WZTS-TV

WZTS-TV, digital channel 9, is a CW-affiliated station licensed to Zingray, Ohio, United States. WZTS-TV's callsign stands for "Zingray Television Services," which refers to WZTS-TV's former licensee.
==History==
The station began on-air operations on June 13, 1957, as a CBS affiliate broadcasting on VHF channel 9. While most other CBS stations aired a local news program, WZTS-TV's aired at 6:30 AM (after the station's usual sign-on), 11:00 AM, 2:30 PM, 6:00 PM, and 11:00 PM (two and a half hours before the station's usual sign-off). In 1971, WZTS-TV was disaffiliated from CBS, and became an independent television station (branding itself as 9 Alive from 1972 to 1986). In 1995, WZTS-TV became a charter affiliate of The WB Television Network, but most of its programming schedules remained the same as before. From June 1, 2000 to February 10, 2006, WZTS-TV operated as a PBS member station, with non-commercial educational programming (the "-TV" suffix was dropped from the callsign between January 1, 2001 and February 10, 2006). Dissatisfied with the PBS affiliation, WZTS-TV switched back to The WB on February 11, 2006. Seven months later, WZTS-TV became an affiliate of The CW.
===Digital signal and analog discontinuation===
WZTS-TV began broadcasting a digital signal on April 16, 1999.
WZTS-TV terminated its analog signal, over VHF channel 9, at 12:27 PM on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-powered television stations were required to switch to digital broadcasting under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on pre-transition UHF channel 16. The final minutes of WZTS-TV analog were a disclaimer that reminded viewers that "The CW 9 in Zingray has ceased all analog operations," advising them to upgrade to digital.
==Programming==
During its years as an indie station, WZTS-TV syndicated programs from other television networks, including St. Elsewhere, Three's Company, Sanford and Son, and Hill Street Blues. On weekday and Saturday mornings, WZTS-TV syndicated cartoons such as The Flintstones, Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, and The Pink Panther (original shorts).
When WZTS-TV became a PBS member station, the station aired original and PBS shows. WZTS-TV also carried the entire PBS Kids schedule from Mondays to Fridays, except for weekends.
==Ident and sign-off history==
WZTS-TV sign-off (April 1981 MOCK)|Sign-off video, recorded on April 11, 1981, during its years as an indie station.
WZTS schedule bumper (Dot's Cat Dream) (February 2002 MOCK)|During its years as a PBS member station, WZTS-TV played a variety of station idents and schedule bumpers for its PBS Kids schedules, including "Dot's Cat Dream."
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1957
Category:Former CBS affiliates
Category:Former PBS member stations
Category:CW network affiliates
Category:Former WB network affiliates
Category:Ohio
Category:Channel 9