| Alexandria, Louisiana | |
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| Branding | CBS 2 (general) CBS 2 News |
| Slogan | CBS 2 and You! |
| Channels | Digital: KALB-DT 35.2 (UHF) Virtual: 5.2 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | CBS |
| Owner | Hoak Media Corporation (Hoak Media Of Alexandria License, LLC) |
| Founded | January 2007 |
| Call letters' meaning | see KALB |
| Transmitter power | 820 kW (digital) |
| Height | 481 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 51598 (digital) |
| Transmitter coordinates | (digital) |
KALB-DT2 is the CBS-affiliated television station for Central Louisiana. It is a second digital subchannel of NBC affiliate KALB-TV owned by Hoak Media Corporation. Over-the-air, the station broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 35.2 (virtual channel 5.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter in Forest Hill. KALB-DT2 can also be seen on Suddenlink channel 2 (hence the on-air branding CBS 2) and in high definition on digital channel 715. Syndicated programming on the station includes Extra, America's Funniest Home Videos, Judge Alex, The Doctors, and The Real Housewives of Orange County among others. KALB-DT2 also shuffles CBS daytime programming by airing Let's Make a Deal at 9:00 AM local time (while other stations air the program at 2:00 PM) and airing The Doctors at 2:00.
There is no separate website for the CBS station. It is among a handful of local television outlets in the United States broadcasting its main channel and at least one of its subchannels in full high definition (both are seen in 1080i in this case). The station uses the "NALB-TV" call sign in a fictional manner for identification purposes. Before CBS began broadcasting on KALB-DT2, viewers watched the network on cable from KLFY-TV in Lafayette, KNOE-TV in Monroe, or WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge.
On weeknights, KALB-DT2 airs CBS 2 News at 5:30 resulting in the CBS Evening News being delayed until 6. This is unlike most affiliates in the Central Time Zone normally airing the broadcast at 5:30. The CBS station does not simulcast any local newscasts from the main channel. During the weather forecast segment, it features a live NOAA National Weather Service weather radar feed from a site on the south side of Alexandria International Airport. On-air, this is known as "Sky Warn 5 Live Doppler".
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