for the air force base in altus oklahoma assigned that icao code see altus air force base . louisiana public broadcasting statewide louisiana united states branding lpb louisiana public broadcasting productions until early mid 2000s slogan it s more than television . channels digital see table below affiliations pbs owner louisiana educational television authority first air date september 6 1975 call letters meaning see table below transmitter power see table below height see table below facility id see table below transmitter coordinates see table below licensing authority fcc public license information public broadcasting profile public broadcasting cdbs website www.lpb.org louisiana public broadcasting lpb is a state network of pbs member stations serving the state of louisiana . the stations are operated by the louisiana educational television authority . the network serves most of the state outside of greater new orleans that market s pbs member station wyes tv is the only pbs station in louisiana which is not associated with lpb ; a noncommercial independent station in that market wlae tv is 50 % owned by lpb and carries some of the state network s programming primarily news and public affairs though wlae also carried select pbs programming until 2013 . louisiana public broadcasting s studio facilities and offices are located in baton rouge . contents 1 history 2 stations 3 digital television 3.1 digital channels 3.2 analog to digital conversion 4 programming 4.1 hurricane coverage 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit louisiana became one of the first states in the deep south with an educational television station licensed to the state when klse signed on from monroe on march 1 1957 . louisiana state university professor lucille woodward had urged governor robert kennon to create an educational television commission as part of the state department of education and klse was intended as the first station in a statewide educational television network along the lines of alabama educational television now alabama public television . however klse signed off the air in 1964 . for the next eleven years the only area of the state with a clear signal from a national educational television or pbs station was new orleans which was served by wyes tv . that station had signed on one month after klse but was separately owned and operated . also wbrz the abc affiliate in baton rouge aired sesame street before lpb signed on like other markets without a pbs station would do . woodward continued to urge the louisiana state legislature not to drop the idea of educational television service in the state during the 1960s . finally in 1971 the recently created louisiana educational television authority approved the money to build and sign on the stations . on september 6 1975 wlpb tv in baton rouge debuted as the state s first pbs member station outside of new orleans . five more stations launched throughout the state extending lpb s signal to portions of arkansas mississippi and texas kltm tv in monroe signed on in september 1976 followed by klts tv in shreveport in august 1978 klpb tv in lafayette kltl tv in lake charles in may 1981 and finally klpa tv in alexandria in july 1983 . in 1985 shreveport native and longtime baton rouge resident beth courtney was named president and ceo of louisiana public broadcasting a capacity she remains in to this day . lpb began broadcasting in stereo in 1990 . 1 in 2001 lpb launched a cable only channel lpb kids & you on cable channel 11 in baton rouge . the channel a predecessor to lpb 2 aired children s programming during primetime atypical for pbs stations which normally air children s programs only during the daytime hours and adult and creative programs during the daytime hours . when pbs u and pbs kids ceased operations in 2005 the channel became lpb plus and expanded its cable coverage to lafayette . in 2008 the service changed its name to lpb 2 . stations edit station city of license channels digital first air date third and fourth letters of callsign meaning erp digital haat digital facility id transmitter coordinates wlpb tv baton rouge 27 uhf september 6 1975 public broadcasting 200 kw 295 meters 968 ft 38586 30 22 23 n 91 12 17.3 w 30.37306 n 91.204806 w 30.37306 ; 91.204806 wlpb tv kltm tv monroe 13 vhf september 8 1976 television monroe 6.7 kw 153.8 meters 505 ft 38589 32 31 40 n 92 6 8.7 w 32.52778 n 92.102417 w 32.52778 ; 92.102417 kltm tv klts tv shreveport 24 uhf august 9 1978 television shreveport 57 kw 258 meters 846 ft 38591 32 40 40.1 n 93 55 30.6 w 32.677806 n 93.925167 w 32.677806 ; 93.925167 klts tv klpb tv lafayette 24 uhf may 19813 public broadcasting 50 kw 463.2 meters 1 520 ft 38588 30 2 39 n 92 22 15.3 w 30.04417 n 92.370917 w 30.04417 ; 92.370917 klpb tv analog 30 19 18.1 n 92 16 58.7 w 30.321694 n 92.282972 w 30.321694 ; 92.282972 klpb tv kltl tv lake charles 18 uhf may 5 1981 television lake charles 55 kw 299.1 meters 981 ft 38587 30 23 46.8 n 93 0 3.6 w 30.396333 n 93.001000 w 30.396333 ; 93.001000 kltl tv klpa tv alexandria 25 uhf july 1 1983 public alexandria 76 kw 413 meters 1 355 ft 38590 31 33 57.2 n 92 32 50.7 w 31.565889 n 92.547417 w 31.565889 ; 92.547417 klpa tv note 1 . the broadcasting and cable yearbook says klpb tv signed on may 2 while the television and cable factbook says it signed on may 13 . digital television edit digital channels edit lpb multiplexes its stations