KAQY, channel 11, is the ABC-affiliated television station for the El Dorado, Arkansas/Monroe, Louisiana market, licensed in Columbia, Louisiana. KAQY's transmitter is located in Columbia, and its studios are located in Monroe.
[edit] Digital television
On February 17, 2009, KAQY turned off its analog signal, and left its pre-transition digital channel assignment on UHF channel 57, and started transmitting in digital-only on its former VHF analog channel 11.
[edit] History
KAQY signed on December 10, 1998, returning ABC to the market after its previous affiliate, KARD, became a Fox affiliate in 1994. In the interim, ABC programming was available on some cable systems via KLAX-TV from Alexandria or KTBS from Shreveport.
On June 23, 2008, original local owner Monroe Broadcasting filed an application with the FCC to sell KAQY to Parker Broadcasting for $10 million. Included in the application are proposed agreements to allow Hoak Media, the owner of KNOE-TV, to operate the station. The sale was completed on October 9, 2008. As a result, all four major network affiliates in the Ark-La-Miss are now operated by two companies. With the LMA between KAQY and KNOE-TV in place, there is a possibility that KAQY could simulcast or rebroadcast most of KNOE's newscasts.
[edit] Programming
Unlike most ABC stations, KAQY does not currently have a local newscast, instead airing syndicated programs in those timeslots; currently, Judge Judy airs at 5 p.m., Inside Edition airs at 6 p.m. and Everybody Loves Raymond airs at 10 p.m. Other syndicated programming currently airing on KAQY includes: Maury, Two and a Half Men, The Jeff Probst Show, Katie, and Live with Regis and Kelly.
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1KAQY, KFQX and KXJB-TV are owned by Parker Broadcasting and operated by Hoak under a local marketing agreement.
2KAUZ-TV is operated by Drewry Communications Group (owner of KSWO-TV) under a shared services agreement
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