KTBS Shreveport

KTBS (ABC) and KPXJ (CW) Shreveport, La. (DMA 86), needed a more streamlined and cost-efficient method of meeting FCC mandates for closed captions. After evaluating several captioning products, the evaluation team at KTBS LLC. chose ENCO’s enCaption4 automated closed captioning system. “The trend in broadcast TV today is towards producing more live, unscripted content,” said Bob Shafer, assistant chief engineer for KTBS-KPXJ. […]

ABC affiliate KTBS Shreveport, La. (DMA 82), has expanded its live electronic newsgathering capabilities with Dejero LIVE+ 20/20 transmitters. In addition, KTBS will soon deploy the Dejero LIVE+ mobile app to members of the news staff, enabling them to capture and transmit live video using their Apple iPhone 5 smartphones. KTBS serves 28 counties and […]

KPXJ Shreveport, La., has added The Movies! and AntennaTV for viewers in the Shreveport market, DMA 82. The addition of Movies! and AntenaTV brings the number of stations to seven now available to viewers in the market through KTBS (ABC) and KPXJ (CW), both owned by the Wray family. In addition to its main signal, […]

Rentrak Corp. today announced a multi-year local TV ratings contract with co-owned KTBS (ABC) and KPXJ (CW) Shreveport, La. (DMA 82). The two stations will use Rentrak’s local TV ratings currency, including the match of viewing to Polk automotive purchase and “in-market” affinity insights, to help agencies and direct clients best reach their desired audience […]

WorldNow announced today that it is adding ABC affiliate KTBS and CW affil KPXJ  Shreveport, La. (DMA 82), to its client roster. The stations will be migrating to WorldNow’s digital publishing platforms by the end of May. George Sirven, station manager of KTBS-KPXJ, said: “We did a tremendous amount of due diligence before deciding to […]