WBRL-CA

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WBRL-CA
Flag of United States Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Branding CW21
Channels 21 (UHF) analog,
21.1 (UHF) digital
Affiliations The CW
Owner Communication Corporation of America
Founded February 1, 1999
Call letters meaning Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Former callsigns WBBR (1999-2002)
Former affiliations The WB (1999-2006)
Website www.wb10.com Outdated

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] Address

10000 Perkins Rd.

Baton Rouge, LA 70810

[edit] CW Network

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.

[edit] Previous affiliation with WB

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. and was also an America One affiliate. 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.

[edit] Programming

WBRL produces a 30 minute childrens show called Hollywood Hal & Rhinestone Al with the Wannabees, a kids' show about sharing, manners, staying away from drugs, eating veggies and following dreams. And also has educational topics including reading, math, spelling and more will be covered as well. It airs Sundays at 10:30am. It debut Sunday November 5, 2006.

[edit] Bankruptcy

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.

[edit] Logotype

WBRL's logo still used the WB's 'Michigan J. Frog', a logo discontinued by The WB in 2005 up to the network's final night.

[edit] Trivia

WBRL is currently the only network affiliated station in Baton Rouge to not air a newscast.

[edit] Website

Sometime in the second quarter of 2007, WBRL will launch a new website by Broadcast Interactive Media. Currently their website is unavailable.

[edit] External links


Broadcast television in the Baton Rouge market  (Nielsen DMA #93)

WBRZ 2 (ABC) - WAFB 9 (CBS) (The Tube on DT4) - KPBN-LP 11 (A1) - KZUP 19 (IND) - WBRL-CA 21 (The CW) - WLPB 27 (PBS/LPB) - WLFT-CA 30 (IND) - WVLA 33 (NBC) - KWBJ-LP 39 (A1) - WBXH-CA 39 (MyNetworkTV) - WBTR-CA 41 (IND) - WGMB 44 (FOX)
Local cable television channels

Metro 21 - Cox 4 - Catholic Life Channel 15
See also: Broadcast television stations in the Lafayette, Alexandria, and New Orleans, Louisiana Markets
CW Network Affiliates in the state of Louisiana

"WBLC" 71 (Lake Charles) - "KWMB" 121 (Monroe) - KPXJ 21 (Minden) - WBRL-CA 21 (Baton Rouge) - WNOL 38 (New Orleans) - KBCA 41 (Alexandria) - KLWB 50 (New Iberia)

1It is unclear if these fictional call letters were kept, changed, or dropped.
See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other Stations in Louisiana
Communications Corp. of America
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Corporate Staff: Unknown at this time.

CBS Network Affiliates: WEVV

The CW Network Affiliates: WBRL

Fox Network Affiliates: KADN | KMSS | KPEJ | KWKT/KYLE | WGMB

MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KLAF | KWKT/KYLE | WTSN

NBC Network Affiliates: KETK | KTSM | KVEO

Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: None, privately held. | Website: Unknown at this time.
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