KWMS-LP

KWMS-LP
West Monroe, Louisiana; United States;
Channels	Digital: 18 (UHF); Virtual: 18;
Branding	FFTV 18
Programming
Affiliations	Independent (2001–2011); RTV (2011–2013); MeTV (2013–2015); Heroes & Icons (2015–2017);
Ownership
Owner	First Baptist Church of West Monroe; (Sonrise Communications, Inc.);
History
First air date	November 20, 2001
Last air date	August 6, 2017; (15 years, 259 days);
Former call signs	K17FV (2001–2002)
Call sign meaning	West Monroe Sonrise (station owner)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	131349
Class	LD
ERP	11.1 kW
HAAT	73 m (240 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°30′7.2″N 92°7′35.4″W / 32.502000°N 92.126500°W
Links
Public license information	LMS

Channels

Digital: 18 (UHF)
Virtual: 18

BrandingFFTV 18

Affiliations

Independent (2001–2011)
RTV (2011–2013)
MeTV (2013–2015)
Heroes & Icons (2015–2017)

Owner

First Baptist Church of West Monroe
(Sonrise Communications, Inc.)

KWMS-LP (channel 18) was a low-power television station licensed to West Monroe, Louisiana, United States. The station was owned by the Sonrise Communications subsidiary of the First Baptist Church of West Monroe, and was most recently affiliated with the digital multicast network Heroes & Icons. KWMS-LP's studios and transmitter were located on Pine Street in downtown West Monroe.

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v t e Broadcast television in North Louisiana and South Arkansas
This region includes the following cities: Monroe/West Monroe/Ruston/Grambling/Bastrop, LA El Dorado, AR Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Local stations	KCIB-LD (5.1 FAM) KNOE-TV (8.1 CBS, 8.2 ABC, 8.3 GCSEN, 8.4 365BLK, 8.5 Crime, 8.6 Quest) KTVE (10.1 NBC, 10.2 Fox, 10.3 Laff, 10.4 Mystery) KMLU (11.1 MeTV, 11.2 H&I, 11.3 Movies!, 11.4 Start, 11.5 Shop LC, 11.6 Get) KETZ (12.1 PBS/AR PBS, 12.2 Create, 12.3 PBS Kids, 12.4 World) KLTM-TV (13.1 PBS/LPB, 13.2 PBS Kids, 13.3 Create) KARD (14.1 Fox, 14.2 CW+, 14.3 Grit, 14.4 ANT) KMCT-TV (39.1 Rel. Ind., 39.2 Ion, 39.3 Court, 39.4 Ion+, 39.5 Test Pattern, 39.6 Off-air, 39.7 HSN, 39.8 Walk, 39.9 SonLife, 39.10 QVC, 39.11 Grio) KCWL-LD (40.1 GCSEN) "K29NC-D". (45.1 URBT TV, see also this section)
Cable channel	TechTV (Louisiana Tech)
Defunct or silent	KLSE 13 (educ.) KWMS-LP (18.1 H&I) KUZN-TV 39 (Ind.) KYAY-TV 39 (Ind./ABC/CBS) KFAZ 43 (ABC) KEJB (43.1 A1/UPN/MNTV)
Louisiana broadcast television areas by city Alexandria Baton Rouge Lafayette Lake Charles Monroe New Orleans Shreveport/Texarkana See also Louisiana TV Arkansas TV

