WCBZ-LP

Last updated
WCBZ-LP
WCBZ-LP logo from 2009.jpg
Channels
Programming
Affiliations Defunct
Ownership
OwnerLouisiana Christian Broadcasting, Inc.
History
FoundedAugust 28, 1989
Former call signs
W13CG (1989-1991)
DW13CG (1991-1995)
W13CG (1995-1996)
K07WE (1996-2008)
Former channel number(s)
13 (1989-1996)
The Box (until 2001)
MTV2 (2001-2006)
Call sign meaning
WCentral Baker Zachary
Technical information
Facility ID 24980
Class TX
ERP 3 kW
Transmitter coordinates 30°30′21.3″N91°1′24.2″W / 30.505917°N 91.023389°W / 30.505917; -91.023389

WCBZ-LP was a low-power television station in Central City, Louisiana, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 7 as an affiliate of My Family TV. The station was affiliated with Central's local newspaper, the Central City News. The station is managed by former state senator Woody Jenkins, who once owned and managed WBTR and features programming local to the Central area, such as news coverage, local sports, and council and school board meetings. The station conducted a "test broadcast" on November 13, 2008. [1] Unlike many television stations, WCBZ still broadcast in analog, as it was exempt from the 2009 "Big Switch." [2]

WCBZ went silent on October 20, 2010. [3] On December 19, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station's license and deleted the WCBZ-LP call sign from its database.

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References

  1. Join Us in Historic Test of WCBZ-TV 6 to 9 Tonight, Central City News, November 13, 2008
  2. "Central TV station still broadcasting analog". 22 June 2009.
  3. "Station Search Details".