Louisiana Public Broadcasting

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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
statewide Louisiana
Branding	LPB
Slogan	It's more than television.
Channels	Analog: see table below Digital: see table below
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	Louisiana Educational Television Authority
First air date	September 6, 1975
Call letters’ meaning	see table below
Transmitter Power	see table below
Height	see table below
Facility ID	see table below
Transmitter Coordinates	see table below
Website	www.lpb.org

Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) is a state-run, viewer-supported network of PBS member stations serving the state of Louisiana. The network is operated by the Louisiana Educational Television Authority.

Contents 1 History 2 Stations 3 Former Logo 4 External links

[edit] History

Louisiana was one of the first states in the Deep South with a noncommercial educational station within its borders when WYES-TV signed on from New Orleans in 1958. However, the rest of the state was without a clear signal from a National Educational Television or PBS station, even though an Educational Television Commission was briefly formed in the 1950s. LSU professor Lucille Woodward was the driving force to bring public television to the rest of the state from the 1950s onward.

Finally, on September 6, 1975; WLPB-TV in Baton Rouge signed on as the state's first PBS station outside New Orleans. From 1976 to 1983, five more stations signed on, extending LPB's signal to portions of Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas.

LPB's flagship news program is Louisiana: The State We're In, which has aired since 1976.

Among the original programs it has produced is Evangeline, which was broadcast by PBS stations throughout the United States and Canada in 2000.

[edit] Stations

Station	City of license	Channels (Analog/ Digital)	First air date	Call letters’ meaning	ERP (Analog/ Digital)	HAAT (Analog/ Digital)	Facility ID	Transmitter Coordinates
WLPB-TV	Baton Rouge	27 (UHF) 25 (UHF)	September 6, 1975	Louisiana Public Broadcasting	2570 kW 200 kW	303 m 295 m	38586	30°22′23″N, 91°12′17.3″W
KLTM-TV	Monroe	13 (VHF) 19 (UHF)	September 8, 1976	Louisiana Television Monroe	316 kW 6.7 kW	544 m 153.8 m	38589	32°11′50.5″N, 92°4′14″W (analog) 32°31′40″N, 92°6′8.7″W (digital)
KLTS-TV	Shreveport	24 (UHF) 25 (UHF)	August 9, 1978	Louisiana Television Shreveport	1620 kW 57 kW	326 m 258 m	38591	32°40′40.1″N, 93°55′30.6″W
KLPB-TV	Lafayette	24 (UHF) 23 (UHF)	May 19811	Louisiana Public Broadcasting	2090 kW 50 kW	369 m 463.2 m	38588	30°2′39″N, 92°22′15.3″W (analog) 30°19′18.1″N, 92°16′58.7″W (digital)
KLTL-TV	Lake Charles	18 (UHF) 20 (UHF)	May 5, 1981	Louisiana Television Lake Charles	1260 kW 55 kW	314 m 299.1 m	38587	30°23′59.6″N, 93°0′10.8″W (analog) 30°23′46.8″N, 93°0′3.6″W (digital)
KLPA-TV	Alexandria	25 (UHF) 26 (UHF)	July 1, 1983	Louisiana Public Alexandria	1690 kW 76 kW	413 m 413 m	38590	31°33′57.2″N, 92°32′50.7″W

Notes:

• 1. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KLPB-TV signed on May 2, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on May 13.

LPB's digital channels provide three services: LPB, LPB+2, and LPB-HD. LPB+2 mostly shows programming from PBS' Create network.

An additional service, LPB+, now called LPB 2, is currently only available on Cox Cable in Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

In the New Orleans market, WLAE-TV is 50% owned by LPB and carries some LPB programming, mostly news and public affairs. WYES has rights to most PBS programming in prime time in New Orleans.

[edit] Former Logo

Former LPB logo, used in the early 1990s.

