KFAZ (Louisiana)

KFAZ
Channels
Programming
AffiliationsABC (secondary)
Ownership
Owner
  • J. O. "Red" Willett and Howard E. Griffith
  • (Delta Television, Inc.)
History
First air date
August 11, 1953
Last air date
May 1, 1954
(263 days)
Call sign meaning
"Freda and Zoe" (wives of owners Howard Griffith and "Red" Willett)
Technical information
ERP20 kW
HAAT97.5 m (322')
Transmitter coordinates32°31′57.7″N 92°6′42.0″W / 32.532694°N 92.111667°W / 32.532694; -92.111667 (KFAZ (TV))

KFAZ, channel 43, was a television station in Monroe, Louisiana.[1] The station was owned by J. O. "Red" Willett, owner of a natural gas pipeline stringing company[2] and Howard E. Griffith (later owner of AM radio station KUZN in West Monroe). KFAZ was the first TV station in the Monroe area, the third TV station in Louisiana (behind WDSU in New Orleans and WAFB in Baton Rouge), and the first on-the-air between Dallas and Jackson.

  1. ^ "Telecasting Yearbook", 1954-55 edition, Page 149[dead link]
  2. ^ "365 F.2d 760". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2011-10-12.