branding gtn guardian television network 1 slogan refreshing tv for central ohio channels digital 23 uhf virtual 23 psip subchannels 23.1 independent bounce tv 23.2 azteca am rica affiliations independent 2008 present owner guardian enterprise group guardian enterprise group inc. founded january 4 1989 former callsigns w23bz 2001 2011 w24bk 1995 2001 w20am 1989 1995 2 former affiliations tbn 1989 2008 transmitter power 15 kw class translator station facility id 47695 transmitter coordinates 39 53 31.0 n 83 2 44.0 w 39.891944 n 83.045556 w 39.891944 ; 83.045556 website www.gtn23.com w23bz d gtn is a low power independent commercial television station in columbus ohio . it broadcasts locally on channel 23 as well as nationally via sky angel . the station presents a variety of syndicated general entertainment programming plus infomercials and shopping on overnights . it previously offered classic television programs such as quincy m.e. and family ties in the afternoon and evening hours . from 1989 to 2008 w23bz was owned by the trinity broadcasting network and served as a satellite repeater for the network . on march 30 2006 the station was granted a construction permit to begin converting operations to digital television . in july 2008 it was announced that the guardian enterprise group would sell its original full powered station wsfj tv to tbn for 16 million . 1 in exchange guardian acquired w23bz from tbn in an affiliation swap of their respective channels and transferred wsfj s programming to that channel on october 1 2008 . however guardian found themselves at a disadvantage as having moved to a low power signal they lost their must carry status ; as a result guardian urged viewers to contact their cable systems to pick up gtn after the move to channel 23 . 2 as of december 2009 guardian reached an agreement for w23bz carried on insight communications channel 283 and wow channel 192 leaving time warner cable as the sole cable system to yet carry w23bz on either analog or digital services . on september 26 2011 w23bz d picked up bounce tv upon its launch ; the station will carry its programming on channel 23.1 mixed in with local programming and syndicated fare acquired from other sources . contents 1 digital television 2 see also 3 references 4 external links digital television edit in late february 2011 w23bz was off the air as it flash cut to digital broadcast . the station returned to the air as w23bz d on march 2 2011 . channel psip short name video aspect programming 23.1 bounce2 480i 4 3 bounce tv 23.2 azteca azteca am rica see also edit .2 network unrealized general entertainment network owned by the guardian enterprise group references edit http www.guardianenterprisegroup.com http licensing.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs pubacc prod call hist.pl facility id 47695 & callsign w23bz d external links edit gtn23 website azteca columbus website guardian studios website guardian enterprise group website .2 network website query the fcc s tv station database for w23bz v t e television stations in central ohio including columbus reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television commercial stations wcmh tv 4.1 nbc 4.2 metv 4.3 ion wsyx 6.1 abc 6.2 mntv this 6.3 ant wbns tv 10.1 cbs 10.2 decades wdem cd 17.1 telemundo w23bz d 23.1 ind. bounce tv 23.2 aza wtte 28.1 fox 28.2 gettv 28.3 american sports network wcsn ld 32.1 movies 32.2 cozi 32.3 dalmar tv 32.4 afro 1 tv 32.5 guide us tv 32.6 biz tv 32.7 youtoo america 32.8 infomercials w44dc d 44 hsn wcpx lp 48 mexicanal wwho 53.1 cw 53.2 grit 53.3 comet non profit stations public television wosu tv 34.1 pbs 34.2 the ohio channel 34.3 create religious wgct cd 8 ind. wcll cd 19.1 ds hd 19.2 ds sd wsfj tv 51.1 tbn 51.2 church 51.3 juce tv 51.4 enlace 51.5 soac outlying areas whiz tv 18 nbc zanesville wmno cd 22 h & i marion wocb cd 39 wxcb ca 42 ind. marion delaware woub tv 20 pbs athens wouc tv 44 pbs cambridge wmfd tv 68 ind. mansfield cable only stations fox sports ohio the ohio channel sportstime ohio time warner cable sportschannel mid ohio defunct onn wgsf 31 pbs ohio broadcast television charleston huntington west virginia cincinnati cleveland akron columbus dayton ft. wayne indiana lima marietta parkersburg west virginia steubenville wheeling west virginia toledo youngstown zanesville v t e other television stations in the state of ohio independent wgct cd 8 columbus wmfd tv 12 mansfield wdem cd 17 columbus w23bz d 23.1 columbus woth cd 25 cincinnati wdfm lp 26 defiance wvtx cd 28 bridgeport wtlw 44 lima home shopping wrap lp 32 infomercials cleveland w38dh 38 hsn toledo america one wmno cd 22 marion wfnd ld 22 findlay also daystar religious w09cg tbn findlay w17ay tbn seaman wdli tv 17 tbn canton akron cleveland wdtj lp 22 daystar toledo wwrd lp 32 rtv centerville wocb cd 39 wxcb ca 42 independent marion delaware wlmb 40 familynet worship toledo wjos ld 45 familynet pomeroy wrlm 47 tct canton wsfj tv 51 tbn newark columbus wggn tv 52 sandusky wcdn ld 53 daystar cleveland foreign language w23bz d 23.2 azteca columbus wcsn ld 32 32.1 mexicanal 32.3 dalmar tv columbus wcpx lp 48 mexicanal columbus wqhs dt 61 univision cleveland misc . w16od d 16 waoh cd 29 retro tv wsss lp 25 mtv2 steubenville wivn lp 29 wivm ld 39 retro tv canton newcomerstown see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in ohio retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title w23bz d & oldid 728646084 categories bounce tv affiliatestelevision stations in columbus ohiotelevision channels and stations established in 1989digital low power stations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 6 july 2016 at 18 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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