WTZP-LD

WTZP-LD, virtual channel 50 (UHF digital channel 31), is a low-powered Cozi TV-affiliated television station serving Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia, United States that is licensed to Portsmouth, Ohio. The station is owned by Eagle Broadcasting Group. On cable, the station is available on Time Warner Cable channel 24 within the Charleston/Huntington market, and TWC channel 73 in Jackson, Ohio, as well as TWC channel 23 in South Webster, Ohio.

WTZP-LD
Portsmouth, Ohio United States
City	Portsmouth, Ohio
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF) Virtual: 50 (PSIP)
Branding	Z24: The Zone
Programming
Subchannels	50.1: Cozi TV 50.2: True Crime Network 50.3: Buzzr 50.4:Lifehacks DRTV 50.5: Weather radar
Affiliations	Cozi TV (2012–present)
Ownership
Owner	Eagle Broadcasting Group, Inc.[1]
History
First air date	November 14, 1986 (1986-11-14)
Former call signs	K21BK (1986–1998) W66CZ (1998–2008) W50DL (2008–2009) WTZP-LP (2009-2019)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 21 (UHF, 1986–1998) 66 (UHF, 1998–2008) 50 (UHF, 2008-2018) Digital: 50 (UHF, 2018-2019)
Former affiliations	Independent (1986–2004) NBC Weather Plus (2004–2008) NBC Nonstop (2009–2012) Laff (DT3, 2015–2017)
Technical information
Facility ID	68009
ERP	5.9 kW
HAAT	923 feet (281 m)
Transmitter coordinates	38°45′42″N 83°3′41″W
Links
Website	WatchTheZone.com Official website of WTZP-TV

Coverage area

WTZP-LD covers five counties in south-central Ohio, as well as Greenup and Lewis Counties in northeastern Kentucky. Grade B coverage is also available as far as Ashland and Morehead, Kentucky, as well as Huntington, West Virginia.

Programming

WTZP-LD broadcasts a local news program at 6:00PM on weeknights. Local sports programming from area schools in southern Ohio, as well as Portsmouth-area events are also featured. Children's Educational (E/I) programming is aired from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon ET Saturdays, and 10-11 a.m. ET Sundays. The remaining parts of the station's program schedule is filled with programming from Cozi TV.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:[2]

Channel	Video	Aspect	Programming[3]
50.1	480i		Cozi TV
50.2	480i	4:3	True Crime Network
50.3			Buzzr
50.4	480i	4:3	Lifehacks DRTV
50.5	480i		Weather radar

WTZP-LD's third subchannel was launched in late 2015 to carry Laff programming, however in early 2017, Laff programming was replaced by Buzzr.

References

External links

Broadcast television in Western West Virginia, Southeast Ohio, and Eastern Kentucky, including Charleston and Huntington

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Network O&Os are in bold

Local stations

WSAZ / W16CE (3.1 NBC, 3.2 MNTV/MeTV, 3.3 Circle, 3.4 Dabl, 3.5 Justice)
WCHS (8.1 ABC, 8.2 Fox, 8.3 ANT)
WVAH (11.1 Decades, 11.2 Stadium, 11.3 Comet, 11.4 Charge!, 11.5 TBD)
WOWK (13.1 CBS, 13.2 Mystery, 13.3 Laff, 13.4 Grit)
WOCW-LD (21.1 Court TV, 21.2 Bounce, 21.3 getTV, 21.4 Ads, 21.5 Shop LC)
WKAS (25.1 PBS/KET, 25.2 KET2, 25.3 KET KY, 25.4 PBS Kids)
W26EW-D (26.1 HSN, 26.2 QVC, 26.3 HSN2, 26.4 QVC2, 26.5 QVC3, 26.6 Dabl)
WLPX (29.1 Ion, 29.2 Qubo, 29.3 Ion+, 29.4 Shop, 29.5 QVC, 29.6 HSN)
WQCW (30.1 CW, 30.2 H&I, 30.3 Start TV, 30.4 Quest, 30.5 Court TV)
WVPB (33.1 PBS/WVPB, 33.2 World, 33.3 PBS Kids)
WJOS-LD 45 (Walk)
WTSF (61.1 & 61.62 DS)

