KSHV-TV

KSHV-TV

ATSC 3.0 station
Shreveport, Louisiana Texarkana, Texas–Arkansas United States
City	Shreveport, Louisiana
Channels	Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 45
Branding	V 45; Texarkana First News
Programming
Affiliations	45.1: MyNetworkTV for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Sister stations	KTAL-TV, KMSS-TV
History
Founded	October 31, 1989 (35 years ago) (1989-10-31)
First air date	April 15, 1994 (30 years ago) (1994-04-15)
Former call signs	KCDN (1989–1991) KWLB (1991–1995) KSHV (1995–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 45 (UHF, 1994–2009) Digital: 44 (UHF, 2003–2019)
Former affiliations	Independent (1994–1995) UPN (primary 1995–2001, secondary 2001–2003) The WB (secondary 1997–2001, primary 2001–2006) RTN (secondary, 2008–2009)
Call sign meaning	Shreveport (also the airport code for Shreveport Regional Airport)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73706
ERP	301 kW
HAAT	504.9 m (1,656 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°39′58.5″N 93°56′0.7″W / 32.666250°N 93.933528°W / 32.666250; -93.933528 (KSHV-TV)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.ktalnews.com

KSHV-TV (channel 45) is a television station in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Texarkana, Texas–licensed NBC affiliate KTAL-TV (channel 6); Nexstar also provides certain services to Fox affiliate KMSS-TV (channel 33) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with Mission Broadcasting. The stations share studios on North Market Street and Deer Park Road in northeast Shreveport, while KSHV-TV's transmitter is located southeast of Mooringsport.