I see Lake Charles now has an ABC station, in addition to the new CBS station. Who owns and operates these stations?  

The channel broadcasting ABC — 29.2 — is operated by KVHP-TV, which is owned by American Spirit Media. That channel used to carry the CW, which is now available on Channel 7.2.

Channel 7.2, along with  7.1, 7.3 and 7.4, is run by KPLC-TV, which is owned by Raycom Media and has shared-services and studio-lease deals with American Spirit Media.

“Southwest Louisiana ABC will simulcast local news from Raycom Media’s NBC affiliate KPLC at 5-7 a.m., 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.,” reads a story posted Aug. 23 by TVNewsCheck.

“An exclusive 6:30 p.m. weekday Southwest Louisiana ABC local newscast is slated to start in mid-October.”

The CBS station, KSWL-TV, is owned by Lake Charles Television LLC, which provides three channel feeds: 17, 19 and 19.2.

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For more info: www.tvnewscheck.com.

 

Site has no data for White Oak Park

The Informer on Monday listed record crests for a handful of points along the Sabine and Calcasieu rivers. A reader called later that day to ask for the record crests for a point along the Calcasieu not listed in the column.

Unfortunately, the site from which The Informer culled the heights and dates — water.weather.gov — lists no historical data for the area the reader asked about, White Oak Park, where flood stage is 3.5 feet.

The data for other points not included in Monday’s column:

Glenmora

21.55 feet — May 19, 1953.

20.46 feet — March 12, 2016.

20.46 feet — June 29, 1989.

20.4 feet — Dec. 28, 1982.

20.29 feet — Feb. 12, 1966.

Flood stage is 12 feet.

Oakdale

22.62 feet — May 19, 1953.

21.36 feet — May 2, 1953.

21 feet — June 30, 1989.

19.7 feet — March 13, 2016.

19.53 feet — Feb. 13, 1966.

Flood stage is 12 feet.

Oberlin

26.53 feet — May 19, 1953.

24.7 feet — July 2, 1989.

24.33 feet — Dec. 30, 1982.

23.07 feet — Feb. 14, 1966.

22.86 feet — March 14, 2016.

Flood stage is 13 feet.

Kinder

32 feet — May 19, 1953.

26.28 feet — July 2, 1989.

26.22 feet — Dec. 29, 1982.

24.7 feet — Aug. 11, 1940.

24.29 feet — Nov. 7, 2002.

Flood stage is 16 feet.

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For more info: www.weather.gov/lch.

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