KLAX-TV
Encyclopedia
KLAX-TV is the ABC
-affiliated television station
for Central Louisiana
licensed to Alexandria
. It broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 31 from a transmitter in the Kisatchie National Forest
southwest of Dry Prong
. The station can also be seen on Suddenlink
channel 3. Owned by the Pollack/Belz Broadcasting Company, KLAX is sister to low-powered Retro Television Network
(RTV) affiliate KWCE-LP
and the two outlets share studios on England Drive/LA 498 in Alexandria. Syndicated
programming on KLAX includes Entertainment Tonight
, The Dr. Oz Show
, The Insider
, and Judge Jeanine Pirro
among others.
area (along with KTBS) in 1994 after that city's former ABC affiliate, KARD
, became a Fox
station. This situation continued until 1998 when KAQY
signed-on and took the ABC affiliation. During this time due to the SyndEx rules, programming airing on other stations in Monroe was replaced by CNN Headline News
.
KLAX also had a secondary affiliation with UPN from 1995 until 1998 when sister station KWCE signed-on. It is now an RTN affiliate.
KLAX-TV's commercial production division also won various industry awards for outstanding creative services.
Reporters
American Broadcasting Company
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-affiliated television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
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...
licensed to Alexandria
Alexandria, Louisiana
Alexandria is a city in and the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes....
. It broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 31 from a transmitter in the Kisatchie National Forest
Kisatchie National Forest
Kisatchie National Forest, the only National forest in Louisiana, USA, is located in the state's old growth piney hills and hardwood bottoms of seven central and northern parishes. It totals more than of public lands....
southwest of Dry Prong
Dry Prong, Louisiana
Dry Prong is a village in central Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 421 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. The station can also be seen on Suddenlink
Suddenlink Communications
Suddenlink Communications, formerly Cebridge Connections, is a top-10 cable broadband services provider in the United States with approximately 1.4 million subscribers. Suddenlink operates in 18 states in primarily medium-sized communities. With its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, MO,...
channel 3. Owned by the Pollack/Belz Broadcasting Company, KLAX is sister to low-powered Retro Television Network
Retro Television Network
The Retro Television Network is a system of television stations that airs classic television shows as well as more recently produced programs...
(RTV) affiliate KWCE-LP
KWCE-LP
KWCE-LP, channel 27, is a television station in Alexandria, Louisiana. It is owned by Pollack/Belz Broadcasting Company , and is an affiliate of the Retro Television Network....
and the two outlets share studios on England Drive/LA 498 in Alexandria. Syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
programming on KLAX includes Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
, The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show is an American syndicated television talk show, hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and teaching professor at Columbia University who became famous for his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show from 2004 until 2009....
, The Insider
The Insider
An insider is a member of a group of people of limited number and with restricted access.The Insider may refer to:-Film media:*The Insider , a 1999 film drama about a 60 Minutes exposé of the tobacco industry, by director Michael Mann*"The Insider" , a 2002 episode of the American television crime...
, and Judge Jeanine Pirro
Judge Jeanine Pirro
Judge Jeanine Pirro is an American reality series that debuted on The CW on September 22, 2008...
among others.
History
KLAX was launched on March 3, 1983 originally as an independent, non-network affiliate. Two years later, it became the area's ABC affiliate with Monday Night Football serving as the first network program. Prior to this, area cable companies had piped in either WBRZ-TV from Baton Rouge, Louisiana or KATC-TV Lafayette, LA. KLAX became one of two default ABC affiliates for the MonroeMonroe, 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...
area (along with KTBS) in 1994 after that city's former ABC affiliate, KARD
KARD
KARD-TV, Channel 14, is the Fox affiliate for the El Dorado, Arkansas/Monroe, Louisiana market area. KARD's transmitter is located in Columbia, Louisiana. The station is licensed to West Monroe, Louisiana...
, became a Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
station. This situation continued until 1998 when KAQY
KAQY
KAQY ABC11, is the ABC affiliate for the El Dorado, Arkansas/Monroe, Louisiana market, licensed in Columbia, Louisiana. Operates a digital signal on VHF channel 11. KAQY's transmitter is located in Columbia, and its studios are in Monroe.-History:...
signed-on and took the ABC affiliation. During this time due to the SyndEx rules, programming airing on other stations in Monroe was replaced by CNN Headline News
CNN Headline News
HLN, formerly known as CNN Headline News and CNN2, is a cable television news channel based in the United States and a spinoff of the cable news television channel, CNN. Initially airing tightly-formatted 30-minute newscasts around the clock, since 2005, the channel has increasingly aired long-form...
.
KLAX also had a secondary affiliation with UPN from 1995 until 1998 when sister station KWCE signed-on. It is now an RTN affiliate.
Newscasts
KLAX established a fully staffed and produced local news department in the 1980s. The operation was shut down in 2001 but later revived in 2008 in partnership with the Independent News Network (INN). The news anchor, meteorologist, and sports anchor are provided by the centralized news operation and other personnel from INN can fill-in as necessary. KLAX-TV maintains local reporters who contribute content to newscasts seen nightly at 6 and 10. The shows are produced from the INN facility in Davenport, Iowa.KLAX-TV's commercial production division also won various industry awards for outstanding creative services.
News titles
- Prime News 31 (1980s)
- 31 News (1980s-early 1990s)
- KLAX-TV 31 News (early 1990s-1996)
- 31 Action NewsAction NewsAction News is a local television newscast format in the United States. It was conceived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at WFIL-TV by then-news director Mel Kampmann in 1970 as a response to the "Eyewitness News" format used on rival station KYW-TV...
(1996-2001) - ABC 31 News (outsourced, 2008-present)
Station Slogans
- I just turned 31 (1983, slogan upon launch)
- You Can Count on Us (1983, secondary early slogan)
- Spirit of Louisiana (1990s, also used by WWLWWL-TVWWL-TV, virtual channel 4, is the CBS-affiliated television station serving New Orleans, Louisiana, southeast Louisiana and parts of southern and coastal Mississippi, and is the primary CBS station for South and Coastal Mississippi. It broadcasts on UHF digital channel 36...
in New Orleans)
News team
Anchors- Ryan Bass - news and producer
- Amanda Decker - producer and fill-in news
- Phil Doherty - producer and fill-in news
- Ed Russo - meteorologist
- Kyle Dennis - fill-in meteorologist
- Jeremy Moss - sports and producer
- Roland Glembine - producer and fill-in sports
Reporters
- Tobie Blanchard - "LSULouisiana State UniversityLouisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
AG Center Report" segment producer - Dan Gill - "Get it Growing" segment producer
- Jerry Havens - Chief Videographer
- Susan Thompson - videographer
- Jacque Murphy - videographer
- Lauren Vance
- Allen Tume