KALB-DT2 is the CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

-affiliated television station

Television station

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 for Central Louisiana

Central Louisiana

Central Louisiana , also known as the Crossroads region, is the part of Louisiana that includes the following parishes: Allen Parish, Beauregard Parish, Catahoula Parish, Concordia Parish, Grant Parish, La Salle Parish, Natchitoches Parish, Rapides Parish, Sabine Parish and Vernon Parish.The five...

. It is a second digital subchannel

Digital subchannel

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 of NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

 affiliate KALB-TV

KALB-TV

KALB-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Central Louisiana licensed to Alexandria. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 35 from a transmitter in Forest Hill. The station can also be seen on Suddenlink channel 5 and in high definition on digital channel 730...

 owned by Hoak Media Corporation

Hoak Media Corporation

Hoak Media Corporation is a United States broadcasting media company based in Dallas, Texas. Hoak owns eighteen television stations , all in medium and small-markets, mostly in the Great Plains states and Colorado....

. Over-the-air, the station broadcasts a high definition

High-definition television

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 digital signal on UHF channel 35.2 (virtual channel

Virtual channel

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 5.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter in Forest Hill

Forest Hill, Louisiana

Forest Hill is a village in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 456 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Forest Hill is located at ....

. 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

Television syndication

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 programming on the station includes Extra

Extra (TV series)

Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...

, America's Funniest Home Videos

America's Funniest Home Videos

America's Funniest Home Videos is an American reality television program on ABC in which viewers are able to send in humorous homemade videotapes. The most common videos usually feature slapstick physical comedy arising from incidents, accidents and mishaps...

, Judge Alex

Judge Alex

Judge Alex is a United States syndicated courtroom television show that debuted September 12, 2005. The host/arbitrator is the Hon. Alex Ferrer, a former police officer, lawyer, and Florida judge. The show was produced in Houston at the television studios of Fox's KRIV , as was previously done with...

, and The Real Housewives of Orange County

The Real Housewives of Orange County

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among others.

There is no separate website for the CBS station. It is among a handful of local television outlets in the United States

United States

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 broadcasting its main channel and at least one of its subchannels in full high definition (both are seen in 1080i

1080i

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 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

KLFY-TV

KLFY-TV, channel 10, is a CBS affiliated television station in Lafayette, Louisiana. Broadcasting on DTV 10.1, its transmitter is located in Maxie, Louisiana...

 in Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...

, KNOE-TV

KNOE-TV

KNOE-TV, Channel 8, is the CBS affiliate television station for Monroe, Louisiana. The station is owned by Hoak Media Corporation, which also controls ABC affiliate KAQY, Channel 11 through a local marketing agreement.-History:KNOE-TV went on the air in 1953...

 in Monroe

Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636...

, or WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...

.

Newscasts

On weeknights, KALB-DT2 airs CBS 2 News at 5:30 resulting in the CBS Evening News

CBS Evening News

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being delayed until 6. This is unlike most affiliates in the Central Time Zone

Central Time zone

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 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

National Weather Service

The National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...

 weather radar

Weather radar

Weather radar, also called weather surveillance radar and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, estimate its type . Modern weather radars are mostly pulse-Doppler radars, capable of detecting the motion of rain droplets in addition to the...

 feed from a site on the south side of Alexandria International Airport. On-air, this is known as "Sky Warn 5 Live Doppler".

Anchors

• Dale Hoffman - weeknight news and reporter
• Joy Howe - weeknight news and reporter
• Tom Konvicka - Chief Meteorologist seen weeknights
• Ed Duranczyk - fill-in meteorologist
• Lizzie Hill - weeknight sports and sports reporter

Reporters

• Brooke Buford - multimedia journalist
• Bryant Ferguson - photojournalist
• Morrell "Mo" Carter - sports
• Sherman Desselle
• Mark Hamblen

External links

• KALB-TV
• CBS