meet wikipedia s quality standards . the specific problem is mess of format please help improve this article if you can . december 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message klwb new iberia lafayette louisiana united states branding metv acadiana & this tv lafayette channels digital 22 32 and 50 uhf subchannels 22.1 heroes & icons 32.1 asn 32.2 antenna tv 50.1 metv 50.2 heroes & icons kdcg cd 22.2 kfxz fm 50.5 klft fm ewtn radio . translators kdcg cd 22.1 22.2 opelousas louisiana kxkw ld 32.1 32.2 lafayette louisiana affiliations asn 2016 present metv 2011 present antenna tv 2012 present heroes and icons 2015 present owner delta media corporation wilderness communications llc first air date april 3 2006 2006 04 03 call letters meaning lafayette or l for 50 in roman numerals the wb former affiliation sister station s klwb fm kfxz fm kxkw lp kxkw ld kdcg cd former channel number s analog 50 uhf 2006 2009 former affiliations 50the wb 2006 the cw 2006 2010 thistv 2008 2011 . 32 thistv 2011 2016 transmitter power 1000 kw height 303.4 m facility id 82476 transmitter coordinates 30 20 32 n 91 57 46 w 30.34222 n 91.96278 w 30.34222 ; 91.96278 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website american sports network lafayette metv klwb 2 3 h & i 4 anttv . klwb is the metv affiliate in the lafayette louisiana area of the united states . the station is owned by wilderness communications . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 digital channels 2.3 analog to digital conversion 3 references 4 external links history edit klwb originated in 1999 as a cable only affiliate of the wb via the wb 100 . its broadcast signal began broadcasting on april 3 2006 . soon afterward it began to be carried by directv which previously imported wbzl in miami and wnuv in baltimore for wb programming and dish network . the station joined the cw upon its formation that september carrying the wb 100 s successor the cw plus . klwb lost its cw affiliation to a subchannel of katc on june 14 2010 . at that time the station switched to this tv which had previously been carried on a subchannel of klwb as well as on sister station kxkw ld . the station also moved to channel 23 on cox cable its previous position channel 10 is now occupied by the katc subchannel . on july 25 2011 klwb began airing metv on a new subchannel . 1 beginning in fall 2011 klwb became part of the southland conference television network airing live sporting events from that league . on march 30 2012 delta media wilderness communications purchased kdcg then rtv from acadiana cable advertising and added the station on channel 50.2 . on august 1 2012 kdcg switched affiliations from rtv to antenna tv and in the process antenna tv was moved to 50.2 rtv was moved to 50.3 but was dropped from the lineup months later . on july 1 2015 heroes & icons launched on 22.1 subchannel this on 22.2 and klwb 50.2 stemming from an agreement between delta media corporation and weigel broadcasting of chicago . antenna tv now can be seen with the tribune sister station this tv on kxkw ld 32.2 . on july 1 2016 american sports network was launched replacing thistv which was also removed from 22.2 kdcg cd . stations that are owned by delta media in the lafayette market kdcg cd kxkw ld and klwb tv digital television edit the station s digital channel is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 2 notes 22.1 480i 4 3 kdcgh & i h & i simulcasts on klwb 50.2 digital channels edit the station s digital channel is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 3 notes 32.1 480i 4 3 kxkw ld american sports network launched july 1 2016 replacing thistv 32.2 antenna tv launched on 32.2 when kdcg switched to h & i digital channels edit the station s digital channel is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 4 notes 50.1 480i 4 3 klwb dt metv replaced this tv on july 25 2011 50.2 kdcg cd heroes & icons simulcast of 22.1 kdcg cd 50.4 kfxz fm kfxz fm audio 50.5 klft fm klft fm audio analog to digital conversion edit klwb shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 50 on june 12 2009 and flash cut its digital signal into operation on channel 50 . 5 6 because it was granted an original construction permit after the fcc finalized the dtv allotment plan on april 21 1997 the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station . references edit where to watch me tv klwb rabbitears tv query for kdcg cd rabbitears tv query for kxkw rabbitears tv query for klwb dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved march 24 2012 . 1 external links edit this tv lafayette query the fcc s tv station database for klwb biafn s media web database information on klwb tv v t e television stations in louisiana s acadiana region including lafayette new iberia & opelousas local stations wbrz tv 2.1 abc 2.2 news 2.3 wx katc 3.1 abc 3.2 cw 3.3 grit kalb 5.1 nbc 5.2 cbs 5.3 cw kxkw lp 6 radio with radar kplc 7.1 nbc 7.2 grit 7.3 bounce tv klfy tv 10.1 cbs 10.2 gettv 10.3 ion kadn tv 15.1 fox 15.2 nbc klaf ld 46.1 15.3 mntv kdcg cd 22.1 h & i klpb 24.1 pbs lpb 24.2 lpb pbs 2 24.3 create kxkw ld 32.1 asn 32.2 anttv wvla tv 33.1 nbc 33.2 laff kajn cd kagn cd 40.1 31.1 familyvision wgmb tv 44.1 fox 44.2 cw wbrl cd klaf ld 46.1 nbc klwb 50.1 metv 50.2 kdcg 22.1 h & i 50.4 kfxz fm 50.5 catholic radio local cable stations acadiana open channel cox 4 cox sports television distant stations baton rouge wbrz tv 2.1 abc 2.2 news 2.3 wx kjun cd kfol cd 7.1 30.1 ind. wafb 9.1 cbs 9.2 bounce 9.3 mntv wbrl cd 21.1 the cw wvla tv 33.1 nbc 33.2 laff wbxh cd 39.1 mynetworktv 39.2 grit 39.3 escape wgmb tv 44.1 fox 44.2 cw lake charles kplc 7.1 nbc 7.2 grit 7.3 bounce alexandria kalb 5.1 nbc 5.2 cbs 5.3 cw soon other television stations in the state of louisiana alexandria market knts lp 17 ind. natchitoches klax tv 31 dt2 metv alexandria kbca 41 h & i dt2 anttv alexandria baton rouge market kpbn lp 11 a1 kzup cd 20 rtv baton rouge kwbj cd 22 a1 morgan city wlft cd 30 religious metv gettv baton rouge wbxh ca 39 dt2 escape dt3 grit baton rouge kbtr ca 41 ind. baton rouge lafayette market kxkw lp 6 ind. radio lafayette kdcg cd 22 this 22.1 & h & i 22.2 opelousas kxkw ld 32 this 32.1 & anttv 32.2 carencro klwb 50 metv h & i carencro monroe market kmlu 11 metv monroe kwms 17 h & i west monroe new orleans market whno 20 lesea new orleans wtno 22 aza new orleans kfol cd 30 kjun ca 7 ind houma morgan city wlae 32 public ind. new orleans kgla 42 telemundo hammond wpxl tv 49 ion new orleans knov cd 57 ind. new orleans defunct or silent kcdh lp 4 familynet winnfield see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in louisiana retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title klwb tv & oldid 741215721 categories this tv affiliatesme tv affiliatestelevision channels and stations established in 2006television stations in lafayette 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