KLFY-TV
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| Lafayette, Louisiana United States |
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| Branding | KLFY TV-10 (general) News 10 (newscasts) |
| Slogan | The Best Coverage for Acadiana |
| Channels | Digital: 10 (VHF) Virtual: 10 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 10.1 CBS 10.2 GetTV soon 10.3 Ion, 10.4 Programming Soon Cozi |
| Affiliations | CBS (Secondary through 1962) |
| Owner | Media General (Young Broadcasting of Louisiana, Inc.) |
| First air date | June 3, 1955 |
| Call letters' meaning | LaFaYette; callsign inherited from former sister AM radio station (now KPEL) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 10 (VHF, 1955-2009) Digital: 56 (UHF, until 2009) |
| Former affiliations | Both secondary: NTA Film Network (1956-1961) ABC (1955-1962) DT2: Live Well Network (2012-2015) |
| Transmitter power | 20.3 kW |
| Height | 527 m |
| Facility ID | 35059 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: | Profile CDBS |
| Website | www |
KLFY-TV, channel 10, is the CBS-affiliated television station in Lafayette, Louisiana broadcasting on TV channel 10 (virtual channel 10.1). Its transmitter is located north of Rayne, Louisiana. Its original 1800 foot tower was located just north of Crowley, Louisiana near the small town of Maxie. The original tower was shortened to 1100 feet in the late 2000s due to mechanical issues. The station is owned by Media General and is the oldest television station in the Lafayette area.
The station is also carried on Cable and Satellite providers for the Lake Charles metro area and Southwest Louisiana, since that region does not have a CBS affiliate of its own.
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History
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The station signed on June 3, 1955. Owned by Camellia Broadcasting at the time, it was intended to share time on channel 10 with KVOL-TV, owned at the time by the Morgan Murphy Stations along with KVOL, KVOL-FM (96.1, off-air and moved to Lake Charles by 1976), and the Daily Advertiser. Its original studio facilities were located on Jefferson Street in downtown Lafayette.[1] It has always been a CBS affiliate, though it aired some ABC programming until KATC signed on in 1962. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network.[2] The station currently operates out of newer, larger purpose-built studio facilities on Eraste Landry Road, on the city's south side.
In January 2012, KLFY became the first news affiliate in the region to broadcast its newscasts in full 1080i HD. KLFY-TV broadcasts to and gathers news the South Central Louisiana area, a region known as "Acadiana." This includes the Parishes (Counties) of Lafayette, Saint Martin, Saint Landry, Evangeline, Acadia, Vermilion, Iberia, Saint Mary, and Jefferson Davis. Many of the station's branding campaigns and slogans use the moniker "Acadiana."
Young Broadcasting acquired the station from Texoma Broadcasters in 1988. Young, and KLFY with it, was sold to Media General in 2013. This marked Media General's return to Louisiana after selling Alexandria NBC affiliate KALB to Hoak Media in 2008.
Digital television
Digital channels
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[3] |
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| 10.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KLFY-HD | Main KLFY-TV programming / CBS |
| 10.2 | 480i | 4:3 | KLFY-SD | GetTV soon |
| 10.3 | 480i | 4:3 | KLFY-SD | ION |
| 10.4 | 480i | 4:3 | KLFY-SD | Cozi soon |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KLFY-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 10, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 56, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to its former analog-era VHF channel 10.[4] In June 2012 Young Broadcasting signed on the Live Well Network to its stations including KLFY. On May 29, 2015 the Live Well Network was pulled off the air on all Media General Stations (including the former Young ones). Media General launched Ion November 11, 2015 on KLFY as part of a deal on their stations where there was no stand alone Ion channel in those markets. On November 16, 2015 KLFY began running a signal test on 10.2 (formerly Live Well Network) with GetTV launching as the subchannel replacing the defunct Live Well Network. No date has been set when it will actually launch.
News operation
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Until 2005, KLFY used the news theme Hello News by Gari Communications and an accompanying slogan "Hello Acadiana". The station has once again picked up the campaign with viewer submissions with great success.
KLFY is well known in the market for its local morning show, Passe Partout, and its noon show, Meet Your Neighbor. Both reflect the station's commitment to local coverage; Passe Partout comes from the French word for "all-purpose." Both have been on the air for over 50 years, and are among the longest-running programs of their kind in the country. The two programs are typically accompanied by paid live remotes promoting local car dealers, furniture stores and other commercial businesses. KLFY's weather department utilizes the "Live Doppler 10 Stormtracker" title for live up to date weather forecasts and branding. Weather coverage is featured prominently throughout station branding promotions. The station also has the weather department record meteorological updates for broadcast on a local radio group under the branding "TV-10 (station ID) Weather Center". In return the radio group's presenters promote the station's newscasts and website. All told, KLFY airs 31.5 hours of news per week, a considerable amount for a station in the 123rd market.
KLFY's website www.klfy.com has a variety of news and lifestyle topics. On December 28, 2011, KLFY became the first television station in the Lafayette market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition. The station also debuted a brand new logo, graphics package and set.
In May 2013, The "Eyewitness News" name was dropped for "Acadiana's Multi-Media News", although the previous name is still on the set. Along with that, a new intro, new lower thirds and a new reporter sign off phrase. The Young graphics are still used but mainly for their weather forecasts. Also, 615 Music's "Bulletin" was dropped for a production music track.
References
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