states branding wbrl cw21 baton rouge slogan tv now also dare to defy channels digital 21 uhf wgmb 44.2 uhf virtual 21 psip subchannels 21.1 the cw affiliations the cw 2006 present owner nexstar broadcasting group nexstar broadcasting inc. first air date march 30 1989 ; 27 years ago 1989 03 30 call letters meaning baton rouge louisiana sister station s wgmb tv wvla tv kzup cd former callsigns k65ef 1989 1992 k21dq 1992 1995 kanc lp 1995 2002 wbrl ca 2002 2011 former affiliations independent 1989 1999 all news channel as wtnc 1994 2002 the wb 1999 2006 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website brproud.com wbrl cd is a low powered digital television station in baton rouge louisiana affiliated with the cw network . it is a sister station to wgmb baton rouge s fox affiliate . it is available to viewers in the south central louisiana area on channel 21 on broadcast . the station is seen via satellite through directv dish network and at & t u verse and on cable cox communications . its studios are co located with wvla tv wgmb and kzup cd at perkins rowe town center in baton rouge and its transmitter is in addis louisiana . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channel 3 programming 4 affiliation switch 5 references 6 external links history edit communications corporation of america brought wb programming to baton rouge cable subscribers in february 1 1999 as wbbr a cable only station on cox communications channel 10 wbbr s call was used in a fictitious mannter . 1 previously wb programming was available on wtvk 11 a low power station owned by gulf atlantic communications also affiliated with america one . while the station was carried by several small cable systems in the greater baton rouge area including cable providers in lsu clinton jackson and watson tci then baton rouge s cable provider did not carry the station and it only had a broadcasting range of six miles . 2 tci however did carry wgn irregularly between 1995 1999 making wb programming available to subscribers . eventually wtvk signed off and channel 11 is now occupied by kpbn lp an america one affiliate . the station now known as wbrl signed on the air march 30 1989 as channel 65 k65ef . it was founded by woody jenkins of great oaks broadcasting corporation and initially served as a translator for independent station wbtr as that station initially had trouble getting picked up on local cable systems in the greater baton rouge area . in 1992 it became wtnc tv channel 21 and served as baton rouge s first all news station affiliated with the all news channel . on november 13 2002 wtnc tv was purchased by comcorp with the objective of bringing wbbr wb programming over the air . the call sign was changed to wbrl and was initially supposed to be on channel 19 before communications corporation decided to put it on channel 21 sister station kzup cd was on channel 19 but is now on channel 20 ; some station ids from 2002 erroneously branded the station as wb 19 instead of wb 21 . 3 4 wbrl was previously used as the call letters to the fm counterpart to wjbo am from 1941 1958 this station is now wynk fm and is unrelated to wbrl cd . on april 24 2013 comcorp announced the sale of its entire group including wgmb and wbrl cd to the nexstar broadcasting group . 5 the local marketing agreement for wvla and kzup cd which is retaining ownership with white knight broadcasting is included in the deal . the sale was completed on january 1 2015 . 6 digital television edit digital channel edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 7 21.1 1080i 16 9 wbrl ca main wbrl cd programming the cw programming edit syndicated programming on wbrl cd includes the king of queens 2 broke girls hot in cleveland two and a half men how i met your mother the middle dish nation celebrity name game the steve wilkos show the bill cunningham show the jerry springer show crazy talk . the station airs the cw s entire programming lineup with little to no preemptions ; likewise wbrl does not produce nor air any newscasts from its sister stations . affiliation switch edit on march 7 2006 baton rouge upn affiliate wbxh announced that they would take affiliation with my network tv in september . on march 9 2006 it was announced that wbrl would affiliate with the cw network . in june 2006 owner comcorp filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection . comcorp said in a press release viewers and staff would see no changes at the station . references