WTZP-LD

WTZP-LP
Portsmouth, Ohio United States
City of license	Portsmouth, Ohio
Branding	Z24: The Zone
Channels	Digital: 50 (UHF) Virtual: 50 (PSIP) Analog: 50 (UHF)^[1]
Subchannels	50.1 Cozi TV 50.2 Antenna TV
Affiliations	Cozi TV Antenna TV (DT2)
Owner	Eagle Broadcasting Group, Inc.^[2]
First air date	November 14, 1986 (1986-11-14)
Former callsigns	K21BK (1986-1998) W66CZ (1998-2008) W50DL (2008-2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 21 (UHF, 1986-1998) 66 (UHF, 1998-2008)
Transmitter power	5.9 kW
Height	923 feet (281 m)
Facility ID	68009
Website	WatchTheZone.com Official website of WTZP-TV

WTZP-LP 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 50 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 Southern Webster County, Ohio. It is affiliated with Cozi TV, with Antenna TV offered on the second subchannel.

Coverage Area

WTZP 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-LP broadcasts a local news program at 7:00 pm ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights. 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’s second subchannel provides programming with classic television multi-cast specialty network, Antenna TV.

Digital television

Both digital subchannels broadcast in 480i standard definition format.^[3]

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[4]
50.1	480i	4:3	WTZP-LD	Cozi TV
50.2	480i	4:3	Antenna	Antenna TV

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

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WSAZ (3.1 NBC, 3.2 MNTV/This TV) WCHS (8.1 ABC, 8.2 GetTV, 8.3 Grit TV) WVAH (11.1 Fox, 11.2 ZUUS Country) WOWK (13.1 CBS, 13.2 Weather Radar) WOCW-LP (21.1 Silent/Future station) WKAS (25.1 PBS/KET) WLPX (29.1 ION, 29.2 Qubo, 29.3 ION Life, 29.4 Ion Shop, 29.5 QVC) W30DG-D 30 (HSN) WQCW (30.1 CW) WVPB (33.1 PBS/WVPB) WPBO (42.1 PBS) WJOS-LD 45 (TFC) WTSF (61.1 DS)

Outlying areas	WOUB (20.1 PBS Athens, OH) WKPI (22.1 PBS/KET, 22.2 KET2, 22.3 KY Channel, 22.4 KET ED) W28DD-D 25.1 PBS/KET, 25.2 KET2, 25.3 KY Channel- Louisa, KY) WHJC-LD (27.1 RTV, 27.2 Tuff TV) WTZP-LD (50.1 Cozi TV, 50.2 Antenna TV - Portsmouth, OH) WYMT (57.1 CBS, 57.2 This TV - Hazard, KY)

Local cable channels	Network West Virginia Southern 17

Adjacent locals	Columbus WCMH (4.1 NBC, 4.2 Me-TV) WSYX (6.1 ABC, 6.2 MyNetworkTV/This TV) WBNS (10.1 CBS, 10.2 Antenna TV) Parkersburg / Marietta WTAP (15.1 NBC, 15.4 weather radar)

Defunct stations	WKNA 49 (ABC/DuMont)

West Virginia Broadcast television Bluefield Clarksburg/Weston Huntington/Charleston Parkersburg Washington, DC Wheeling 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) W23BZ-D 23.1 (Columbus) WOTH-CD 25 (Cincinnati) WDFM-LP 26 (Defiance) WVTX-CD 28 (Bridgeport) WTLW 44 (Lima)

Home shopping stations	WRAP-LP 32 (Infomercials, Cleveland) W38DH 38 (HSN, Toledo)

America One affiliates	WMNO-CD 22 (Marion) WFND-LD 22 (Findlay, also Daystar)

Religious stations	W09CG (TBN, Findlay) W17AY (TBN, Seaman) WDLI-TV 17 (TBN, Canton/Akron/Cleveland) WDTJ-LP 22 (Daystar, Toledo) WWRD-LP 32 (RTV, Centerville) WOCB-CD 39/WXCB-CA 42 (independent, Marion-Delaware) WLMB 40 (FamilyNet/Worship, Toledo) WJOS-LD 45 (FamilyNet, Pomeroy) WRLM 47 (TCT, Canton) WSFJ-TV 51 (TBN, Newark/Columbus) WGGN-TV 52 (Sandusky) WCDN-LD 53 (Daystar, Cleveland)

Foreign-language stations	W23BZ-D 23.2 (Azteca América, Columbus) WCSN-LD 32 (32.1 Mexicanal, 32.3 Dalmar TV, Columbus) WCPX-LP 48 (Mexicanal, Columbus) WQHS-DT 61 (Univision, Cleveland)

Other stations	W16OD-D 16/ WAOH-CD 29 (Retro TV) WSSS-LP 25 (MTV2, Steubenville) WIVN-LP 29 / WIVM-LD 39 (Retro TV, Canton/Newcomerstown)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox ION MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Ohio