WBRZ-TV (Television station : Baton Rouge, La.)

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WBRZ-TV is a commercial television station serving Baton Rouge, La., and its vicinity. The station first signed on the air in 1955 as an affiliate of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). At that time all programs were transmitted in black and white, and most were performed live. In 1966 the station was the first in Baton Rouge to broadcast in color. WBRZ changed network affiliations in 1977 when it joined the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).

From the description of WBRZ collection, 1969-1970. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 262162917

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referencedIn Cheramie, Pat, 1944-. Pat Cheramie oral history interview, 1994. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf WBRZ-TV (Television station : Baton Rouge, La.). WBRZ collection, 1969-1970. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
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associatedWith Cheramie, Pat, 1944- person
associatedWith Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939. person
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United States
Solitude Plantation (La.)
Louisiana--West Feliciana Parish
Louisiana--Baton Rouge
Louisiana
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Television broadcasting
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Active 1969

Active 1970

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