v t e Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Louisiana
ABC	WBRZ-TV 2 (Baton Rouge) KATC 3 (Lafayette) KTBS-TV 3 (Shreveport) KNOE-TV 8.2 (Monroe) WGNO 26 (New Orleans) KVHP 29.2 (Lake Charles) KLAX-TV 31 (Alexandria)
CBS	WWL-TV 4 (New Orleans) KALB-TV 5.2 (Alexandria) KNOE-TV 8 (Monroe) WAFB 9 (Baton Rouge) KLFY-TV 10 (Lafayette) KSLA 12 (Shreveport) KSWL-LD 17 (Lake Charles)
Fox	WVUE-DT 8 (New Orleans) KARD 14 (West Monroe) KADN-TV 15 (Lafayette) KVHP 29 (Lake Charles) KMSS-TV 33 (Shreveport) WGMB-TV 44 (Baton Rouge) WNTZ-TV 48 / K47DW-D 47 / K51FO-D 51 (Natchez, MS/Alexandria/Leesville)
NBC	KALB-TV 5 (Alexandria) KTAL-TV 6 (Texarkana, TX) WDSU 6 (New Orleans) KPLC 7 (Lake Charles) KTVE 10 (El Dorado, AR) KLAF-LD 14 / KADN-TV 15.2 (Lafayette) WVLA-TV 33 (Baton Rouge)
The CW	KALB-TV 5.3 / K25PZ-D 33 (Alexandria) KPLC 7.2 (Lake Charles) KLFY-TV 10.2 (Lafayette) KARD 14.2 (Monroe) KPXJ 21_{ATSC 3.0} (Minden) WBRL-CD 21 / WGMB-TV 44.2 (Baton Rouge) WNOL-TV 38 (New Orleans)
MyNetworkTV	KADN-TV 15.3 (Lafayette) KWWE-LD 19 (Lake Charles) WBXH-CD 39 (Baton Rouge) KSHV-TV 45_{ATSC 3.0} (Shreveport) WNTZ-TV 48 / K47DW 47 / K51FO 51_Secondary (Natchez, MS/Alexandria/Leesville) WUPL 54 (Slidell)
Ion Television	KLFY-TV 10.3 (Lafayette) KVHP 29.3 (Lake Charles) KLAX-TV 31.3 (Alexandria) WVLA-TV 33.3 (Baton Rouge) KMCT-TV 39.2 (Monroe) KSHV-TV 45.3 (Shreveport) WPXL-TV 49 (New Orleans)
PBS	WYES-TV 12 (New Orleans) LPB KLTM-TV 13 (Monroe) KLTL-TV 18 (Lake Charles) KLPB-TV 24 (Lafayette) KLTS-TV 24 (Shreveport) KLPA-TV 25 (Alexandria) WLPB-TV 27 (Baton Rouge)
Other	KXKW-LP 6 (Ind./Radio, Lafayette) KJUN-CD 7 (Ind., Morgan City) KMLU 11 (MeTV, Columbia) KPBN-LD 14 (Various–see article, Baton Rouge) KZUP-CD 19 (Ind., Baton Rouge) WHNO 20 (CTN, New Orleans) KDCG-CD 22 (H&I, Carencro) KWBJ-CD 22 (YTA, Morgan City) KFOL-CD 30 (Ind., Houma) WLFT-CD 30 (.1 SBN, .2 TMD; Baton Rouge) KXKW-LD 32 (Action, Carencro) WLAE-TV 32 (Edu. Ind., New Orleans) KBTR-CD 36 (Ind., Baton Rouge) KMCT-TV 39 (Rel. Ind., West Monroe) KBCA 41 (H&I, Alexandria) KGLA-DT 42 (TMD, Hammond) KLWB 50 (MeTV, Carencro)
See also Arkansas TV Mississippi TV Texas TV (English/Spanish)

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West Monroe, Louisiana United States
Channels	Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 18
Branding	FFTV 18
Programming
Affiliations	Independent (2001–2011) RTV (2011–2013) MeTV (2013–2015) Heroes & Icons (2015–2017)
Ownership
Owner	First Baptist Church of West Monroe (Sonrise Communications, Inc.)
History
First air date	November 20, 2001 (2001-11-20)
Last air date	August 6, 2017 (2017-08-06) (15 years, 259 days)
Former call signs	K17FV (2001–2002)
Call sign meaning	West Monroe Sonrise (station owner)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	131349
Class	LD
ERP	11.1 kW
HAAT	73 m (240 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°30′7.2″N 92°7′35.4″W / 32.502000°N 92.126500°W / 32.502000; -92.126500
Links
Public license information	LMS