Outlying areas

WOUB (20.1 PBS, 20.2 Classic, 20.3 World, 20.4 Create, 20.5 OH Ch., 20.6 PBS Kids; Athens/Marietta, OH)
WKPI (22.1 PBS/KET, 22.2 KET2, 22.3 KY Channel, 22.4 PBS Kids; Pikeville/Paintsville, KY)
W28DD-D 25.1 PBS/KET, 25.2 KET2, 25.3 KY Channel, 25.4 PBS Kids; Louisa, KY)
WHJC-LP (27.1 RTV; Williamson, WV)
WTZP-LD (50.1 Cozi TV, 50.2 Justice, 50.3 Buzzr; Portsmouth, OH)

Adjacent locals

Columbus / Chillicothe: WCMH (4.1 NBC, 4.2 Court TV, 4.3 Ion, 4.4 Laff); WSYX (6.1 ABC, 6.2 MNTV/This TV, 6.3 Fox, 8.4 ANT); WBNS (10.1 CBS, 10.2 MeTV, 10.3 Dabl, 10.4 Crime, 10.5 Quest, 10.6 Circle); WTTE (28.1 TBD, 28.2 Stadium); WOSU-TV (34.1 PBS, 34.2 The Ohio Channel, 34.3 Create, 34.4 PBS Kids); WWHO (53.1 CW 53.2 Charge!, 53.3 Comet)

Parkersburg / Marietta: WTAP (15.1 NBC, 15.2 CBS, 15.3 Fox, 15.4 weather radar); WOVA-LD (22.1 Fox, 22.2 CW+); WIYE-LD (47.1 CBS, 47.2 MNTV/MeTV)

Defunct stations

WPBO (42.1 PBS)
WKNA 49 (ABC/DuMont)

Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of West Virginia
Network O&Os are in bold
ABC	WOAY-TV 4 (Oak Hill) WTAE-TV 4 (Pittsburgh, PA) WJLA-TV 7 (Washington, D.C.) WTRF-TV 7.3 (Wheeling) WCHS-TV 8 (Charleston) WBOY-TV 12.2 (Clarksburg)
CBS	KDKA-TV 2 (Pittsburgh, PA) WDTV 5 (Weston) WTRF-TV 7 (Wheeling) WUSA 9 (Washington, D.C.) WOWK-TV 13 (Huntington) WIYE-LD 26 (Parkersburg) WVNS-TV 59 (Lewisburg)
Fox	WTTG 5 (Washington, D.C.) WCHS-DT 8.2 (Charleston) WTOV-DT 9.2 (Steubenville, OH) WVFX 10 (Clarksburg) WOVA-LD 22 (Parkersburg) WPGH-TV 53 (Pittsburgh, PA) WVNS-DT 59.2 (Lewisburg)
NBC	WSAZ-TV 3 (Huntington) WRC-TV 4 (Washington, D.C.) WVVA 6 (Bluefield) WTOV-TV 9 (Steubenville, OH) WPXI 11 (Pittsburgh, PA) WBOY-TV 12 (Clarksburg) WTAP-TV 15 (Parkersburg)
The CW	WBPB 3/80/97 (Parkersburg) WVVA 6.2 (Bluefield) WVFX 10.2 (Clarksburg) WBWO 18 (Wheeling) WPCW 19 (Jeannette, PA) WQCW 30 (Portsmouth, OH) WDCW 50 (Washington, D.C.)
MyNetworkTV	WSAZ-TV 3.2 (Huntington) WTRF-TV 7.2 (Wheeling) WDCA 20 (Washington, D.C.) WPNT 22 (Pittsburgh, PA) WIYE-LD 47.2 (Parkersburg) WVNS-DT 59.2 (Lewisburg)
Ion	WINP-TV 16 (Pittsburgh, PA) WLPX-TV 29 (Charleston) WWPX-TV 60 (Martinsburg)
PBS (WVPB)	WSWP 9 (Grandview) WNPB 24 (Morgantown) WVPB 33 (Huntington)
Other	WWVW-LD 8 (JTV, Wheeling) WVAH-TV 11 (Decades, Charleston) WFDC-DT 14 (UNI, Arlington, VA) WUSV-LD 16 (Antenna TV, Clarksburg) WDVM-TV 25 (Ind., Hagerstown, MD) W30DG-D 30 (HSN, Huntington) WLFB 40 (Ind., Bluefield) WPCB-TV 40 (CTVN, Greensburg, PA) WZDC-CD 44 (TMD, Washington, D.C.) WTSF 61 (Daystar, Ashland, KY) WJAL 68 (SBN, Silver Spring, MD)
Defunct	WJPW-CD 18 (Ind./WEPA-CD, Weirton)

