WBRL-CD

WBRL-CD

Baton Rouge, Louisiana United States
Channels	Digital: 21 (UHF) Virtual: 21
Branding	CW 21
Programming
Affiliations	The CW
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Sister stations	WGMB-TV, WVLA-TV, KZUP-CD
History
First air date	March 30, 1989 (35 years ago) (1989-03-30)
Former call signs	K65EF (1989–1992) K21DQ (1992–1995) KANC-LP (1995–2002) WBRL-CA (2002–2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 65 (UHF, 1989–1992), 21 (UHF, 1992–2011), 20 (UHF, share with KZUP-CD, 2011–2020s)
Former affiliations	Independent (1989–1992) All News Channel (1992–2002) The WB (2002–2006)
Call sign meaning	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	24976
ERP	10 kW
HAAT	212.8 m (698 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°19′34.6″N 91°16′36.1″W / 30.326278°N 91.276694°W / 30.326278; -91.276694
Translator(s)	WGMB-DT 44.2 (24.2 UHF) Baton Rouge
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.brproud.com

WBRL-CD (channel 21) is a low-power, Class A television station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, serving as the local outlet for The CW. It is owned and operated by network majority owner Nexstar Media Group alongside Fox affiliate WGMB-TV (channel 44) and independent station KZUP-CD (channel 19); Nexstar also provides certain services to NBC affiliate WVLA-TV (channel 33) under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with White Knight Broadcasting. The four stations share studios on Perkins Road in Baton Rouge; WBRL-CD's transmitter is located near Addis, Louisiana.

In addition to its own digital signal, WBRL-CD is simulcast in 1080i full high definition on WGMB's second digital subchannel (44.2) from the same transmitter site.