KFDM

KFDM


CityBeaumont, Texas
Channels
Branding
  • KFDM Channel 6; KFDM 6 News
  • Southeast Texas CW 10 (6.2)
  • Fox Southeast Texas (6.3)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KBTV-TV
History
First air date
April 24, 1955 (1955-04-24)
Former call signs
KFDM-TV (1955–2009)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 6 (VHF, 1955–2009)
  • Digital: 21 (UHF, until 2011), 25 (UHF, 2011–2018)
  • All secondary:
  • ABC (1955-1961)
  • NBC (1955-1957)
  • UPN (2003–2006)
Call sign meaning
K("C")all for Dependable Magnolene (the motor oil line of founding owner Magnolia Petroleum Company)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID22589
ERP560 kW
HAAT275 m (902 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°8′25″N 93°58′45″W / 30.14028°N 93.97917°W / 30.14028; -93.97917
Links
Public license information
Website

KFDM (channel 6) is a television station in Beaumont, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS, The CW Plus, and Fox. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Port Arthur–licensed KBTV-TV (channel 4). The two stations share studios on Walden Road in southwest Beaumont; KFDM's transmitter is located in Vidor, Texas.

KFDM also previously served the Lake Charles, Louisiana, market as its default CBS station until KSWL-LD signed-on February 15, 2017.