| City | Portsmouth, Ohio |
|---|---|
| Channels | |
| Branding | Z24: The Zone |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 50.1: Cozi TV 50.2: True Crime Network 50.3: Buzzr 50.4:YTA TV 50.5: Weather radar |
| Affiliations | Cozi TV (2013–present) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Eagle Broadcasting Group, Inc.[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | November 14, 1986 |
First air date | March 30, 1989 |
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) |
| TBN (1989–2008) Dark (2008–2013) 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 / 38.76167°N 83.06139°W |
| Links | |
| Website | WatchTheZone.com Official website of WTZP-TV |
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 Charter Spectrum channel 24 within the Charleston/Huntington market.
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.
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 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.
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:[2]
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.1 | 480i | Cozi TV | ||
| 50.2 | 4:3 | True Crime Network | ||
| 50.3 | Buzzr | |||
| 50.4 | 480i | 4:3 | YTA TV | |
| 50.5 | 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.