KFDM-TV
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| KFDM-TV | |
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| Beaumont / Port Arthur, Texas | |
| Branding | KFDM Channel 6 |
| Slogan | You Can Count On Us! |
| Channels | 6 (VHF) analog, 21 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | CBS The CW on digital subcarrier |
| Owner | Freedom Communications |
| Founded | April 24, 1955 |
| Call letters meaning | Kall For Dependable Magdalene |
| Former affiliations | The WB] on digital subchannel |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW |
| Website | www.kfdm.com |
KFDM-TV is the CBS affiliate in the Beaumont / Port Arthur, Texas market. Licensed to Beaumont, it operates a digital subchannel carrying CW, which is also available on channel 10 on most cable systems in the area.
[edit] History
KFDM was started by Magnolia Petroleum Company as KFDM radio. It was created to provide entertainment and information for the refinery workers. It was founded in 1955 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005.
The station's call letters stand for the slogan for the oil company's brand of gasoline: "Kall For Dependable Magdalene". The fact that the calls resemble its current owner, Freedom Communications, is merely a coincidence.
KFDM was awarded in 2005 by the Texas chapter of the Associated Press for their coverage of Hurricane Rita.
[edit] Previous Logos
 KWBB logo, when the station was a WB affiliate. |
[edit] External links
| Broadcast television in the Beaumont market (Nielsen DMA #140) | ||
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KBTV 4 (NBC) - KFDM 6 (CBS/The CW on DT2) - KUHT 8 (PBS) - KBMT 12 (ABC) - KEBQ 22 (MNTV) - KVHP 29 (FOX) - KITU 34 (TBN) - KUIL-LP 64 (FOX) |
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KDBC 4 (El Paso) - KGBT 4 (Harlingen) - KENS 5 (San Antonio) - KAUZ 6 (Wichita Falls) - KFDM 6 (Beaumont) - KOSA 7 (Odessa) - KLST 8 (San Angelo) - KFDA 10 (Amarillo) - KWTX 10 / KBTX 3 (Waco / Bryan) - KZTV 10 (Corpus Christi) - KHOU 11 (Houston) - KTVT 11 (Fort Worth) - KXII 12 (Sherman) - KLBK 13 (Lubbock) - KVTV 13 (Laredo) - KYTX 19 (Nacogdoches) - KTAB 32 (Abilene) - KEYE 42 (Austin) |
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| See also: ABC, CW, Fox, MyNetwork TV, NBC, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, i, Religious, Independent, Home Shopping and Other Spanish stations in Texas | |
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KCWX 2 (Fredericksburg/San Antonio) - KFDM-DT 6.2 (Beaumont) - KAUZ-DT 6.2 (Wichita Falls) - KRIS-DT 6.2 (Corpus Christi) - KVIA-DT 7.2 (El Paso) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, MyNetwork TV, NBC, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, i, Religious, Independent, Home Shopping and Other Spanish stations in Texas | |
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ABC Network Affiliates: WLAJ1 | WLNE2 | WTVC |
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1Also a subaffiliate of The CW Television Network. 2Currently for sale. 3Owned by Venture Technologies Group, LLC. Freedom coordinates sales and provides other services for this station. |
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