44 (Baton Rouge) - K47DW 47 / K61GO 61 / K51FO 52¹ (Alexandria/Hicks/Leesville) ¹Stations are repeaters of WNTZ-TV Natchez, MS
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other Stations in Louisiana

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.

The CW Network Affiliate: WLYH²³

MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KJBO¹ | KCPN¹ | WCFN | WPNY | WTVO¹

¹Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting.

²The FCC has approved the acquisitions of these stations from Montecito Broadcast Group, which are now awaiting finalization.

³Nexstar awaits the license to the station. Clear Channel will still operate the station for the time being, having put its entire television group up for sale.

⁴Sale of the station to Mission Broadcasting is awaiting FCC approval. Nexstar will continue to operate the station.

⁵Nexstar operates these stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST | Website: www.nexstarbroadcasting.com

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