KLFY-TV
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Lafayette, Louisiana United States |
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| Branding | KLFY TV-10 (general) KLFY News 10 (newscasts) |
| Slogan |
The Best Coverage for Acadiana Hello Acadiana |
| Channels |
Digital: 10 (VHF) Virtual: 10 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 10.1 CBS 10.2 GetTV 10.3 Ion Television |
| Affiliations | CBS (Secondary through 1962) |
| Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | June 3, 1955 |
| Call letters' meaning |
LaFaYette; callsign inherited from former sister AM radio station (now KPEL) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 10 (VHF, 1955–2009) Digital: 56 (UHF, until 2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Both secondary: NTA Film Network (1956–1961) ABC (1955–1962) DT2: LWN (2012–2015) |
| Transmitter power | 20.3 kW |
| Height | 527 m (1,729 ft) |
| Facility ID | 35059 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°19′19″N 92°16′59″W / 30.32194°N 92.28306°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | klfy |
KLFY-TV, virtual and VHF digital channel 10, is the CBS-affiliated television station in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. Its transmitter is located north of Rayne, Louisiana. Its original 1,800-foot (550 m) tower was located just north of Crowley near the small town of Maxie. The original tower was shortened to 1,100 feet (340 m) in the late 2000s due to mechanical issues. The station is owned by the Nexstar Media Group and is the oldest television station in the Lafayette area.
The station is also carried on cable and satellite providers for the Lake Charles metro area and Southwest Louisiana, where KLFY-TV previously served as the market's default CBS affiliate until February 15, 2017 when KSWL-LD signed-on as the first CBS affiliate in the area since the sign-off of KTAG-TV in 1961, as well as over-the-air in most of the Baton Rouge and Alexandria viewing areas. Until mid-2015, KLFY was carried on Suddenlink Cable in Alexandria concurrently with CBS affiliate KALB-DT2.
The station signed on June 3, 1955. Owned by Camellia Broadcasting at the time, it was intended to share time on channel 10 with KVOL-TV, owned at the time by the Morgan Murphy Stations along with KVOL, KVOL-FM (96.1, off-air and moved to Lake Charles by 1976), and the Daily Advertiser (KVOL never made it on the air). Its original studio facilities were located on Jefferson Street in downtown Lafayette. It has always been a CBS affiliate, though it aired some ABC programming until KATC signed on in 1962. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network. The station currently operates out of newer, larger purpose-built studio facilities on Eraste Landry Road, on the city's south side.
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