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KSLA: History, Measurement, Regions & Companies

KSLA (channel 12) is a television station in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Ark-La-Tex region. It is owned by Gray Media alongside low-power, Class A Telemundo affiliate KTSH-CD (channel 19). The two stations share studios on Fairfield Avenue and Dashiel Street (southeast of I-20) in central Shreveport; KSLA's…

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KSLA topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Measurement, Regions and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around KSLA.

Related topics
138
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
143
Extracted relationships
340
Concept neighborhoods
48
Bridge connections
143

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 72 topics
Programming · 34 topics
News operation · 16 topics
Overview · 13 topics
Technical information · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Owner
Gray Media · (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Affiliations
12.1: CBS · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
KSLA News 12
Call sign meaning
"Shreveport, Louisiana"
Channels
Digital: 23 (UHF) · Virtual: 12
City
Shreveport, Louisiana

Suggested research paths

A focused starting point derived from the topic graph, ranked independently of the source article order.

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Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Programming

News operation

Technical information

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How KSLA connects Entity context

The extracted context around KSLA shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, KSLA → Al Bolton, Al's Corral, AM, Barry Irwin, Ben Beckham, Billy, Bob, Bob Griffin, Bolton, Carl Pendley, CBS News, Certification, Dallas-based, Dateline NBC, Don George, Don Owen, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Goldberg, Griffin Another extracted example is KSLA → ABC, Arkansas, August, Both, CBS, DuMont, DuMont's, Dykes, Dykes's, Elvis Presley, Fanney, FCC, First Methodist Church, Head, It, Jr, KRMD, KTBS-TV, Litvin, Louisiana. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

KSLA

Top relations

related to history · 81
KSLA → Al Bolton, Al's Corral, AM, Barry Irwin, Ben Beckham, Billy, Bob, Bob Griffin, Bolton, Carl Pendley, CBS News, Certification, Dallas-based, Dateline NBC, Don George, Don Owen, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Goldberg, Griffin
related to Shreveport Television Company and Shreveport Journal ownership · 41
KSLA → ABC, Arkansas, August, Both, CBS, DuMont, DuMont's, Dykes, Dykes's, Elvis Presley, Fanney, FCC, First Methodist Church, Head, It, Jr, KRMD, KTBS-TV, Litvin, Louisiana
related to Sale to Gray Television · 39
KSLA → After, Alexandria, Arkansas, Atlanta-based Gray Television, Buma Group, By, CBS, CBS/subchannel-only ABC, CBS/subchannel-only Fox, December, Gray, Gray's, In, January, K14NR-D, KALB-TV, KBXS-CD, KNOE-TV, KTEV-CD, KTSH-CD
related to Local ownership by KSLA-TV Inc.; Viacom ownership · 38
KSLA → After Attaway, Attaway, August, Beaird, CBS, CBS Sunday Morning, Charles, Charles Kuralt, Delores La Vigne, During, FCC, February, Following, In, In March, Journal Publishing Company, KSLA-TV, KSLA-TV Inc, Linam, March
related to Ellis and Raycom ownership · 37
KSLA → Albany, Associated Broadcasters Inc, August, CBS, Connecticut, Fox, Gulf, In, January, KMOV, KMSS-TV, KSHV-TV, Louis, MyNetworkTV, NBC, New Britain, New York, Paramount, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Stations Group
related to Programming · 27
KSLA → As, Baton Rouge, Becky Strickland, By, Chuck Smith, Despite, Evening Magazine, February, Group W's, KLTS-TV, KTAL, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, LPB, May, PBS, PM, PM Magazine, Sesame Street, Shreveport, Texarkana
related to Sports programming · 27
KSLA → Aggies, Canadian Football League, CBS, CBS Sports, ESPN, Fox Sports South, From, KSLA-DT1, KSLA-DT2, Louisiana State University Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, New Orleans Saints, NFL, Ole Miss Rebels, Raycom Sports, Saints, Saturday, SEC, SEC's, Shreveport Captains
related to News operation · 8
KSLA → As, In, KSLA News, KSLA-DT3, Saturdays, September, Sundays, This Morning
Former affiliations · 7
KSLA → ABC (1954–1961), All secondary:, DuMont (1954–1955), NBC (1954–1955), NET/PBS (per-program; 1972–1977), United (1967), UPN (1995)
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 5
KSLA → June, The, UHF, United States, VHF