edit a new venture local wb affiliate debuts on cable baton rouge advocate january 31 1999 a david facing tv goliaths wtvk thinking big despite low power pole baton rouge advocate january 14 1996 2 cable stations go over the air baton rouge advocate december 15 2002 http www.youtube.com watch v kl3fyzjrw q https licensing.fcc.gov cdbs cdbs attachment getattachment.jsp appn 101552312 & qnum 5040 & copynum 1 & exhcnum 1 consummation notice cdbs public access federal communications commission retrieved 6 january 2015 . rabbitears tv query for wbrl cd external links edit official website the cw website query the fcc s tv station database for wbrl cd v t e television stations in eastern acadiana and the florida parishes including baton rouge and morgan city reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wbrz tv 2.1 abc 2.2 news2 louisiana 2.3 wx kjun cd 7.1 ind. wafb 9.1 cbs 9.2 bounce tv wbxh cd 9.4 mntv kpbn ld 11.1 pursuit channel kzup cd 19.1 independent wbrl cd 21.1 cw kwbj cd 22.1 youtoo wsty ld 23.1 the family channel wlpb 27.1 pbs lpb 27.2 lpb pbs 27.3 create wlft cd 30.1 religious metv 30.2 metv 30.3 gettv 30.4 anttv soon wvla tv 33.1 nbc 33.2 laff wbxh cd 39.1 mntv 39.2 grit 39.3 escape kbtr cd 41.1 independent this tv kgla dt 42.1 tmd wgmb tv 44.1 fox 44.2 the cw w48dw d 48.1 daystar klwb tv 50.1 metv 50.2 h & i kdcg cd cable channels metro 21 cox 4 catholic life adjacent locals lafayette katc 3.1 abc 3.2 the cw 3.3 grit klfy 10.1 cbs 10.2 gettv 10.3 ion television kadn 15.1 fox 15.2 nbc klaf ld 15.3 mntv kdcg cd 22.1 heroes & icons klpb 24.1 pbs lpb 24.2 pbs kids encore 24.3 create kxkw ld 32.1 asn 32.2 anttv klaf ld 46.1 nbc klwb 50.1 metv 50.2 heroes & icons kdcg cd new orleans wwl 4.1 cbs 4.2 justice 4.3 decades wdsu 6.1 nbc 6.2 metv wvue 8.1 fox 8.2 grit wyes 12.1 pbs 12.2 pbs kids world 12.3 create whno 20.1 lesea 20.2 weathernation tv 20.3 cozi tv wgno 26.1 abc 26.2 antenna tv 26.3 escape wlae 32.1 public ind. 32.2 mhz worldview 32.3 catholictv 32.4 v me wnol 38.1 cw 38.2 this tv 38.3 comet kgla 42.1 tmd wpxl 49.1 ion 49.2 qubo 49.3 ion life 49.4 ion shop 49.5 qvc 49.6 hsn wupl 54.1 mntv 54.2 mundomax alexandria kalb 5.1 nbc 5.2 cbs 5.3 the cw wntz 48.1 fox mntv 48.2 bounce tv 48.3 escape 48.4 laff jackson mississippi wlbt 3.1 nbc 3.2 bounce tv 3.3 escape wjtv 12.1 cbs 12.2 the cw 12.3 ion television wmau 17.1 17.2 pbs mpb 17.3 create 17.4 mpb music radio defunct khma 11 houma ind. wcbz 7 the family channel v t e cw network affiliates in the state of louisiana katc dt 3.2 lafayette kfdm dt 6.2 kvhp dt 29.2 lake charles knoe dt 8.3 monroe kpxj 21 minden wbrl cd 21 wgmb tv 44.2 baton rouge wnol 38 new orleans kalb dt 5.3 alexandria see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in louisiana v t e nexstar broadcasting group abc kamc2 kcau kmid kode2 kqtv ksvi ktvx watn wawv2 wdhn weht wivt wjet wmbb woi wsyr wtvo2 wutr2 wvny2 wwti cbs kgpe klas klbk klst kolr2 krex kreg krey ktab kxmb kxmc kxmd kxma wcia wfrv whbf wjmn wmbd wroc wtaj wyou2 the cw kasn2 kasw kcwi kgcw kget1 kucw wbrl wcwj wlmt wtvw2 wwcw wwti1 fox kadn kard kcit2 khmt2 kfqx kfta3 kfxk6 kjtl2 kljb5 klrt2 kmss5 kpej5 kwkt wfff wfft wfxp2 wfxr wfxv wgmb wjkt wlax weux wntz wqrf wyzz4 wzdx mynetworktv karz kcpn2 kgjt kjbo2 kadn1 kozl kshv6 ktpn klpn6 kyle wzdx1 wcix wlmt1 wntz wpny wtvo1 2 nbc kadn1 kamr kark ketk kfdx kget klaf knwa krbc2 ksan2 ksee ksnf ktal ktsm ktve2 kveo wbgh wbre wetm wtwo wvla6 other telemundo kkey ktab1 independent station kzup independent station heroes & icons whag tv cms company lakana online ad company yashi acquisitions communications corporation of america grant broadcasting newport television west virginia media holdings 1 these stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels . 2 nexstar operates these stations owned by mission broadcasting . 3 sale of the station to mission broadcasting is awaiting fcc approval . nexstar will continue to operate the station . 4 nexstar operates wyzz owned by cunningham broadcasting . 5 nexstar operates this station owned by marshall broadcasting . 6 nexstar operates this station owned by white knight broadcasting . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wbrl cd & oldid 727391607 categories the cw affiliatesnexstar broadcasting grouptelevision stations in baton rouge louisianatelevision channels and stations established in 1989digital low power stations navigation menu personal 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