[edit] External links

• LPB's website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WLPB
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KLTM
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KLTS
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KLPB
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KLTL
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KLPA
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WLPB-TV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KLTM-TV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KLTS-TV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KLPB-TV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KLTL-TV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KLPA-TV

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Baton Rouge market  (Nielsen DMA #93) WBRZ 2 (ABC) - WAFB 9 (CBS) - KPBN-LP 11 (A1) - KZUP-CA 19 (IND) - WBRL-CA 21 (The CW) - WLPB 27 (PBS/LPB) - WLFT-CA 30 (IND) - WVLA 33 (NBC) - KWBJ-LP 39 (A1) - WBXH-CA 39 (MyNetworkTV) - KBTR-CA 41 (IND) - WGMB 44 (FOX) - K48IT 48 (TBN) Local Cable Television channels Metro 21 - Cox 4 - Catholic Life See also: Broadcast television stations in the Lafayette, Alexandria, and New Orleans, Louisiana Markets

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Shreveport-Texarkana market  (Nielsen DMA #82) KTBS 3 (ABC) - KTAL 6 (NBC) - KETG 9 (PBS/AETN) - KSLA 12 (CBS) - KLTS 24 (PBS/LPB) - KMSS 33 (Fox) - KADO-LP 40 (ACN) - K42FE 42 (3ABN) - KSHV 45 (MNTV) - KTSS-LP 50 (ION) - K54CB 54 (IND) - K59GO 59 (TBN)  - K63BA 63 (PBS/OETA) Local digital television channels KPXJ 21 (The CW) See also: Broadcast television stations in the Monroe, and Alexandria, Louisiana Markets

v • d • e Broadcast television in the El Dorado / Monroe market  (Nielsen DMA #136) KCIB-LP 5 (FN/Worship) - KNOE 8 (CBS, The CW on DT2) - KTVE 10 (NBC) - KAQY 11 (ABC) - KLTM 13 (PBS/LPB) - KARD 14 (FOX) - KMCT 39 (Worship) - KEJB 43 (MyNetworkTV) Local digital television channels KETZ 12 (PBS/AETN) Local cable television channels Louisiana TechTV (LA Tech) Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location WMAU 17/WMPN 29 (PBS/MPB, Bude / Jackson) - WNTZ 48 (Fox/MNTV, Natchez / Alexandria)

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Lafayette, LA market  (Nielsen DMA #123) KATC 3 (ABC) - KLFY 10 (CBS) - KADN 15 (Fox) (KLAF-LP on DT2) - KLFT-CA 21 (TSC) - KDCG-CA 22 (RTN) - KLPB 24 (PBS/LPB) - KAJN-LP 40 / KAGN-LP 31 (Ind) - KLAF-LP 46 (MNTV) - KLWB 50 (The CW) Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location Baton Rouge: WBRZ 2 (ABC) - WAFB 9 (CBS) - WVLA 33 (NBC) Lake Charles: KPLC 7 (NBC) (WX+ on DT2) Jackson: WLBT 3 (NBC) Local cable television channels Cox 4 - Acadiana Open Channel

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Lake Charles market  (Nielsen DMA #176) KPLC 7 (NBC) (WX+ on DT2) - KFAM-LP 14 (Ind) - KLTL 18 (PBS/LPB) - KVHP 29 (FOX) - K51EC 51 (TBN) Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location Lafayette: KATC 3 (ABC) - KLFY 10 (CBS) Beaumont: KBTV 4 (NBC) - KFDM 6 (CBS) - KBMT 12 (ABC) Local cable television channels WBLC (The CW Plus)

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Alexandria, Louisiana market (Nielsen DMA #180) K02QB 2 (Ind) - KALB 5 (NBC, CBS on DT2) - KNTS-LP 17 (Ind) - KLPA 25 (PBS/LPB) - KWCE-LP 27 (RTN) - KLAX 31 (ABC) - KBCA 41 (The CW) - WNTZ 48/K47DW 47 (Fox/MNTV)

v • d • e PBS Member Stations in the state of Louisiana LPB: KLTM 13 (Monroe) - KLTL 18 (Lake Charles) - KLPB 24 (Lafayette) - KLTS 24 (Shreveport) - KLPA 25 (Alexandria) - WLPB 27 (Baton Rouge) Other (both in New Orleans): WYES 12 - WLAE 32 See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, and Other Stations in Louisiana