KTBS-TV
ABC affiliate in Shreveport, Louisiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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KTBS-TV (channel 3) is a television station in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with ABC. The station is owned by the locally based KTBS, LLC (owned by the Wray Properties Trust, which is managed by Betty Wray Anderson, John D. Wray, and Edwin N. Wray, Jr.), alongside Minden-licensed CW affiliate KPXJ (channel 21). The two stations share studios on East Kings Highway on the eastern side of Shreveport; KTBS-TV's transmitter is located near St. Johns Baptist Church Road (southeast of Mooringsport and Caddo Lake) in rural northern Caddo Parish. Currently, KTBS-TV is one of a handful of American television stations to have locally based ownership.
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City | Shreveport, Louisiana |
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Branding | KTBS 3 (general) KTBS 3 News (newscasts) |
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First air date | September 3, 1955 (68 years ago) (1955-09-03) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 3 (VHF, 1955–2009) |
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Call sign meaning | Tri-State Broadcasting System or Texarkana, Bossier, Shreveport |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 35652 |
ERP | 1,000 kW |
HAAT | 563 m (1,847 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°41′8.5″N 93°56′0.6″W |
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Website | www |