WTZT-CA

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WTZT-CA
Athens, Alabama
Branding	ZTV11
Slogan	Local and Lovin' It
Channels	11 (VHF) analog, Internet only digital
Affiliations	America One
Owner	Jamie Cooper
Founded	November 2, 1988
Former callsigns	W28AP (1988-1995)
Transmitter Power	2 kW
Height	55 m
Class	Class A
Website	www.jamiecooper.com

WTZT-CA, known locally as ZTV11, is a low-power television station in Athens, Alabama, broadcasting locally on channel 11 as an affiliate of America One. Founded November 2, 1988, the station is owned by Jamie Cooper, who also hosts a morning show on the station. The station can be seen on cable systems as far away as Huntsville and Decatur in northern Alabama.

Cooper, who began his broadcasting career on the newscasts of Huntsville ABC affiliate WAAY-TV (doing human interest features called "The Country Rover"), began the show in the early 1990s on that station as "WAAY Too Early," which he co-hosted with then-weather anchor Gary Dobbs. Cooper later struck out on his own, first brokering the show, now titled "Cooper and Company," to Huntsville's WAFF-TV and later Florence's WOWL-TV (now WHDF). The current version on his station features his wife, Gloria, and a variety of music, comedy, sports reports, and cooking segments.

WTZT-CA carries a mix of programming consisting of sports, movies, children's shows, religious programs, classic TV series, home improvement programs, and a few variety programs. The station also airs Cooper's "Country Rover" reports from the 1980s, repackaged into half-hour episodes and sometimes aired back-to-back.

Before Cooper purchased the station, it was owned by Athens Broadcasting, itself owned by the Dunnavant family of Athens, until the family sold its radio assets to Cumulus Media. Athens Broadcasting's radio stations included WVNN and WZYP.

WTZT streams its programming on the Internet, one of the few television stations to do so.

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WTZT-CA