digital signals transmitting three subchannels channel video aspect psip short name programming 2 3 4 5 6 7 x. 1 1080i 16 9 lpbhd main lpb programming pbs x. 2 480i 16 9 lpb2 pbs kids 6 a.m. 9 p.m. pbs encore 9 p.m. 6 a.m. x. 3 lpb3 create analog to digital conversion edit louisiana public broadcasting s stations shut down their analog signals at 7 00 a.m. on june 12 2009 the official date in which full power television stations in the united states transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . the station s digital channel allocations post transition are as follows 8 wlpb tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 27 ; the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 25 . through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 27 . kltm tv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 13 ; the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition uhf channel 19 to vhf channel 13 . klts tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 24 ; the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 25 . through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 24 . klpb tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 23 ; the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 24 . through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 23 . kltl tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 18 ; the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 20 . through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as 18.x . klpa tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 26 ; the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 25 . through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 26 . programming edit louisiana public broadcasting s flagship news program is louisiana the state we re in which debuted in 1976 . for nineteen years political consultant raconteur and author gus weill hosted the acclaimed louisiana legends program on the state network . among the original programs that lpb has produced includes evangeline which was broadcast by pbs stations throughout the united states and educational stations in canada in 2000 . one of justin wilson s cooking series was also produced by lpb . lpb carries as well as produces programs distributed by pbs american public television and other distributors . in april 2016 lpb announced a content partnership with tfo a french language public broadcaster owned by the canadian province of ontario under which it will supply fourteen hours per week of french language children s programming for airing on lpb2 . the partnership is designed to appeal to louisiana s strong french heritage and french immersion programs . 9 hurricane coverage edit during coverage of major hurricanes affecting the state as has happened with hurricanes katrina in 2005 and gustav in 2008 lpb s baton rouge facilities are used by new orleans cbs affiliate wwl tv channel 4 as a backup studio to provide additional news coverage from the station inland and act as the station s main set should wwl tv be unable to broadcast from its rampart street facilities in new orleans . as part of this agreement wwl s coverage airs across the entire lpb network to provide a statewide conduit for news and information from a well established news organization . see also edit louisiana digital media archive references edit tv notes wlpb to have down time july 6 1990 the morning advocate baton rouge rabbitears tv query for wlpb rabbitears tv query for kltm rabbitears tv query for klts rabbitears tv query for klpb rabbitears tv query for kltl rabbitears tv query for klpa dtv tentative channel designations for the first and second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . french language television shows popular with canadian students now available for louisiana viewers . the advocate . retrieved 24 april 2016 . external links edit lpb official website query the fcc s tv station database for wlpb query the fcc s tv station database for kltm query the fcc s tv station database for klts query the fcc s tv station database for klpb query the fcc s tv station database for kltl query the fcc s tv station database for klpa biafn s media web database information on wlpb tv biafn s media web database information on kltm tv biafn s media web database information on klts tv biafn s media web database information on klpb tv biafn s media web database information on kltl tv biafn s media web database information on klpa tv v t e television stations in eastern acadiana and the florida parishes including baton rouge and morgan city reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wbrz tv 2.1 abc 2.2 news2 louisiana 2.3 wx kjun cd 7.1 ind. wafb 9.1 cbs 9.2 bounce tv wbxh cd 9.4 mntv kpbn ld 11.1 pursuit channel kzup cd 19.1 independent wbrl cd 21.1 cw kwbj cd 22.1 youtoo wsty ld 23.1 the family channel wlpb 27.1 pbs lpb 27.2 lpb pbs 27.3 create wlft cd 30.1 religious metv 30.2 metv 30.3 gettv 30.4 anttv soon wvla tv 33.1 nbc 33.2 laff wbxh cd 39.1 mntv 39.2 grit 39.3 escape kbtr cd 41.1 independent this tv kgla dt 42.1 tmd wgmb tv 44.1 fox 44.2 the cw w48dw d 48.1 daystar klwb tv 50.1 metv 50.2 h & i kdcg cd cable channels metro 21 cox 4 catholic life adjacent locals lafayette katc 3.1 abc 3.2 the cw 3.3 grit klfy 10.1 cbs 10.2 gettv 10.3 ion television kadn 15.1 fox 15.2 nbc klaf ld 15.3 mntv kdcg cd 22.1 heroes & icons klpb 24.1 pbs lpb 24.2 pbs kids encore