KSWL-LD

KSWL-LD, virtual channel 17 (UHF digital channel 34), is a low-powered CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. Owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, it is a sister station to low-powered primary MyNetworkTV and secondary MeTV affiliate KWWE-LD (channel 19). The two stations share studios on West Prien Lake Road in Lake Charles and transmitter facilities at the KTSR tower in Westlake.

KSWL-LD
Lake Charles, Louisiana
United States
ChannelsDigital: 34 (UHF)
Virtual: 17 (PSIP)
BrandingCBS Lake Charles
SloganLake Charles' CBS Station
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerSagamoreHill Broadcasting
(SagamoreHill Lake Charles, LLC)
KWWE-LD
History
First air date
February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15)
Former call signs
K17KH-D (2011–2017)
Former channel number(s)
Digital:
17 (UHF, 2017–2019)
Call sign meaning
K SouthWest Louisiana
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID185296
ERP15 kW
HAAT163.5 m (536 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°13′16.4″N 93°18′40.9″W
Translator(s)KWWE-LD 19.2 (UHF) Lake Charles
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.cbslakecharles.tv

On cable, KSWL-LD is available on Suddenlink channel 10.

History

In 2011, the FCC awarded the construction permit for the station, with the call sign of K17KH-D. The current KSWL-LD calls were adopted on February 10, 2017. Five days later, the station went on the air as the Lake Charles area's CBS affiliate.[1]

KSWL-LD is the area's first CBS affiliate since the shutdown of its original CBS affiliate, KTAG-TV (UHF channel 25), in August 1961.[2] Between that time, KLFY-TV in Lafayette served as the default CBS affiliate via cable for Southwestern Louisiana, while Beaumont affiliate KFDM was carried by a few cable providers in some areas of the market. Between KSWL-LD's sign-on as part of CBS, sister station KWWE-LD's sign on as a MyNetworkTV affiliate, and Fox affiliate KVHP launching ABC programming on its DT2 subchannel, the year 2017 marks the first time that the Lake Charles area has received over-the-air service from every major television network, having previously relied on cable television to supply network affiliates from Lafayette and Beaumont for CBS, ABC, MyNetworkTV, and until 2009, The CW.[3][4]

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[5]
17.11080i16:9KSWLCBSMain KSWL-LD programming / CBS
17.2480iEscapeCourt TV Mystery
17.3CourtTVCourt TV
17.44:3QVCQVC

News operation

The station is unusual among CBS affiliates in that it carries no local news. However, it airs local weather inserts during CBS This Morning.

References
  1. "Lake Charles gets a local CBS television station". AmericanPress.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  2. "Lake Charles First CBS Television Network Affiliate - Lake Charles, LA". lakecharles.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  3. Digital TV Market Listing for KWWE-LD
  4. KVHP Launching ABC Feed On Subchannel
  5. RabbitEars TV Query for KSWL-LD
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