KPLC LAKE CHARLES, LA

Display Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
07-1	7.3		1080i	DD5.1	KPLC	NBC	"KPLC 7"
07-2	7.4		720p	DD5.1	CW	CW+
07-3	7.5		480i (w)	DD2.0	Bounce	Bounce TV
07-4	7.6		480i (w)	DD2.0	Grit	Grit
07-5	7.7		480i (w)	DD2.0	DABL	Dabl
07-6	7.8		480i (w)	DD2.0	Mystery	ION Mystery
07-7	7.9	❹	480i (w)	DD2.0	365BLK	365BLK

FAC-ID: 13994

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 7

LAKE CHARLES, LA

BLCDT-20091202ABY (69c18c78cfd546588cf9cf6212b6c0ea) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,429,751)

1480' 62 kW ND (H)
(8.044 kW + 8.87 dB gain = 62 kW ERP)
74.7 mile contour / 17546.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,337,021
1476' AGL; 1506' AMSL; (1020915)
1.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Andrew ABW12V7-HTO-7/8
NAD83: N 30° 23' 46.7", W 93° 0' 3.5" (30.396306, -93.000972)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1311 (0x051F)

Phys Ch	Disp Ch	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
7.3	07-1	KPLC	3	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	9.85Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
7.4	07-2	CW	4	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	2.75Mbps	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	384kbps
7.5	07-3	Bounce	5	0x0050	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0051	0.5Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
7.6	07-4	Grit	6	0x0060	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0061	0.9Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
7.7	07-5	DABL	7	0x0070	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0071	0.85Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
7.8	07-6	Mystery	8	0x0080	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0081	1.45Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps
7.9	07-7	365BLK	9	0x0090	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0091	0.55Mbps	0x0091	DD2.0	0x0094	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (11/30/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Gray Television
Licensee:	GRAY TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC
Sister:	KNGC-LD
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 7. Digital channel 8.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 7. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 7.
Last Analog:
Channel 7 :	1480' 316 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	KPLC
05/05/1980	KPLC-TV
07/03/2003	KPLC

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