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WAFB

WAFB (channel 9) is a television station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Gray Media alongside WBXH-CD (channel 39), an independent station with MyNetworkTV. The two stations share studios on Government Street in downtown Baton Rouge; WAFB's transmitter is located on River Road near the city's Riverbend section.

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Owner
Gray Media · (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Affiliations
9.1: CBS · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
WAFB Channel 9; 9 News · WBXH (9.4)
Call sign meaning
Always For Baton Rouge (derived from former radio sister stations WAFB and WAFB-FM)
Channels
Digital: 9 (VHF) · Virtual: 9
ERP
5.57 kW

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WAFB

Nodes91
Edges90
Triples179
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021978
Components1

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WAFB

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related to Programming · 65
WAFB → AFLAC, Baton Rouge Zoo, Be, Bill Black, Black, Buckskin, Buckskin Bill, CBS, During, East Baton Rouge Parish, Family Feud, First United Methodist Church, Fortune, Friends, From, Harvey's, However, Hully Gully, January, Jeopardy
related to history · 45
WAFB → ABC, Alice, AM, April, Baton Rouge, Beany, CBS, Cochise, DuMont, FM, Guaranty Corporation, Hattiesburg, How, In, It, Louis, Louisiana, LSU's, Marry, Millionaire
related to News operation · 25
WAFB → AFLAC, Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Advocate, CBS, Cox, Des Moines, For, Gari Media, In, Iowa, January, KCCI, Newschannel, Nielsen Media Research, Raycom, Saturday, Stephen Arnold Music, The, The Des Moines Register, This
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 9
WAFB → Bounce TV, June, September, The, UHF, United States, VHF, WBXH, With
related to Subchannels · 9
WAFB → Beginning, Entertainment Network, Gray Television, Gulf Coast Sports, National Basketball Association, New Orleans Pelicans, October, The, WAFB's
Former affiliations · 4
WAFB → ABC (1953–1971), All secondary:, DuMont (1953–1955), NBC (1953–1955)
Affiliations · 2
WAFB → 9.1: CBS, for others, see § Subchannels
Branding · 2
WAFB → WAFB Channel 9; 9 News, WBXH (9.4)
Channels · 2
WAFB → Digital: 9 (VHF), Virtual: 9
Former channel numbers · 2
WAFB → Analog: 28 (UHF, 1953–1960), 9 (VHF, 1960–2009), Digital: 46 (UHF, until 2009)

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station baton television rouge channel first stations wbrz news broadcasting aired show gray cbs new also september 10 air louisiana

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WAFBAffiliations9.1: CBS1.00infobox
WAFBAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WAFBBrandingWAFB Channel 9; 9 News1.00infobox
WAFBBrandingWBXH (9.4)1.00infobox
WAFBCall sign meaningAlways For Baton Rouge (derived from former radio sister stations WAFB and WAFB-FM)1.00infobox
WAFBChannelsDigital: 9 (VHF)1.00infobox
WAFBChannelsVirtual: 91.00infobox
WAFBERP5.57 kW1.00infobox
WAFBFacility ID5891.00infobox
WAFBFirst air dateApril 19, 1953 (1953-04-19)1.00infobox
WAFBFormer affiliationsAll secondary:1.00infobox
WAFBFormer affiliationsNBC (1953–1955)1.00infobox
WAFBFormer affiliationsDuMont (1953–1955)1.00infobox
WAFBFormer affiliationsABC (1953–1971)1.00infobox
WAFBFormer call signsWAFB-TV (1953–1988)1.00infobox
WAFBFormer channel numbersAnalog: 28 (UHF, 1953–1960), 9 (VHF, 1960–2009)1.00infobox
WAFBFormer channel numbersDigital: 46 (UHF, until 2009)1.00infobox
WAFBHAAT511 m (1,677 ft)1.00infobox
WAFBLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WAFBOwnerGray Media1.00infobox
WAFBOwner(Gray Television Licensee, LLC)1.00infobox
WAFBPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WAFBPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WAFBSister stationsWBXH-CD1.00infobox
WAFBTransmitter 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
WAFBWebsitewafb.com1.00infobox

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