KRAD

KRAD is the Rainbow Dash Network station serving Lafayette, Louisiana. It broadcasts on channel 53.
== History ==
KFXA was launched on June 13, 1988 and quickly became a Fox affiliate. Owned by Legion Broadcasting, KFXA had a slow climb towards respectability. Two months after their launch, KFXA launched their own newscast. In 1999, KFXA announced that they would be leaving Fox Broadcasting and become an independent. On Jan. 1, 2000, KFXA left the Fox Broadcasting Network, and changed their call letters to KIAL. In 2002, Legion Broadcasting sold KIAL to Howard Communications. Despite being an independent, KIAL started having some of the highest ratings in the market. In 2011, Howard Communications sold the station to Madison1996, who in turn made the station an affiliate of the Rainbow Dash Network. They then changed the call letters to KRAD.
==News Themes==
*KFXA 1988 Theme (1988-1994)
*Advantage - Gari Media (1994-1998)
*News Attitude - 615 Music (1998-2002)
*KATC 1995 News Theme - Michael Doucet (2015–Present)
Category:Channel 53
Category:Lafayette, LA
Category:Louisiana
Category:Former Fox affiliates
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Rainbow Dash Network
Category:Integrity Communications
Category:Rainbow Dash Network affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1988