KTAL-TV

Analog: 6 ( VHF , 1953–2009)
Digital: 15 (UHF, 2002–2019)

KTAL-TV
Texarkana, Texas–Arkansas; Shreveport, Louisiana; ; United States;
City	Texarkana, Texas
Channels	Digital: 26 (UHF); Virtual: 6;
Branding	NBC 6
Programming
Affiliations	6.1: NBC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group; (Nexstar Media Inc.);
Sister stations	KSHV-TV, KMSS-TV
History
First air date	August 16, 1953 (71 years ago)
Former call signs	KCMC-TV (1953–1961)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 6 (VHF, 1953–2009); Digital: 15 (UHF, 2002–2019);
Former affiliations	CBS (1953–1961); DuMont (secondary, 1953–1956); NBC (secondary, 1953–1961); ABC (secondary, 1953–1961); PBS (per program, 1970–1972);
Call sign meaning	Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35648
ERP	888 kW
HAAT	484.9 m (1,591 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°54′11″N 94°0′21″W / 32.90306°N 94.00583°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.ktalnews.com

KTAL-TV (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Texarkana, Texas, United States, serving the Shreveport, Louisiana, area as an affiliate of NBC. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside MyNetworkTV affiliate KSHV-TV (channel 45); Nexstar also provides certain services to Fox affiliate KMSS-TV (channel 33) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with Mission Broadcasting. The three stations share studios on North Market Street and Deer Park Road in northeast Shreveport; KTAL-TV maintains a secondary studio on Summerhill Road in Texarkana, Texas, and transmitter facilities northwest of Vivian, Louisiana.