WTZP-LD

WTZP-LD
Portsmouth, Ohio United States
City	Portsmouth, Ohio
Branding	Z24: The Zone
Channels	Digital: 50 (UHF) Virtual: 50 (PSIP) Analog: 50 (UHF)^[1]
Subchannels	50.1 Cozi TV 50.2 Justice Network
Affiliations	Cozi TV (?–present)
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)	21 (UHF analog, 1986–1998) 66 (UHF analog, 1998–2008)
Former affiliations	Independent (1986–?)
Transmitter power	5.9 kW
Height	923 feet (281 m)
Facility ID	68009
Transmitter coordinates	38°45′42″N 83°3′41″W / 38.76167°N 83.06139°W / 38.76167; -83.06139
Website	WatchTheZone.com Official website of WTZP-TV

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 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 South Webster, Ohio. It is affiliated with Cozi TV.

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.

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	Cozi TV	Cozi TV
50.2	480i	4:3	Justice	Justice Network

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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/MeTV) WCHS (8.1 ABC, 8.2 ANT, 8.3 Grit TV, 8.4 GetTV) WVAH (11.1 Fox, 11.2 ASN Channel, 11.3 Comet) WOWK (13.1 CBS, 13.2 Escape, 13.3 Laff, 13.4 Bounce TV) 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 (The Walk TV) WTSF (61.1 DS)

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

Local cable channels	Network West Virginia Southern 17

Adjacent locals	Columbus / Chillicothe WCMH (4.1 NBC, 4.2 MeTV, 4.3 ION) WSYX (6.1 ABC, 6.2 MyNetworkTV/This TV, 6.3 ANT) WBNS (10.1 CBS, 10.2 Decades) 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	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	WRAP-LP 32 (Infos., Cleveland) W38DH 38 (HSN, Toledo)

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

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

Misc.	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

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