KGLA-DT
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KGLA-DT is a digital
-only television station that began broadcasting on June 5, 2007 under the callsign WHMM-DT. The station broadcasts SD 480i on UHF channel 42 and serves as the Telemundo
affiliate for the New Orleans
DMA.http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6435890.html The city of license is Hammond, Louisiana
. As it is digital only, KGLA-DT's over-the-air signal is only receivable on sets equipped with HDTV tuners or Digital-to-SDTV tuner/conversion boxes. The station is also carried on selected cable systems in the New Orleans area.
KGLA's city of license, Hammond, and its transmitter in New Orleans, are both east of the Mississippi River
, making it one of the few stations in the country with a "K" callsign that is east of the Mississippi River. This is possible because Mayavision owns a 50 percent share of KGLA (AM), licensed to Gretna. The "KGLA" callsign was then grandfathered
to the television station.
With an ERP
of 1 megawatt, the maximum currently allowed by the FCC
for DTV, KGLA-DT is the only local high-powered Spanish-language television station in the area. Other local Spanish-language television stations include competitors such as Azteca America
affiliate WTNO-LP
, and PBS
subchannel
WLAE-DT3
, a V-me
affiliate.
On August 27, 2007, WHMM-DT changed its call letters to KGLA-TV (after its radio half-sister). On December 21 of that year, the -TV suffix was replaced with the -DT suffix in the station's callsign.
The station launched its own website in late 2007.
The station can now been seen on DirecTV and Dish Network on channel 42 as part of the New Orleans local channels package, and also on AT&T U-verse on channel 42.
Digital terrestrial television
Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals...
-only television station that began broadcasting on June 5, 2007 under the callsign WHMM-DT. The station broadcasts SD 480i on UHF channel 42 and serves as the Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
affiliate for the New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
DMA.http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6435890.html The city of license is Hammond, Louisiana
Hammond, Louisiana
Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,049 at the 2009 census. It is home to Southeastern Louisiana University...
. As it is digital only, KGLA-DT's over-the-air signal is only receivable on sets equipped with HDTV tuners or Digital-to-SDTV tuner/conversion boxes. The station is also carried on selected cable systems in the New Orleans area.
KGLA's city of license, Hammond, and its transmitter in New Orleans, are both east of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
, making it one of the few stations in the country with a "K" callsign that is east of the Mississippi River. This is possible because Mayavision owns a 50 percent share of KGLA (AM), licensed to Gretna. The "KGLA" callsign was then grandfathered
Grandfather clause
Grandfather clause is a legal term used to describe a situation in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations, while a new rule will apply to all future situations. It is often used as a verb: to grandfather means to grant such an exemption...
to the television station.
With an ERP
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
of 1 megawatt, the maximum currently allowed by the FCC
Federal Communications Commission
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for DTV, KGLA-DT is the only local high-powered Spanish-language television station in the area. Other local Spanish-language television stations include competitors such as Azteca America
Azteca América
Azteca América is a broadcast television network marketed toward Spanish-speaking families residing in the United States. As a rapidly-growing Spanish language network, Azteca América now reaches 89% of the Hispanic households in the U.S., operating in sixty-two markets nationwide. Wholly owned by...
affiliate WTNO-LP
WTNO-LP
WTNO is a low-powered television station affiliated with Azteca América, It broadcasts on channel 22 and licensed to New Orleans, Louisiana by Una Vez Mas Holdings, LLC.The station can be seen on AT&T U-verse on channel 22 in the New Orleans market....
, and PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
WLAE-DT3
WLAE-TV
WLAE-TV, virtual channel 32, is a public television station located in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving as a member station of the Public Broadcasting Service. The station is broadcast on UHF digital channel 11. The station is one of two PBS stations serving the market; WYES-TV is the other...
, a V-me
V-me
V-me is a public television service in the United States, broadcasting only in Spanish. The 24-hour digital broadcast service was launched on March 5, 2007, and is currently available in over 75% of all U.S...
affiliate.
On August 27, 2007, WHMM-DT changed its call letters to KGLA-TV (after its radio half-sister). On December 21 of that year, the -TV suffix was replaced with the -DT suffix in the station's callsign.
The station launched its own website in late 2007.
The station can now been seen on DirecTV and Dish Network on channel 42 as part of the New Orleans local channels package, and also on AT&T U-verse on channel 42.
External links
- KGLA-DT Homepage (outdated since 2009)