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Branding | WBRZ News 2 |
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Ownership | |
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KBTR-CD, KRGV-TV | |
History | |
First air date | April 14, 1955 |
Former call signs | WBRZ (1955–1981) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 2 (VHF, 1955–2009) |
Call sign meaning | Baton Rouge's "Z" (2) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 38616 |
ERP | 30 kW |
HAAT | 498 m (1,634 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°17′49″N 91°11′37″W / 30.29694°N 91.19361°W |
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Public license information | |
Website | wbrz |
WBRZ-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with ABC. The station is owned by the Manship family, who formerly published the Baton Rouge daily newspaper, The Advocate, and is one of a handful of TV stations today to have locally based ownership. WBRZ-TV is sister to Class A independent station KBTR-CD (channel 36), and the two outlets share studios on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, just south of downtown. WBRZ-TV's transmitter is located in the Sunshine neighborhood of St. Gabriel, Louisiana.