KEAC-TV

KEAC-TV, virtual channel 30 (UHF digital channel 31), is an NBC-affiliated television station located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. The station was owned by London Broadcasting Company until it was sold to Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation. Its studios and facilities are located at uptown Thibodaux and its transmitter is located in the middle of the Lafourche and Terrebonne parish line.
== History ==
The station signed on the air on August 15, 1974 as an independent station owned by Metromedia, Inc. Originally an independent station, KEAC ultimately joined the NBC television network in 1978, holding come NBC dramas and comedy shows (including "Real People") ad lieu to fellow NBC affiliate WDSU (channel 6) in New Orleans, where it pre-empted some of its network shows. It also carry secondary affiliations with CBS and ABC until 1980 (when CBS affiliate KHTL channel 28 and Houma was launched) and 1982 (when then-ABC, now Fox affiliate KTWC, channel 13) respectively. In 1986, upon its exit from broadcasting, Metromedia sold KEAC to McKinnon Broadcasting of San Diego, California. McKinnon, in turn, sold the station to London Broadcasting in 2011, making LBC's first expansion into Louisiana.
On May 14, 2014, the Gannett Company announced the purchase of six of London Broadcasting's Texas television stations for $215 million. London exempted KEAC, flagship station KTXD and Longview sister station KCEB from the deal.
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Category:Television channels and stations established in 1974
Category:Thibadoux
Category:Houma
Category:Louisiana
Category:Channel 30
Category:Former independent stations
Category:NBC network affiliates
Category:London Broadcasting
Category:Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation