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• 'Jeopardy!' will be seen at 7:30 on WBTR, later on WBRZ Ch 2

  January 6, 2021 5:32 PM

  PROGRAMMING NOTE: Due to breaking news coverage Wednesday, Jeopardy! will be seen on WBTR at 7:30 p.m. and on WBRZ Channel 2 at 12:05 a.m. (Thursday). The episode is one of the final three featuring long-time host Alex Trebek. Find WBTR on Cox channel 19, Eatel 144 or... more »

• Station lifeblood, WBRZ chief engineer Clyde Pierce, has died

  September 23, 2019 10:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Legendary Louisiana broadcast technician Clyde Pierce has died. He was the lifeblood of the WBRZ telecasting operation. Pierce, 70, died at home Monday evening following a lengthy illness. His wife, Renee, was by his side. As the station’s chief engineer for decades, Pierce led the... more »

• Worry of LSU, SEC football game blackout for some TV viewers appears to be over

  September 13, 2019 3:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE – It appears a possible blackout of SEC football games to a select group of TV viewers because of television license negotiations won't happen. AT&T, which owns its namesake cable service and the DirecTV satellite service, had been locked in a dispute with Disney over charges to... more »

• Picture perfect: ABC now full 16:9; TVs might need to be updated

  September 6, 2016 12:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE - You may have noticed a tighter picture on WBRZ recently. In September, on-screen titles and text- known as graphics - were moved closer to the bottom right. The move expands the images on the screen out of the industry's old standard 4:3 aspect ratio. Years ago,... more »

• Former WBRZ anchor John Mahaffey dies Play Video

  April 22, 2016 9:09 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Veteran news anchor John Mahaffey died overnight. He was 77. Mahaffey is remembered as one of the most popular faces of television in Baton Rouge, leading the WBRZ news team during the Golden Years of TV – from the 1970s until he retired in May 1999.... more »

• LPB reports issue, station not broadcasting

  January 23, 2013 8:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Louisiana Public Broadcasting stations went dark Wednesday after an issue at the network's headquarters on Perkins Road. WLPB, the broadcast station that programs much of the state LPB affiliates, reported on its Facebook page there was an issue with equipment and fire trucks were called. No... more »