WBRL-CA
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 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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| Branding | CW21 |
| Channels | Analog: 21 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | The CW |
| Owner | Communication Corporation of America |
| Founded | February 1, 1999 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Sister station(s) | WGMB |
| Former callsigns | WBBR (1999-2002) |
| Former affiliations | The WB (1999-2006) |
| Website | cw21br.com |
WBRL-CA is a class A television station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana affiliated with The CW network. It is available to viewers in the south central Louisiana area on channel 21 on broadcast and DirecTV, and on Cox Cable channel 10.
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[edit] Station History
WBRL began on February 1, 1999. Prior to WBRL's sign-on, Baton Rouge's WB affiliate was WTVK-11, a low-powered VHF station, which was owned by Gulf Atlantic Communications Inc. The station signed on in 1994 and affiliated with the WB in January 1995, but it was not carried by TCI, the local cable service for Baton Rouge at the time, and only had a broadcasting radius of six miles from its antenna at the Republic Tower on Florida Boulevard. The station eventually failed by 1999, and the WB affiliation went to WBRL. It later returned under a different call sign as an America One affiliate.
[edit] Digital Television
The station's digital channel:
Digital channel
| Channel | Programming |
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| 44.2 / 45.2 | Main WBRL programming / The CW HD |
[edit] 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, and Maury.
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, and Everybody Loves Raymond.
[edit] Affiliation Switch
On March 7, 2006, Baton Rouge UPN affiliate, WBXH, announced that they will take affiliation with My Network TV in September. On March 9, it was announced that WBRL will 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.
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.
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