KVHP
Encyclopedia
KVHP is a television station
in Lake Charles, Louisiana
, broadcasting locally on digital channel 30 as an affiliate of the Fox
network. KVHP is owned by National Communications, LLC, and its transmitter is located halfway between Lake Charles and Beaumont, Texas
in Vinton, Louisiana
, allowing it to reach both markets.
In 2003, KVHP established a special low-powered Fox / UPN
station for the Beaumont area, KUIL-LP
on channel 64 (that station has since became independent, with Fox now on KBTV-TV
). KVHP also has another Texas-based repeater, KVHP-LD channel 44 in Jasper
. In March 2011, programming from KVHP-LD was shifted from the main KVHP programming to programming from KBMT
.
KVHP is transmitting 720p HD w/ 5.1 audio on 29.1 and their CW SD signal on 29.2. This signal was transmitted via their low power transmitter from the tower located next to the studio on Prien Lake Road in Lake Charles. The full power digital signal was moved to the 1300 ft (396m) tower near Edgerly around the beginning of 2009. KVHP signed on the air in 1983 as an independent station. In 1986, KVHP became a Fox
affiliate.
Digital channels>
Channel
Name
Programming
29.1
KVHP-DT
Main KVHP Programming / FOX
29.2
KVHP-DT2
The CW Plus
network programming in High Definition
. None of its syndicated programs, such as Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, air in HD.
KVHP briefly aired news capsules and newscasts in the late 80's and early 90's before dropping them for a number of years. The station began airing local news once again in 1999, and expanded to producing a 2-hour morning show and 5 PM newscast within a year of the launch. KVHP was never considered a serious threat to KPLC
's dominance in the ratings and by 2004, local news was dropped from the lineup entirely.
Today, the station's only local programming is a 30-minute Public affairs program called "On The Air with Fox 29" which airs twice on Sundays.
station WBRZ-TV
, under the name Fox 29 News from the Capital, Monday through Friday at 9 p.m.
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...
in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Located in Calcasieu Parish, a major cultural, industrial, and educational center in the southwest region of the state, and one of the most important in...
, broadcasting locally on digital channel 30 as an affiliate of the 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...
network. KVHP is owned by National Communications, LLC, and its transmitter is located halfway between Lake Charles and Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
in Vinton, Louisiana
Vinton, Louisiana
Vinton is a town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,338 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History of Vinton:...
, allowing it to reach both markets.
In 2003, KVHP established a special low-powered Fox / UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
station for the Beaumont area, KUIL-LP
KUIL-LP
KUIL-LD is a low-powered MyNetworkTV station, broadcasting on digital channel 43 and digital channel 36 for the Beaumont / Port Arthur, Texas area of the United States...
on channel 64 (that station has since became independent, with Fox now on KBTV-TV
KBTV-TV
KBTV-TV, channel 4, is the Fox affiliated television station serving the Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas designated market area, and is licensed to Port Arthur. The station is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., and its studios are located at Parkdale Mall in Beaumont...
). KVHP also has another Texas-based repeater, KVHP-LD channel 44 in Jasper
Jasper, Texas
Jasper is the county seat of Jasper County, Texas, in the United States. The population was 8,247 at the 2000 census. Jasper is situated in the Deep East Texas subregion, about northeast of Houston. The city is best known for the 1998 murder of James Byrd, Jr., an event which gained national...
. In March 2011, programming from KVHP-LD was shifted from the main KVHP programming to programming from KBMT
KBMT
KBMT is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Golden Triangle area Southeast Texas that is licensed to Beaumont. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from a transmitter in Mauriceville. The station can also be seen on Time Warner channel 5 and in high definition...
.
KVHP is transmitting 720p HD w/ 5.1 audio on 29.1 and their CW SD signal on 29.2. This signal was transmitted via their low power transmitter from the tower located next to the studio on Prien Lake Road in Lake Charles. The full power digital signal was moved to the 1300 ft (396m) tower near Edgerly around the beginning of 2009. KVHP signed on the air in 1983 as an independent station. In 1986, KVHP 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...
affiliate.
Digital television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:HD Programming
KVHP currently airs all of FOXFox 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...
network programming in High Definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
. None of its syndicated programs, such as Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, air in HD.
Local Programming
KPLC
KPLC, channel 7, is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Lake Charles, Louisiana broadcasting on digital channel 7. It is owned by Raycom Media, and has transmitter facilities located in Fenton, Louisiana....
's dominance in the ratings and by 2004, local news was dropped from the lineup entirely.
Today, the station's only local programming is a 30-minute Public affairs program called "On The Air with Fox 29" which airs twice on Sundays.
WBRZ's newscasts on Fox 29
On Monday, April 27, 2009, KVHP began showing a tape-delayed 6 p.m. weeknight newscast from Baton RougeBaton 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...
station WBRZ-TV
WBRZ-TV
WBRZ, virtual channel 2 , is an ABC affiliate television station serving Baton Rouge, Louisiana, south-central and southeastern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi. It is owned by the Manship family, who also publishes the Baton Rouge daily newspaper, The Advocate. Its transmitter is located in...
, under the name Fox 29 News from the Capital, Monday through Friday at 9 p.m.