KVHP LAKE CHARLES, LA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
29-1	18.3	720p	DD5.1	KVHP	FOX	"Fox 29"
29-2	18.4	720p	DD5.1	ABC	ABC	"SWLA ABC"
29-3	18.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	Nosey	Nosey
29-4	18.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	UNIVSN	Univision
29-5	18.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	IONPLUS	ION Plus
29-6	18.8	480i (w)	DD2.0	CONFESS	Confess

FAC-ID: 35852

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 18

LAKE CHARLES, LA

0000034232 (25076f915eaa0135015ee813b2f17eae) - App
0000064019 (25076f916761d481016765eb06970890) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 772,825)

1289' 400 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 120 kW)
(16.59 kW + 13.82 dB gain = 400 kW ERP)
57.3 mile contour / 10308.3 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 723,628
1285' AGL; 1315' AMSL; (1020684)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-22JTH/VP-R 6T220
NAD83: N 30° 17' 27", W 93° 34' 36" (30.290833, -93.576667)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1315 (0x0523)

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
18.3	29-1	KVHP	3	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	6.05Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
18.4	29-2	ABC	4	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	5.35Mbps	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	384kbps
18.5	29-3	Nosey	5	0x0050	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0051	1.65Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
18.6	29-4	UNIVSN	6	0x0060	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0061	1.2Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
18.7	29-5	IONPLUS	7	0x0070	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0071	1.35Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
18.8	29-6	CONFESS	8	0x0080	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0081	1.45Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (10/07/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Gray Television per SSA
Licensee:	KVHP License Subsidiary, LLC (American Spirit Media)
Sisters:	KPLC, KGCH-LD
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 29. Digital channel 30.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 30. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 30.
Last Analog:
Channel 29 :	1293' 2510 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	801219KE
06/21/1982	KVHP

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