WTZP-LD

WTZP-LD is a low-power television station that is licensed to Portsmouth, Ohio, which is part of the Charleston/Huntington, WVA/Ashland, KY media market. It broadcasts on UHF channel 31 over the air, and it's also 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. It is affiliated with Cozi TV.

WTZP-LD
Portsmouth, Ohio United States
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF) Virtual: 50 (PSIP)
Branding	Z24: The Zone
Programming
Subchannels	50.1 Cozi TV 50.2 Justice Network 50.3 Buzzr
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.

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

Digital television

Both digital subchannels broadcast in 480i standard definition format.[2]

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming[3]
50.1	480i	4:3	Cozi TV	Cozi TV
50.2			Justice	Justice Network
50.3				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 (3.1 NBC, 3.2 MNTV/MeTV, 3.3 Circle, 3.4 Dabl, 3.5 Justice)
WCHS (8.1 ABC, 8.2 ANT, 8.3 Charge!, 8.4 TBD)
WVAH (11.1 Fox, 11.2 Stadium, 11.3 Comet)
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)

Local cable channels

Network West Virginia
Southern 17

Adjacent locals

Columbus / Chillicothe: WCMH (4.1 NBC, 4.2 MeTV, 4.3 Ion, 4.4 Laff); WSYX (6.1 ABC, 6.2 MNTV/This TV, 6.3 ANT); WBNS (10.1 CBS, 10.2 H&I, 10.3 Decades)

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)

Silent stations

W16CE 16_Analog (NBC)

Defunct stations

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

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

Other television stations in the state of Ohio
Independent stations	WGCT-CD 8 (Columbus) WMFD-TV 12 (Mansfield) WDEM-CD 17 (Columbus) WQMC-LD 23 (Columbus) WBQC-LD 25/20 (Cincinnati) WNHO-LP 26 (Defiance) 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)
America One affiliates	WFND-LD 19 (Findlay, also Daystar) WCBZ-CD 22 (Marion)
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 (32.1 Mexicanal, 32.3 Dalmar TV, Columbus) WCPX-LP 48 (Mexicanal, Columbus) WQHS-DT 61 (Univision, Cleveland)
Misc.	W16DO-D 16 (Retro TV), Cleveland) WDLI-TV 17 (Ion Plus, Canton/Cleveland) WSSS-LP 25 (MTV2, Steubenville) WIVN-LP 29/WIVM-LD 39 (RTV, Canton/Newcomerstown) WWRD-LP 32 (RTV, Centerville)
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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