KMLU (channel 11) is a television station licensed to Columbia, Louisiana, United States, serving the Monroe, Louisiana–El Dorado, Arkansas market as an affiliate of MeTV. Owned by Legacy Broadcasting, the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities on KNOE Tower Road off Seay Road near LA 847 north of Columbia.
History
In 1987, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocated VHF channel 11 to Columbia, Louisiana. Initially, several interests in the Monroe and Alexandria areas, including Lanford Telecasting (owner of KALB), Woods Communications (owner of KARD) and Gray Communications (owner of KTVE) sought an interest in the license in order to strengthen its broadcasting footprint in the region, either operating a station on channel 11 as a satellite of an existing station (in KALB or KTVE's case) or as a stronger signal (for KARD). Other companies, such as Love Television Partnership, William L. Cook, Columbia TV and Radio, Pears Broadcasting, Jimmie V. Giles, and Caldwell Broadcasting Limited Partnership all expressed an interest.[1] By late 1995, the license was granted to Monroe Broadcasting, which was owned by businessman Charles Chatelain, who owned Fox affiliate KADN-TV