KZUP-CA

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KZUP-CA
station_
station_slogan =
analog = 19 (UHF)
station_branding = "RTN 19"
digital =
affiliations = Retro Television Network
founded = August 4, 1999
location = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = W19AW, KBTR-LP
owner = White Knight Broadcasting
licensee = Knight Broadcasting of Baton Rouge License Corp., D.I.P.
sister_stations = WVLA
former_affiliations = UPN (1999-2003)
effective_radiated_power = 150 kW
homepage = [http://www.rtn19.com/ www.rtn19.com]

KZUP-CA ("Z19") is the local low-powered, Class-A affiliate of Retro Television Network for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It transmits its analog signal on UHF channel 19. It is owned by White Knight Broadcasting, and is sister station to the area's NBC affiliate, WVLA.

While "KZUP-CA" is the station's official calls, the station uses "KZUP-TV" for promotional purposes.

History

The station signed on the air in 1999 as a UPN affiliate, but became an independent station after its contract ended in 2003. It lost the rights to Raycom Media's WBXH-CA. KZUP became an affiliate of Retro Television Network on September 15, 2008. [ [http://ir.emdaholdings.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=291538 RTN press release] ]

KZUP is the official station of the Southern University athletic department.

Programming

As independent station Z19, KZUP aired reruns of The George Lopez Show, Half & Half, Bernie Mac Show, A Different World, Sanford & Son, Good Times, Roseanne, Everybody Loves Raymond, One on One, and The Cosby Show.

During prime-time hours, it aired hit sitcoms, like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Jeffersons, Married With Children, Still Standing, and My Wife and Kids. During the evenings, the station airs Law & Order, Cheaters, and Blind Date.

References

External links

*TVQ|KZUP