CW Ga-Bama
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WLTZ-DT2 is the CW-affiliate
d commercial television
station for the Chattahoochee
Valley of West Central Georgia
and East Central Alabama. The station is part of The CW Plus
which is a special national CW feed broadcasting on cable television
and/or over-the-air terrestrial television
on a digital signal. It is a second digital subchannel
of NBC
affiliate WLTZ
owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting
. Over-the-air, WLTZ-DT2 broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 35.2 (virtual channel
38.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter at its studios on NBC 38 Drive in the Vista Terrace section of South Columbus
(official address says Buena Vista Road in Columbus
). Known on-air as The CW Ga-Bama, it can also be seen on Knology
channel 9, Mediacom
channel 12, and Charter
digital channel 109.
Origins of WLTZ-DT2 began on April 2, 2009 when it was announced The CW would discontinuing its relationship with Pappas Telecasting-owned WLGA
. After losing the network, that station became an Independent and added syndicated television shows. It eventually leaving the air for good ("go silent
" in television terminology) a year later. WLTZ gained The CW effective April 27 after SagamoreHill made a long term deal with the television network
to carry it as a digital subchannel in several markets
. Like all CW Plus affiliates in the Eastern Time Zone
, WLTZ-DT2 airs the nationally syndicated morning show The Daily Buzz
on weekdays from 6 until 9.
Affiliate
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d commercial television
Commercial Television
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station for the Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River flows through or along the borders of the U.S. states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers and emptying into Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of...
Valley of West Central Georgia
Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area
The Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in Georgia and one county in Alabama, anchored by the city of Columbus...
and East Central Alabama. The station is part of The CW Plus
The CW Plus
The CW Plus is a group of primarily digital sub-channels, analog, and non-broadcast cable television outlets for the CW Television Network, for markets below the top 99 television media markets in the United States....
which is a special national CW feed broadcasting on cable television
Cable television in the United States
Cable television in the United States is a common form of television delivery, generally by subscription. Cable television first became available in the United States in 1948, with subscription services in 1949. Data by SNL Kagan shows that as of 2006 about 58.4% of all American homes subscribe to...
and/or over-the-air terrestrial television
Terrestrial television
Terrestrial television is a mode of television broadcasting which does not involve satellite transmission or cables — typically using radio waves through transmitting and receiving antennas or television antenna aerials...
on a digital signal. It is a second digital subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
of NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate WLTZ
WLTZ
WLTZ is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Chattahoochee Valley of West-Central Georgia and East-Central Alabama. Licensed to Columbus, Georgia, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 35 from its studios on NBC 38 Drive in the Vista Terrance section of South...
owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting
SagamoreHill Broadcasting
SagamoreHill Broadcasting is a privately held American holding company that owns eleven television stations largely based in the southern United States...
. Over-the-air, WLTZ-DT2 broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 35.2 (virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
38.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter at its studios on NBC 38 Drive in the Vista Terrace section of South Columbus
South Columbus, Georgia
South Columbus, or the southside, as locals refer to it as, is a district in Columbus, Georgia, situated just below financial district of Downtown Columbus, and just above the United States Army post Fort Benning. It is mainly the military-houseing area of Columbus...
(official address says Buena Vista Road in Columbus
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
). Known on-air as The CW Ga-Bama, it can also be seen on Knology
Knology
Knology Inc. is a cable company that formed in 1994 by ITC Holding Company, Inc, a telecommunications holding company in West Point, Georgia that also founded Internet service provider Mindspring. In late 1994, shortly after Knology's inception, two employees made a $600,000 investment to make...
channel 9, Mediacom
Mediacom
Mediacom is a cable television and communications provider in the United States. Founded in July 1995, it serves primarily smaller markets in the Midwest and Southern United States. Formerly a publicly traded firm, it went private in a $600.0 million transaction in March 2011 and is, as of 2011,...
channel 12, and Charter
Charter Communications
Charter Communications is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 4.7 million customers in 25 states. By revenues, it is the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, behind Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox Communications...
digital channel 109.
Origins of WLTZ-DT2 began on April 2, 2009 when it was announced The CW would discontinuing its relationship with Pappas Telecasting-owned WLGA
WLGA
WLGA was a television station in Opelika, Alabama. The channel broadcast in digital on UHF channel 47. Its studios were located in Opelika, with its transmitter located in Cusseta, Georgia...
. After losing the network, that station became an Independent and added syndicated television shows. It eventually leaving the air for good ("go silent
Dark (broadcasting)
In the broadcasting industry, dark is a term used to describe a radio station or television station that has gone off-the-air for an indefinite period of time, or as defined by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission , a "silent" station...
" in television terminology) a year later. WLTZ gained The CW effective April 27 after SagamoreHill made a long term deal with the television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
to carry it as a digital subchannel in several markets
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
. Like all CW Plus affiliates in the Eastern Time Zone
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
, WLTZ-DT2 airs the nationally syndicated morning show The Daily Buzz
The Daily Buzz
The Daily Buzz is a nationally syndicated breakfast television news and infotainment program. The show is produced by Fisher Communications and is owned and distributed by ACME Communications; it is broadcast every weekday morning from studios at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida...
on weekdays from 6 until 9.