KZUP-CA

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KZUP-CA
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Branding	RTN 19
Channels	Analog: 19 (UHF)
Affiliations	Retro Television Network
Owner	White Knight Broadcasting (Knight Broadcasting of Baton Rouge License Corp., D.I.P.)
Founded	August 4, 1999
Sister station(s)	WVLA
Former callsigns	W19AW, KBTR-LP
Former affiliations	UPN (1999-2003)
Transmitter Power	150 kW
Website	www.rtn19.com

KZUP-CA (Z19) is the local low-powered, Class-A affiliate of Retro Television Network for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It transmits its analog signal on UHF channel 19. It is owned by White Knight Broadcasting, and is sister station to the area's NBC affiliate, WVLA.

While "KZUP-CA" is the station's official calls, the station uses "KZUP-TV" for promotional purposes.

Contents 1 History 2 Programming 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

The station signed on the air in 1999 as a UPN affiliate, but became an independent station after its contract ended in 2003. It lost the rights to Raycom Media's WBXH-CA. KZUP became an affiliate of Retro Television Network on September 15, 2008.^[1]

KZUP is the official station of the Southern University athletic department.

[edit] Programming

As independent station Z19, KZUP aired reruns of The George Lopez Show, Half & Half, Bernie Mac Show, A Different World, Sanford & Son, Good Times, Roseanne, Everybody Loves Raymond, One on One, and The Cosby Show.

During prime-time hours, it aired hit sitcoms, like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Jeffersons, Married With Children, Still Standing, and My Wife and Kids. During the evenings, the station airs Law & Order, Cheaters, and Blind Date.

[edit] References

1. ^ RTN press release

[edit] External links

• Query the FCC's TV station database for KZUP

v • d • e Television stations within 60 miles / 100 km of Baton Rouge, Louisiana Local stations WBRZ 2 (ABC) • KJUN 7 (Ind.) • WAFB 9 (CBS) • KPBN 11 (A1) • KZUP 19 (RTN) • WBRL 21 (The CW) • WLPB 27 (PBS) • WLFT 30 (Ind.) • WVLA 33 (NBC) • KWBJ 39 (A1) • WBXH 39 (MyTV) • KBTR 41 (Ind.) • WGMB 44 (Fox) • K48IT (TBN) Cable channels Metro 21 • Cox 4 • Catholic Life

v • d • e Other Television Stations in the state of Louisiana Alexandria market: KNTS-LP 17 (Ind., Natchitoches) Baton Rouge market : KPBN-LP 11 (A1) - KZUP-CA 19 (RTN, Baton Rouge) - WLFT-CA 30 (Ind., Baton Rouge) - KWBJ-LP 39 (A1, Morgan City) - KBTR-CA 41 (Ind., Baton Rouge) Lafayette market: KLFT-CA 21 (TSC/Ind., Lafayette) - KDCG-CA 22 (RTN, Opelousas) Monroe market: KMCT 39 (Worship, West Monroe) New Orleans market: WHNO 20 (LeSEA, New Orleans) - WTNO 22 (AZA, New Orleans) - KFOL-CA 30 / KJUN-CA 7 (Ind, Houma / Morgan City) - KGLA 42 (Telemundo, Hammond) - WPXL 49 (ION, New Orleans) - KNOV 57 (Ind., New Orleans) See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Louisiana

v • d • e White Knight Broadcasting Corporate Staff: Sheldon Galloway · President Fox Network Affiliates: KFXK Retro Television Network: KZUP MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KSHV NBC Network Affiliates: WVLA Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. · Employees: Unknown at this time. · Stock Symbol: None, privately held. · Website: Unknown at this time.