KFDM-TV

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KFDM-TV

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. The digital subchannel is known as Southeast Texas CW.

[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

Current KFDM Manager, Larry Beaulieu has been with the station since 1974 when he was hired as News Director. He teamed for over 15 years with Cecile Burandt, who was the first female anchor hired in the Beaumont area.

[edit] Previous Logos

KWBB logo, when the station was a WB affiliate.

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Broadcast television in the Beaumont market (Nielsen DMA #140)
KBTV 4 (NBC) - KFDM 6 (CBS/The CW on DT2) - KBMT 12 (ABC) - KEBQ 22 (MNTV) - KITU 34 (TBN) - KUIL-LP 64 (FOX)
Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location KUHT 8 (PBS, Houston) - KVHP 29 (FOX, Lake Charles)

CBS Network Affiliates in the state of Texas

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)
See also: ABC, CW, Fox, MyNetwork TV, NBC, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Religious, Other English and Other Spanish stations in Texas

CW Network Affiliates in the state of Texas

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)
KVII-DT 7.2 (Amarillo) - KTEN-DT 10.2 (Ada, OK/Sherman) - KWTX-DT 10.2 / KBTX-DT 3.2 (Waco/Bryan) - KTXS-DT 12.2 (Abilene)
"KWSA" 14 (San Angelo, cable-only) - KLCW 22 (Lubbock) - KWWT 30 (Odessa) - KDAF 33 (Dallas) - KHCW 39 (Houston) - KCEB 54 (Longview) - KNVA 54 (Austin)

See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, MyNetwork TV, NBC, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Religious, Other English and Other Spanish stations in Texas

Freedom Communications

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¹Also a subaffiliate of The CW Television Network. ²To be sold to Global Broadcasting, LLC pending FCC approval. ³Owned by Venture Technologies Group, LLC. Freedom coordinates sales and provides other services for this station.