WLTZ-DT2
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| Columbus, Georgia United States | |
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| Branding |
The CW Ga-Bama WLTZ First News |
| Slogan | TV Now |
| Channels |
Digital: WLTZ-DT 35.2 (UHF) Virtual: 38.2 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | The CW (via The CW Plus) |
| Owner |
SagamoreHill Broadcasting (SagamoreHill of Columbus GA, LLC) |
| Founded | April 27, 2009 |
| Call letters' meaning | see WLTZ |
| Sister station(s) | WNCF |
| Transmitter power | 50 kW |
| Height | 377.2 m (1,238 ft) |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 37179 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°27′28″N 84°53′8″W / 32.45778°N 84.88556°W |
| Website | www.cw-gabama.com |
WLTZ-DT2 is a CW-affiliated television station licensed to Columbus, Georgia, United States and serving the Chattahoochee Valley of west-central Georgia and east-central Alabama. Known on-air as The CW Ga-Bama, it is a second digital subchannel of Columbus, Georgia-licensed NBC affiliate WLTZ (channel 38) that is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting. Over the air, it broadcasts a 720p high definition digital signal on UHF channel 35.2 (or virtual channel 38.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter co-located with its parent station's studios on NBC 38 Drive in the Vista Terrace section of East Columbus (postal address is actually Buena Vista Road in Columbus).
On cable, WLTZ-DT2 is available on Charter Spectrum channel 6, WOW! channel 9, and Mediacom channel 12. A high-definition feed is offered on Mediacom digital channel 812 and WOW! digital channel 907.
History
Origins of WLTZ-DT2 began on April 2, 2009 when it was announced The CW would discontinue its relationship with Pappas Telecasting-owned WLGA (channel 66). After losing the network, that station became an independent and added syndicated television shows. It eventually left 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. In Summer 2012, it upgraded its broadcasting level to 720p high definition.
Newscasts
In December 2012, WLTZ launched a weekday morning show on this second digital subchannel called WLTZ First News Today on the CW Ga-Bama. It airs for 30 minutes beginning at 7. There have not been any plans announced to introduce a prime time newscast at 10 on WLTZ-DT2 in order to compete with Fox affiliate WXTX.