Important terminology

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Important terminology

television station shreveport stations channel fcc local 12 cbs market station's first new two affiliate gray owned inc texas louisiana

KSLA relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 340 structured relationships around KSLA. Examples in this analysis include KSLA → Affiliations → 12.1: CBS and KSLA → Affiliations → for others, see § Subchannels. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KSLAAffiliations12.1: CBS1.00infobox
KSLAAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
KSLABrandingKSLA News 121.00infobox
KSLACall sign meaning"Shreveport, Louisiana"1.00infobox
KSLAChannelsDigital: 23 (UHF)1.00infobox
KSLAChannelsVirtual: 121.00infobox
KSLACityShreveport, Louisiana1.00infobox
KSLAERP190 kW1.00infobox
KSLAFacility ID704821.00infobox
KSLAFirst air dateJanuary 1, 1954 (1954-01-01)1.00infobox
KSLAFormer affiliationsAll secondary:1.00infobox
KSLAFormer affiliationsNBC (1954–1955)1.00infobox
KSLAFormer affiliationsDuMont (1954–1955)1.00infobox
KSLAFormer affiliationsABC (1954–1961)1.00infobox
KSLAFormer affiliationsUnited (1967)1.00infobox
KSLAFormer affiliationsNET/PBS (per-program; 1972–1977)1.00infobox
KSLAFormer affiliationsUPN (1995)1.00infobox
KSLAFormer call signsKSLA-TV (1954–2009)1.00infobox
KSLAFormer channel numbersAnalog: 12 (VHF, 1954–2009)1.00infobox
KSLAFormer channel numbersDigital: 17 (UHF, 2000–2020)1.00infobox
KSLAHAAT541 m (1,775 ft)1.00infobox
KSLALicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
KSLAOwnerGray Media1.00infobox
KSLAOwner(Gray Television Licensee, LLC)1.00infobox
KSLAPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
KSLAPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
KSLASister stationsKTSH-CD1.00infobox
KSLATranslator(s)KTSH-CD 19.5 Shreveport1.00infobox
KSLATranslator(s)KTEV-LD 19.2 Texarkana, AR1.00infobox
KSLATransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around KSLA bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Television, Stations and Station. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • KSLA
    • Television
    • Stations
    • Station
    • Shreveport
    • Local
    • Broadcast
    • First
    • Cbs
    • Broadcasting
    • September
    • Time
    • Louisiana
  • ksla
    • Television
    • Stations
    • Station
    • Shreveport
    • Local
    • Broadcast
    • First
    • Cbs
    • Broadcasting
    • September
    • Time
    • Louisiana
  • television station
    • Television
    • Texarkana
    • Broadcast
    • First
    • Radio
    • Market
    • Shreveport
    • Time
    • Local
    • Texas
    • New
    • Broadcasting
  • shreveport, louisiana
    • Market
    • Television
    • Texas
    • Texarkana
    • First
    • Local
    • Became
    • Station
    • Stations
    • Fcc
    • Two
    • Ksla-tv
  • cbs
    • Affiliate
    • Channel
    • Programming
    • Station
    • Shreveport
    • Sports
    • Gray
    • Ksla
    • Local
    • Television
    • Louisiana
    • Market
  • gray media
    • Announced
    • Company
    • Texas
    • Stations
    • Sports
    • Louisiana
    • Texarkana
    • Ksla
    • Broadcast
    • Television
    • New
    • News
  • four-year moratorium on new television broadcast license applications
    • Would
    • Announced
    • Texarkana
    • Broadcast
    • Television
    • Radio
    • Market
    • Also
    • Broadcasting
    • Texas
    • Ksla
    • New
  • cbs radio network
    • Affiliate
    • Channel
    • Programming
    • Owned
    • Television
    • Station
    • Shreveport
    • Sports
    • Gray
    • Ksla
    • Local
    • Louisiana

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For KSLA, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects KSLA with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
KSLA — History · splits 71 ⟂ 73
KSLA — Programming · splits 109 ⟂ 35
KSLA — News operation · splits 127 ⟂ 17
KSLA — Overview · splits 130 ⟂ 14
KSLA — Technical information · splits 140 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

KSLA

Nodes144
Edges143
Triples340
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013889
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around KSLA to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Measurement, Regions & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — KSLA · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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