Ohio broadcast television: Charleston/Huntington, West Virginia; Cincinnati/Covington; Cleveland/Akron; Columbus/Chillicothe; Dayton; Ft. Wayne, Indiana; Lima; Marietta/Parkersburg, West Virginia; Steubenville/Wheeling, West Virginia; Toledo; Youngstown; Zanesville

Kentucky broadcast television areas by city: Bowling Green; Charleston, WV; Cincinnati, OH; Evansville, IN; Knoxville, TN; Lexington; Louisville; Paducah, KY/Carbondale, IL

Other television stations in the state of Ohio
Network O&Os are in bold
Independent stations	WGCT-CD 8 (Columbus) WMFD-TV 12 (Mansfield) WDEM-CD 17 (Columbus) WFND-LD 19 (Findlay) WQMC-LD 23 (Columbus) WBQC-LD 25/20 (Cincinnati) WNHO-LP 26 (Defiance) WRCX-LD 40 (Dayton) WBNX-TV 55 (Akron/Cleveland)
Ion Television affiliates	WCMH-DT 4.3 (Columbus) WTVG-TV 13.4 (Toledo) WXIX-DT 19.4 (Newport, KY/Cincinnati) WVPX-TV 23 (Akron/Cleveland) WKBN-DT 27.3 (Youngstown) WLPX-TV 29 (Charleston/Huntington, WV) WKOI-TV 43 (Richmond, IN/Dayton)
Home shopping stations	WRAP-LP 32 (Infomercials, Cleveland) WDMY-LP 38 (HSN, Toledo) WMNT-CD 48 (Infomercials, Toledo)
Religious stations	WDTJ-LP 22 (Daystar, Toledo) WOCB-CD 39/WXCB-CA 42 (Ind., Marion/Delaware) WLMB 40 (Ind., Toledo) WTLW 44 (Ind., Lima) WJOS-LD 45 (FamilyNet, Pomeroy) WRLM 47 (TCT, Canton) WSFJ-TV 51 (TBN, London) WGGN-TV 52 (Sandusky) WCDN-LD 53 (Daystar, Cleveland)
Spanish-language stations	WQMC-LD 23.2 (Azteca, Columbus) WCSN-LD 32.4 (Nuestra Visión, Columbus) WCPX-LP 48 (Mexicanal, Columbus) WQHS-DT 61 (Univision, Cleveland)
Misc.	WDLI-TV 17 (Ion Plus, Canton/Cleveland) WCBZ-CD 22 (Marion) WSSS-LP 25 (MTV2, Steubenville) WIVN-LP 29/WIVM-LD 39 (Retro TV, Canton/Newcomerstown) WWRD-LP 32 (Retro TV, Centerville) W27EA-D 35 (Retro TV, Cleveland)
Defunct	WVTX-CD 28 (Bridgeport) WAOH-CD 29 (Retro TV)
See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Ohio

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