- WBRL-CA
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WBRL-CA
station_
station_branding = CW21
analog = 21 (UHF )
digital =WGMB 44.2 / 45.2 (UHF)
affiliations = The CW
founded =February 1 ,1999
location =Baton Rouge, Louisiana
callsign_meaning = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
sister_stations =WGMB
former_callsigns = WBBR (1999-2002)
owner =Communication Corporation of America | former_affiliations = The WB (1999-2006)
homepage = [http://www.cw21br.com/ cw21br.com]WBRL-CA is a class A television station in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana affiliated withThe CW network. It is available to viewers in the south central Louisiana area on channel 21 on broadcast andDirecTV , and onCox Communications cable channel 10.tation History
The station now known as WBRL signed on the air March 30, 1989 as Channel 65. It was founded by Woody Jenkins of Great Oaks Broadcasting Corporation. In 1992, it became WTNC-TV, Channel 21 and served as Baton Rouge's first all-news station. It was affiliated with Great Oaks' other Baton Rouge station, WBTR-TV, Channel 19. On Nov. 13, 2002, WTNC-TV was purchased by ComCorp. The call sign was changed to WBRL and the station affiliated with the WB network.
Digital Television
The station's digital channel:
Programming
During the morning hours WBRL airs some syndicated talk and courtroom shows such as,
Cristina's Court ,Judge Maria Lopez ,The Steve Wilkos Show ,The Jerry Springer Show , andMaury .WBRL also airs reruns of
Still Standing , Cops,That '70s Show ,The Simpsons ,King of Queens ,Will & Grace ,Sex and the City ,Reno 911! ,Saved by the Bell , 24,The George Lopez Show , andEverybody Loves Raymond .Affiliation Switch
On
March 7 ,2006 , Baton RougeUPN affiliate, WBXH, announced that they will take affiliation withMy Network TV in September. OnMarch 9 , it was announced that WBRL will affiliate withThe 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.WBRL's logo still used the WB's '
Michigan J. Frog ', a logo discontinued by The WB in 2005, up to that network's final night.External links
* [http://www.cw21br.com/ CW21 Baton Rouge Website]
* [http://www.cwtv.com The CW Website]
*TVQ|WBRL
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