KWMS-LP

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KWMS-LP
West Monroe, Louisiana
Branding	FFTV 18
Slogan	All Family All day
Channels	Digital: 17 (UHF)
Affiliations	Me-TV, FamilyNet
Owner	Sonrise Communications (First Baptist Church of West Monroe)
First air date	November 20, 2001
Call letters' meaning	K West Monroe Sonrise (station owner)
Former callsigns	K17FV (2001-2002)
Former affiliations	Independent, RTV (2011-2013)
Transmitter power	15.8 kW
Height	98 m
Facility ID	131349
Transmitter coordinates	32°30′7″N 92°7′35″W / 32.50194°N 92.12639°W / 32.50194; -92.12639
Website	http://fftv18.com

KWMS-LP was founded in 2001 as an independent station operated by First Baptist Church in West Monroe, LA. The station's flagship programs are services from First Baptist Church and sporting events from West Monroe High School. It also airs a local program called Girlfriends produced by On Fire Ministries.^[1] The station's original call letters were K17FV, but it received the requested KWMS call letters in May 2002.

In 2011, KWMS affiliated with RTV, serving as Monroe's affiliate. KWMS-LP is now affiliated with Me-TV since April 1, 2013 replacing RTV. It is also secondarily affiliated with FamilyNet. According to the station's official website, it is now seen on every cable system in Ouachita Parish, as well as Bastrop.

References

↑ http://www.onfire-ministries.org/#/welcome

External links

v t e Television stations in North Louisiana and South Arkansas, including Monroe, Louisiana and El Dorado, Arkansas

Local stations	KCIB-LD 5 (FN/Worship, analog) KNOE (8.1 CBS, 8.2 CW) KTVE (10.1 NBC) KAQY (11.1 ABC) KETZ (12.1 PBS/AETN) KLTM (13.1 PBS/LPB) KARD (14.1 Fox, 14.2 Bounce) KWMS (18.1 ME-TV, 18.2 FamilyNet)) KMCT (39.1 Worship) K45IM-D (45.1 Punch TV)

Distant stations	WLBT 3 (NBC, Jackson) KALB 5 (NBC, Alexandria) WJTV 12 (CBS, Jackson) KLAX 31 (ABC, Alexandria) WNTZ 48 (Fox/MNTV, Natchez / Alexandria)

Cable channel	Louisiana TechTV (LA Tech)

Defunct	KLSE 13 (educ.) KYAY 39 (unknown) KFAZ 43 (ABC) KEJB (43.1 A1/UPN/MNTV)

See also Shreveport-Texarkana TV Little Rock TV

v t e Other Television Stations in the state of Louisiana

Alexandria market	KCDH-LP 4 (FamilyNet, Winnfield) KNTS-LP 17 (Ind., Natchitoches) KWCE-LP 27 (RTV, Alexandria)

Baton Rouge market	KPBN-LP 11 (A1) KZUP-CD 20 (RTV, Baton Rouge) KWBJ-CD 22 (A1, Morgan City) WLFT-CD 30 (Religious/Me-TV, Baton Rouge) KBTR-CA 41 (Ind., Baton Rouge)

Lafayette market	KXKW-LP 6 (Ind./Radio, Lafayette) KDCG-CD 22 (RTV, Opelousas) KLWB 50 (This, New Iberia)

Monroe market	KWMS 17 (RTV & FamilyNet, West Monroe) KMCT 39 (Worship, West Monroe)

New Orleans market	WHNO 20 (LeSEA, New Orleans) WTNO 22 (AZA, New Orleans) KFOL-CD 30 / KJUN-CA 7 (Ind, Houma / Morgan City) WLAE 32 (Public Ind., New Orleans) KGLA 42 (Telemundo, Hammond) WPXL-TV 49 (Ion, New Orleans) KNOV-CD 57 (Ind., New Orleans)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox ION MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Louisiana

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