references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message katc lafayette lake charles louisiana united states branding katc tv 3 acadiana s news channel slogan news that gets to the point . channels digital 28 uhf virtual 3 psip subchannels 3.1 abc 3.2 the cw 3.3 grit affiliations abc owner cordillera communications katc communications llc first air date september 19 1962 1962 09 19 call letters meaning acadian television corporation former owner former channel number s analog 3 vhf 1962 2009 transmitter power 1000 kw height 537 m facility id 33471 transmitter coordinates 30 19 26 n 92 17 25 w 30.32389 n 92.29028 w 30.32389 ; 92.29028 katc licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.katc.com katc virtual channel 3 is the abc affiliated television station licensed to lafayette louisiana ; the station is owned by cordillera communications the television subsidiary of the evening post industries . the station s studios are located on eraste landry road on the city s south side and its transmitter which became operational on november 6 2007 is located near branch louisiana . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 newscasts 4 references 5 external links history edit the station began operations on september 19 1962 and was locally owned by acadian television company . conventional wisdom suggested it should have signed on as an nbc affiliate but instead it took the abc affiliation full time . previously abc had been limited to off hours clearances on cbs affiliate klfy tv . this was a very unusual move for a then two station market especially one of lafayette s size . usually abc as the smallest and weakest network was relegated to secondary status on one or both of the existing stations . however lake charles kplc tv and baton rouge s wbrz tv the latter now a fellow abc affiliate provided at least grade b coverage to much of the market . in contrast no abc affiliate even put a grade b signal into the area . acadian television apparently figured that if it linked up with abc it would not get much local competition . katc coined the term acadiana in the early 1960s and popularized it throughout south louisiana . in early 1963 the abc affiliate received an invoice erroneously addressed to the acadiana television corp ; someone had typed an extra a at the end of the word acadian . the station started using it to describe the region covered by its broadcast signal . acadian television sold the station to loyola university new orleans in 1982 making it a sister station to new orleans cbs affiliate wwl tv . in the late 1980s loyola divested their broadcast properties with wwl tv going to a group of station employees rampart operating partnership in 1990 and katc going to investment firm merrill lynch in 1986 . 1 in 1993 the station joined other abc affiliates including wbrz in not airing the pilot to nypd blue . in 1995 the evening post publishing company purchased the station . 2 in 2003 the station started broadcasting in stereo . katc continued to use its transmitter for its analog signal located south of crowley louisiana until the mandated digital date of june 12 2009 . katc is also the abc affiliate of record for lake charles and southwest louisiana since that area does not have an abc affiliate of its own . katc due to its strong signal can also be seen in most of the baton rouge region . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital channel is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 3 3.1 720p 16 9 katc hd main katc programming abc 3.2 katc cw acadiana s cw 3.3 480i 4 3 grit prior to june 14 2010 klwb was lafayette s cw affiliate . it had since moved to katc 3.2 . katz broadcasting s grit is on katc 3.3 with the official launch on june 28th 2016 . analog to digital conversion edit katc shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 3 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 signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 28 . 4 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former vhf analog channel 3 . newscasts edit former katc logo . the station produces local news and talk programming with such shows as good morning acadiana friday night football and hard news newscasts that air weekdays at 5 6 and 10 p.m. saturdays at 6 and 10 p.m. and on sundays at 5 30 and 10 p.m. on april 16 2012 katc began broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition . the station also debuted a brand new logo graphics package and new set and redesigned newsroom . historically katc was a very distant runner up to klfy . although its various owners have always poured significant resources into its news department katc was hamstrung by klfy s seven year head start . however in recent years as viewing habits have changed katc is now winning all newscasts where they compete against klfy . references edit http www.americanradiohistory.com archive bc yb 1991 c tv 1991 b & w.pdf http licensing.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs pubacc prod app det.pl application id 210233 rabbitears tv query for katc dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . external links edit official website query the fcc s tv station database for katc biafn s media web database information on katc 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 v t e television stations in southwest louisiana including lake charles local stations kplc 7.1 nbc 7.2 this 7.3 bounce kfam 14 ind kltl 18.1 pbs lpb 18.2 lpb pbs 18.3 create k19jb d 19.1 mnt 19.2 doctor tv kvhp 29.1 fox 29.2 cw kyht 43 43.1 heartland 43.2 vidorvision 43.3 the family channel 43.4 familia tv 43.5 pbj 43.6 tuff tv k45hy 45.1 america one distant stations lafayette katc 3.1 abc 3.2 cw klfy 10.1 cbs 10.3 ion kadn 15.1 fox 15.2 nbc klaf ld 15.3 mntv kxkw ld 32.1 this 32.2 anttv klaf ld 46.1 nbc klwb 50.1 metv 50.2 heroes & icons kdcg cd beaumont kbtv 4.1 fox 4.2 bounce tv kfdm 6.1 cbs 6.2 cw kbmt 12.1 abc 12.2 nbc 12.3 cozi tv 12.4 metv 12.5 mynetworktv 12.6 mundomax defunct ktag 25 dumont cbs v t e abc network affiliates in the state of louisiana wbrz 2 baton rouge katc 3 lafayette lake charles ktbs 3 shreveport knoe 8.2 columbia wgno 26 new orleans klax 31 alexandria see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in louisiana v t e cw network affiliates in the state of louisiana katc dt 3.2 lafayette kfdm dt 6.2 kvhp dt 29.2 lake charles knoe dt 8.3 monroe kpxj 21 minden wbrl cd 21 wgmb tv 44.2 baton rouge wnol 38 new orleans kalb dt 5.3 alexandria see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in louisiana v t e evening post industries newspapers aiken standard the berkeley independent the georgetown times goose creek gazette moultrie news the kingstree news the post and courier summerville journal scene waccamaw times north augusta star cordillera television stations abc network affiliates katc1 cbs network affiliates kpax tv kajj cd1 krtv kxlh ld1 ktvq1 kxlf tv kbzk1 kztv2 nbc network affiliates koaa tv kris tv1 ksby1 ktvh dt kbgf ld1 kvoa wlex tv other stations k22ja d k47df d 1 this station airs the cw on its digital subchannel . 2 cordillera operates kztv under an lma owned by sagamorehill broadcasting . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title katc tv & oldid 740412122 categories abc network affiliatesthe cw affiliatesgrit affiliatestelevision channels and stations established in 1962television stations in lafayette louisianaacadia parish louisiana1962 establishments in louisianahidden categories articles lacking in text citations from july 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